The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. "Ruston, Louisiana (LA) Detailed Profile" (notes), City Data, 2007, webpage: blank">C-Ruston. "Census 2000 Data for the State of Louisiana" (town list), _US Census Bureau, May 2003, webpage: blank">C2000-LA. As of the _2005 census, the city population was 20,667. The current mayor is Dan Hollingsworth. Ruston is home to Louisiana Tech University and rests on the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex. Ruston's economy is built around Louisiana Tech and caters to its college population. As of the year 2005, the official student enrollment to Louisiana Tech University was approximately 11,710. Adding several thousand personnel employed by the university, the total university population appears to rival the city itself.
