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The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s main office is located in the Parish Court House in Ruston and handles all of the criminal, civil and tax division operations, as well as police protection, throughout the parish. There are 34 full-time deputies, 20 of them providing 24-hour patrol throughout the parish Lincoln Parish has x fire stations with at least xxxx volunteer firemen located throughout the parish. Fire rating is 6 in City and Town and 8 in the remainder of the parish. |
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In Ruston, Lincoln General Hospital provides 158-plus beds for area residents and has 24-hour emergency room service. The medical staff is comprised of 30 doctors, 8 emergency room physicians and 12 courtesy staff doctors. In addition, the hospital staff includes two registered pharmacists, a registered dietician, registered medical and X-ray Technologists and a registered respiratory therapist. The Green Clinic, founded in 1948 includes 26 doctors in 18 specialties. Outpatient Services provided include surgery, physical therapy, cardiac stress testing, ultrasound UrgentCare and Pharmacy. The North Louisiana Rehabilitation Hospital for physical therapy has 90 beds and is located in Ruston. Three privately owned and operated nursing homes with 308 beds also serve the community. A local 911 service is being established in the parish for police, fire and ambulance services. Residents have access to the large number of other medical facilities located in the regional area, including the LSU Medical Center in Shreveport and numerous other public and private medical facilities. |
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Organized sports leagues include little league, YMCA, YWCA and church league activities. Lincoln Parish also has 2 golf courses, 5 community swimming pools and 14 tennis courts. Boating, tubing, and fishing on local rivers are also major activities for visitors and residents of the parish. The Ruston Parks and Recreation Department includes five public parks, a baseball complex and numerous programs throughout the year. Lincoln Parish Park has 260 acres and offers numerous outdoor activities from nature trails to fishing. In addition Shreveport has a symphony, opera and ballet and NCAA college athletics are available from Grambling University, Northwestern State University, Louisiana Tech University, and others. AA Professional Baseball is available with the Shreveport Captains at the Fairgrounds only 60 miles from Ruston. Louisiana Downs, 55 miles away off I-20 and U.S. 80 in Bossier City is one of the nation¨s top thoroughbred racetracks. The four-level, glass-enclosed grandstand contains a variety of restaurants, bars and seating areas. Racing season runs from April to November, Wednesdays through Sundays. Off track betting available January through March. |
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The Shreveport Central Business District and Bossier City are only an hour away, and have seen an explosion of retail activity in the past few years. Monroe, Louisiana less than an hour away, also has regional shopping centers.
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Communications in the area include a local daily newspaper (The Ruston Daily Leader‹Ruston, circulation: 6,600 daily) and a weekly (The Morning Paper‹Ruston, circulation: 16,000) that is distributed free to residents of the parish and surrounding communities. Metropolitan daily newspapers from Shreveport are also circulated in Lincoln Parish. Two other weeklys are Tech Talk and The Gramblinite, which are student newspapers at the parish¨s Universities. Both newspapers serve the universities¨ communications needs and, to a large extent, the community as well, while providing students with practical journalism experience Local radio stations include KRUS(AM) and KXKZ (FM) and KPCH (FM) in Ruston. The universities also have KGRM-FM (Grambling) and KLPI-FM (Tech). Many Shreveport and Monroe stations are also available. Television stations can be received from Shreveport including all four networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX ), as well as several independent and public broadcast stations. Cable service is also available in the parish. |
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| Lincoln Parish enjoys a complete seasonal cycle with pleasant spring and fall seasons. Winter months are usually mild with cold spells of short duration. Snowfall is less than 2" per year. The summer months are quite warm, with an average daily maximum temperature in July and August of 93 degrees. |
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