Ruston

Ruston is the fourth-largest city in , with a population of about 23,000 people, and is home to Louisiana Tech University.
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  • Type: Town with 22,200 residents
  • Description: small city and parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: Ruston, LA” and “Ruston, Louisiana
  • Postal codes: 71270, 71272, and 71273

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joe Aillet Stadium and Dixie Theatre.

Stadium
Photo: AllisonFoley, Public domain.
is a college football in Ruston, Louisiana and the home field of the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs football team, which competes in Conference USA.

Theater building
The Dixie Center for the Arts, also known as the Dixie Theater or simply the Dixie, is a theater-style venue located at 212 North Vienna Street in Ruston, Louisiana.

Historic building
The , also known as the and Trust Company, is a historic institutional building located at 107 North Trenton Street in Ruston, Louisiana, United States.

Ruston

Latitude
32.5298° or 32° 31′ 47″ north
Longitude
-92.6387° or 92° 38′ 19″ west
Population
22,200
Elevation
335 feet (102 metres)
IATA airport code
RSN
United Nations Location Code
US RSN
Open location code
8649G9H6+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151923195
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4339348
Wiki­data ID
Q2271328
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Ruston” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: روستون
  • Basque: Ruston
  • Belarusian: Растан
  • Bulgarian: Ръстън
  • Catalan: Ruston
  • Cebuano: Ruston
  • Chechen: Растон
  • Chinese: Ruston
  • Chinese: 拉斯顿
  • Czech: Ruston
  • Dagbani: Ruston
  • Danish: Ruston
  • Dutch: Ruston
  • Egyptian Arabic: روستون
  • French: Ruston
  • German: Ruston
  • Gilaki: راستن (لۊئيزيانا)
  • Gilaki: راستن
  • Haitian: Ruston, Lwizyana
  • Haitian: Ruston
  • Hebrew: ראסטון
  • Hungarian: Ruston
  • Irish: Ruston
  • Italian: Ruston (Louisiana)
  • Italian: Ruston
  • Japanese: ラストン
  • Korean: 러스턴
  • Ladin: Ruston
  • Mazanderani: راستن
  • Min Nan Chinese: Ruston
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ruston
  • Norwegian: Ruston
  • Persian: راستن، لوئیزیانا
  • Persian: راستن
  • Polish: Ruston
  • Portuguese: Ruston (Luisiana)
  • Portuguese: Ruston
  • Russian: Растон (Луизиана)
  • Russian: Растон
  • Serbian: Растон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ruston, Louisiana
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ruston
  • Slovak: Ruston
  • Slovenian: Ruston
  • South Azerbaijani: راستن، لوئیزیانا
  • Spanish: Ruston (Luisiana)
  • Spanish: Ruston
  • Swahili: Ruston, Louisiana
  • Swahili: Ruston
  • Swedish: Ruston, Louisiana
  • Swedish: Ruston
  • Tatar: Растон
  • Turkish: Ruston, Louisiana
  • Turkish: Ruston
  • Ukrainian: Растон
  • Urdu: رسٹن، لوزیانا
  • Urdu: رسٹن
  • Uzbek: Ruston
  • Volapük: Ruston
  • Waray (Philippines): Ruston, Louisiana
  • Waray (Philippines): Ruston
  • Welsh: Ruston, Louisiana
  • Welsh: Ruston

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