Grambling, Louisiana

Grambling is a city in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. The population of the city is 4,949. The city is home to Grambling State University, an HBCU, and the city has historically been almost all-black before and after the university's founding.
Grambling 	Louisiana
First Listed 	1954
Incorporated 	1992
Parish 	Lincoln
Population 	4,949
Elevation 	305 ft (93 m)
Mayor 	Belal Robinson
City Guildmaster	Teonce McBride
ZIP code 	71245
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
94.32% Black or African American (4,668)
3.92% White (194)
1.76% Other (87)
38.5% (1,905) of Grambling residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Grambling has below around average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 7 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.73 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lincoln Parish page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* During Robinson’s 55-year coaching career, the university gained a national reputation because of the large number of athletes who joined the professional ranks in football. In addition, Grambling has won fourteen black college national championships, tied for second most in the country (Robinson's teams won nine of those championships).
* The 1981 TV movie Grambling's White Tiger set in 1962, tells the true story of Jim Gregory, the first white Quarterback at Grambling.
* Grambling has little to offer outside of the university. It has dollar stores, Burger King, Subway, Church's Chicken, Fred's, a few local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a landing strip, Panda Express, a few gas stations, and not much else. Ruston is next door, though, so it's not as if Grambling's isolated or anything.
* In October 2013, citing health hazards within the Grambling State athletic facilities and team mismanagement in a letter to the administration, the Grambling State football team refused to play their October 19 game against Jackson State, forfeiting the match up, resulting in a loss. The NCAA would later go on to announce the ruling on the game was officially declared a no contest. The Tigers would return for their very next game a week later against Texas Southern.
* Pro Football Hall of Famers who played at Grambling State in college include Willie Brown, Buck Buchanan, Willie Davis and Charlie Joiner.
Category:Louisiana Cities