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About Ruston

Ruston is a city in Lincoln Parish in the state of Louisiana and it serves as the Parish Seat of the Lincoln Parish. The city is known as the home of the famous Louisiana Tech University and it attracts students from all the parts of the world. The city belongs to the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Major attractions of the city include Ruston City Hall and the Ruston Community Theater.. The city has lately become popular for its Performing Arts culture, which largely includes student activities. The city is popular for its musical events that run all through the year. Among them, the Peach Festival is the most popular annual festival of the city that runs for three days in the month of June and crafts, children activities, music in Ruston’s historic Railroad Park etc. Louisiana Tech University is not only the biggest employer of the city but it is also known as the backbone of the economy of the city. The city has a popular school culture as well and the biggest schools of the city are A.E. Phillips Laboratory School and Bethel Christian School. The most popular tourist spots of the city include the names like Downtown Main Street, National Trust for Historic Preservation and many other historical monuments. Famous persons from Ruston include Ketryn Y. Anderson, Fred Dean and Matt Stover.

-- Latest Update 2010/05/30 by freelancer