WELCOME TO LINCOLN PARISH 201 North Vienna · Ruston, LA · 71270 - 4464 Phone: (318) 251-5134 · Fax: (318) 251-8697 Contact Us Map Us As the Era of Reconstruction took hold following the Civil War, a new parish was carved from existing ones in 1873 and named after recently slain president Abraham Lincoln. In Lincoln Parish is the city of Ruston which is home to Louisiana Tech and Grambling State University. Ruston bosts a bustling economy and has a new airport to serve existing business and industry, including timber, poultry and cattle industries. Read more... SUB-TOPICS • Calendar • 4-H • About the Parish • Advisory Leadership Councils • Agriculture & Natural Resources • Contact Us • Events • Faculty & Staff • Family & Consumer Sciences • Lawn & Garden • Master Gardener • Newsletters • Parish Profile • Sparta Aquifer • News PUBLICATIONS • Statewide Newsletters • Publications For Sale • Management Guides • Publication Catalog • Horticulture Hints • Forest Landowner • Louisiana Wildlife News • Talking Horses • Lincoln 4-H Newsletter • Clover Connections • Northwest Regional Newsletter • Managing in Tough Times   LATEST March 2012 Clover Chat Lincoln Parish 4-H “A Shot Above the Best” Forestry Lands Offer Tourism Opportunities Summer Camp Information and Registration January 2012 Clover Chat Bullying: What Is It, How to Prevent It and How to Help Victims Seeds of Knowledge: First Annual Gardening Seminar North Central Region Louisiana Master Gardener Spring 2012 Class Information Produce Your Own Garden Salad Real or Artificial Tree, It’s the Family Time that Matters Click for more information... FEATURED PARISH INFORMATION • Value of Extension • Soil Lab • Plant Diagnostic Center • Parish Economic Profile • State Livestock Show • 2012 Spring Floods • Cooking With Cathy • Hill Farm Research Station • Red River Research Station • Pecan Research Station