City of Ruston

Ruston is a sweet little town in North Louisiana. It is just the right size of being really small but having a good community size. And so I just really loved the balance between being a college town. But being a town that is full of families and just a great community.

I come from a bigger city, where crime has been a an issue, and when I got to Ruston, I realized that the statistics of us being the fifth safest city in the state of Louisiana.

Every summer we have our freshman orientation. The first event is our Wednesday night Dog Days of Summer. That happens downtown, we have a dinner with the mayor, the parents do, and then we do a scavenger hunt downtown with the kids. So it really does connect the city to the university.

The beauty of campus and the historic downtown is you can walk on the walkway from campus, and within 10 minutes, you're in historic downtown.

So if you're outdoorsy like myself, there's plenty of options for you. If you're big into biking or running outside, you can do the Rock Island Greenway, which is something that's very new to the community. We also have Lincoln Parish Park, which has you know, water features, so if you're you know, wanting to kayak or anything like that or camp, you know, that is an option as well, but there's plenty of chances to, you know, visit the sportsman's paradise here in Ruston.