City profile · Town
Ruston, Louisiana
Verified Oct 19, 2026Who leads Ruston, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Ronny Walker
- Role
- Mayor
- Party
- Republican
- Population
- 20,546
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 19, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 19, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceruston.org/city-council ↗
- Official leadership pageruston.org/city-council ↗
- City websiteruston.org ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Ronny Walker CurrentMayor · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 19, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 20,546
- Median household income
- $32,877
- Median age
- 23.6
- Land area
- 21.19 sq mi
- Population density
- 969.6 per sq mi
- County
- Lincoln Parish
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$72M
- City hall phone
- (318) 251-8621
- Official website
- ruston.org ↗
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