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Notable locations in Ruston: Chamber of Commerce Industrial Park (A), Ruston Country Club (B), Prescott Memorial Library (C), Louisiana Methodist Childrens Home (D), Lincoln Parish Library (E), Lincoln Parish Courthouse (F), Ruston City Hall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: North Park Mall Shopping Center (1), Village Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ruston include: Mays Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Southside Baptist Church (B), Barnet Springs Baptist Church (C), South Parkway Worship Center (D), Bethel Baptist Church (E), Cook Church (F), Calvary Baptist Church (G), Episcopal Church of the Redeemer (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Riser Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), Mount Olive Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ruston: Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Ruston Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Lincoln Parish - Museum (609 North Vienna Street), Bayou Gaming Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 502 East California Avenue), Lincoln Parish Convention & Visitors Commission (104 East Mississippi Avenue).
Hotels: Comfort Inn Ruston (1951 North Service Road East), Days Inn (1801 North Service Road East), Holiday Inn (Interstate 20), Econo Lodge Ruston (1301 Goodwin Rd), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (1825 Roberta Avenue), Ramada Inn Ruston LA (401 North Service Road), Best Western Kings Inn (1105 North Trenton), Best Western-King'S Inn Motel (1111 North Trenton Street), Hampton Inn Ruston (1315 North Trenton).
Court: Lincoln Parish - Clerk of Court (100 West Texas Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ruston and their reported violations in the past:
LA TECH UNIVERSITY W. S. (Population served: 9000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)
GREATER WARD 1 WW DIST. (Address: P. O. Drawer 637, Population served: 3900, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-29-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between FEB-15-2002 and MAR-14-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-07-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-07-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-27-2002)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ruston that have no violations reported:
- HILLY-GREENWOOD W. SYS. (Address: P. O. BOX 1212, Population served: 900, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  32.1% | | Whole state: |  19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 17.2% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Ruston compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Ruston (2007 data):
- Community Trust Bank: Ruston Branch, Tech Drive Branch, Ctb Financial Center Branch, West California Avenue Branch, Farmerville Highway Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $629.4 mil, Deposits: $493.7 mil, headquarters in Choudrant, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Ctb Financial Corporation
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: I-20 Branch at 117 N I-20 Service Road East, branch established on 1979-11-23; Ruston Main Branch at 400 North Trenton Street, branch established on 1890-07-07. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- First National Bank: Ruston Branch at 212 W Alabama Ave, branch established on 2000-06-12; Ruston Northside Branch at 2001 North Trenton, branch established on 2005-07-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $130.6 mil, Deposits: $101.1 mil, headquarters in Arcadia, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First North Louisiana Bancshares, Inc.
- Sabine State Bank and Trust Company: Ruston Branch at 2600 North Trenton, branch established on 2002-05-25; Ruston Branch at 317 West California Street, branch established on 2000-04-10. Info updated 2006-09-14: Bank assets: $556.1 mil, Deposits: $473.7 mil, headquarters in Many, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Sabine Bancshares, Inc.
- Iberiabank: North Trenton Branch at 1327 North Trenton Street, branch established on 1976-04-05; Ruston Branch at 400 North Vienna Street, branch established on 1983-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,192.7 mil, Deposits: $2,466.5 mil, headquarters in Lafayette, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices, Holding Company: Iberiabank Corporation
- Bank of Ruston: Bank Of Ruston at 505 North Vienna Street, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $69.4 mil, Deposits: $62.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
- BancorpSouth Bank: North Trenton Street Branch at 300 North Trenton Street, branch established on 2001-02-06. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $12,045.1 mil, Deposits: $9,678.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 268 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
- Regions Bank: North Trenton Branch at 300 North Trenton, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Health |
3 | $6,038 | $24,152 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
25 | $43,186 | $20,729 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
12 | $31,959 | $31,959 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $15,077 | $30,154 | 19 | $4,056 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $4,264 | $25,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $20,592 | $27,456 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
40 | $100,677 | $30,203 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $6,204 | $24,816 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
52 | $143,689 | $33,159 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
6 | $12,139 | $24,278 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
25 | $57,706 | $27,699 | 1 | $401 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,911 | $22,932 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
43 | $98,483 | $27,484 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
13 | $30,279 | $27,950 | 1 | $981 |
| Correction |
2 | $3,578 | $21,468 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
27 | $54,022 | $24,010 | 2 | $2,781 |
| Other and Unallocable |
19 | $36,234 | $22,885 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
288 | $666,038 | $27,752 | 23 | $8,218 |
Ruston government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $43,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,044,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,122,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,111,000
All Other: $993,000
Housing & Community Development: $584,000
Parks & Recreation: $82,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $1,193,000
Electric Utilities: $727,000
Water Utilities: $500,000
Housing & Community Development: $467,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $19,674,000
Police Protection: $2,522,000
Sewerage: $2,242,000
Fire Protection: $1,943,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,909,000
Water Utilities: $1,521,000
General - Other: $1,281,000
Regular Highways: $1,215,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,104,000
Solid Waste Management: $929,000
Central Staff Services: $751,000
Parks & Recreation: $609,000
Health Services - Other: $425,000
Air Transportation: $393,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $370,000
Financial Administration: $370,000
General Public Buildings: $336,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $210,000
Corrections - Other: $59,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,192,000
All Other: $913,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $269,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $734,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $395,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,478,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,655,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $239,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,565,000
Water Utilities: $305,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,329,000
Water Utilities: $90,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $439,000
Interest Earnings: $433,000
Rents: $9,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $913,000
Electric Utilities: $852,000
Regular Highways: $228,000
Fire Protection: $187,000
Parks & Recreation: $182,000
Solid Waste Management: $157,000
Sewerage: $123,000
Police Protection: $101,000
General Public Building: $93,000
Water Utilities: $81,000
Central Staff: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,780,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $21,107,000
Water Utilities: $1,614,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,065,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $415,000
Health & Hospitals: $189,000
All Other: $23,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $7,288,000
Property: $950,000
NEC: $699,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $8,877,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000
9.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,068 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.14% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
0.78% of residents moved from foreign countries ($425 average AGI)| Lincoln Parish: | 0.78% | | Louisiana average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.04% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ruston:
- KRUS (1490 AM; 1 kW; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMBS (1310 AM; 5 kW; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: RED BEAR BROADCASTING)
- KRJO (1680 AM; 10 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KMLB (1440 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA)
- KMGG (920 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, LA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
- KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ruston:
- KAPI (88.3 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KXKZ (107.5 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KNBB (99.3 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KGRM (91.5 FM; GRAMBLING, LA; Owner: GRAMBLING COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA)
- KLPI (89.1 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TECH. UNIVERSITY)
- KPCH (97.7 FM; DUBACH, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- K214CE (90.7 FM; GRAMBLING, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPERVISORS OF LA ST UNIV)
- KJLO-FM (104.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KNOE-FM (101.9 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KXRR (106.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: MONROE RADIO MEMBERS, L.L.C.)
- KWJM (92.7 FM; FARMERVILLE, LA; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KTOC-FM (104.9 FM; JONESBORO, LA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ruston:
- KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)
- KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
- KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
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