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| | In recent years, Lincoln Parish has been a [[Republican]] stronghold. It is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by [[Rodney Alexander]] of Jackson Parish and in the Louisiana House by attorney [[Rob Shadoin]] of Ruston. | | In recent years, Lincoln Parish has been a [[Republican]] stronghold. It is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by [[Rodney Alexander]] of Jackson Parish and in the Louisiana House by attorney [[Rob Shadoin]] of Ruston. |
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| − | Ruston was the home of [[Clarence Faulk]], longtime publisher of the ''Ruston Daily Leader'', radio broadcaster, and businessman. His father was a founder of [[Delta Air Lines]]. | + | ==Notable people== |
| − | | + | *[[Abraham Attrep]], historian |
| | + | *[[C. E. "Cap" Barham]], Ruston attorney, state senator from 1948 to 1952 and lieutenant governor from 1952 to 1956 |
| | + | *[[Clifton Ellis Byrd]], former one-year president of Louisiana Tech from 1906 to 1907; namesake of C. E. Byrd High School in Shreveport |
| | + | *[[John Ardis Cawthon|Eleanor Albrecht Cawthon]], administrator in various capacities at Louisana Tech University |
| | + | *[[John Ardis Cawthon]], educator and historian |
| | + | *[[Claybrook Cottingham]], tenth president of Louisiana Tech, 1941 to 1949 |
| | + | *[[C. C. Courtney]], radio announcer, songwriter, actor |
| | + | *[[O.K. "Buddy" Davis]], sportswriter |
| | + | *[[Paul M. Davis, Jr.]], orthopedic surgeon and real estate developer in Alexandria; born in Ruston |
| | + | *[[Hollis Downs]], former state representative |
| | + | *[[Clarence Faulk]], radio station owner, former publisher of the ''Ruston Daily Leader; his father was a founder of Delta Air Lines. |
| | + | *[[Rick Gallot]], president of the University of Louisiana System, former president of Grambling State University, and a former Democrat state senator and state representative |
| | + | *[[Ray Germany]], Louisiana Tech basketball All American, 1959-1960 |
| | + | *[[B. H. Gilley]], historian |
| | + | *[[Greg Hilburn]], journalist |
| | + | *[[Wiley Hilburn]], journalist; former chairman of the Louisiana Tech Journalism Department |
| | + | *[[Berry Hinton]], Louisiana tech baseball coach, 1943 to 1967 |
| | + | *[[Dan Hollingsworth]], mayor from 1999 to 2015 |
| | + | *[[George B. Holstead]], attorney and state representative from 1964 to 1980 |
| | + | *[[Jerry Huckaby]], U.S. Representative from 1977 to 1993 |
| | + | *[[John S. Hunt]], Ruston native, Monroe attorney, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner from 1964 to 1972 |
| | + | *[[Fred W. Jones, Jr.]], judge of city, district, and appellate courts |
| | + | *[[J. E. Keeny]], president of Louisiana Tech, 1908-1926; namesake of Keeny Hall |
| | + | *[[K. D. Kilpatrick]], funeral home owner and one-term member of the Louisiana State Senate |
| | + | *[[Ragan Madden]], state representatives in 1940; district attorney for Lincoln and Union parishes, 1949-1979 |
| | + | *[[C. Wade Meade]], historian |
| | + | *[[Robert W. Mondy]], historian |
| | + | *[[L. D. "Buddy" Napper]], attorney and state representative from 1952 to 1964 |
| | + | *[[Virgil Orr]], former Louisiana Tech administrator and former state representative |
| | + | *[[B. R. Patton]], former state senator for Lincoln and Union parishes |
| | + | *[[Morgan D. Peoples]], historian |
| | + | *[[Elton Pody]], mayor from 1983 to 1991 |
| | + | *[[E. S. Richardson]], president of Louisiana Tech from 1936 to 1941 |
| | + | *[[Norman Richardson]], journalist known for coverage of hurricanes, born in Ruston |
| | + | *[[H. J. Sachs]], English professor |
| | + | *[[Rob Shadoin]], state representative |
| | + | *[[Don Shows]], national champion football coach originally from Ruston |
| | + | *[[Robert C. Snyder]], professor and lecturer |
| | + | *[[William Sumlin]], state representative, 1983-1988 |
| | + | *[[Lawson Swearingen]], former state senator reared in Ruston |
| | + | *[[F. Jay Taylor]], former president of Louisiana Tech |
| | + | *[[William Y. Thompson]], historian |
| | + | *[[Robert O. Trout]], sociologist |
| | + | *[[Chris Turner (Louisiana politician)|Christopher Lyle "Chris" Turner]], current state representative for Lincoln and Union parishes |
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