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I would love to see Ruston develop its downtown with local eateries and bars. It has potential.

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Originally Posted by qng001

I would love to see Ruston develop its downtown with local eateries and bars. It has potential.

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Like Sundown, Ponchatula's, RAW, the place that used to be Monjunis.

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Originally Posted by qng001

I would love to see Ruston develop its downtown with local eateries and bars. It has potential.

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I wonder if there are any Tech grads out there with extensive experience in city planning and downtown revitalization .... ???

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Originally Posted by TechDawgMc

My impression of Whataburger from here in C. Texas is that they are pretty much always slow. Not as bad as you're describing, but it just takes 2-3 people in line to really slow things down. It's largely their system--"don't make it until it's ordered" that does it. It'll get better as the new wears off, but I wouldn't expect it to ever be lightening quick.

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Apparently not slow enough for the people of Ruston. Whattaburger is NOT McD or Burger King last time I checked.

All fast foods are as fast as their menu allows.

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Originally Posted by Dawgpix

All fast foods are as fast as their menu allows.

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While generally true, this does not explain all fast-food establishments. At Griffs, for example, your order will be ready whenever the staff decides it will be ready.

And Chick-A-Dilly, of course, is a category all its own.

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Originally Posted by Champ967

While generally true, this does not explain all fast-food establishments. At Griffs, for example, your order will be ready whenever the staff decides it will be ready.
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And, Saturday night at the Shreveport Griff's, it was <2 minutes from the order being paid for at the first window.

And, yes, the FF's were awesomely limp.

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Originally Posted by Dawgpix

And, yes, the FF's were awesomely limp.

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That was intentional right?

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Originally Posted by Champ967

I wonder if there are any Tech grads out there with extensive experience in city planning and downtown revitalization .... ???

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I don't know of any.

What's the latest on Zaxby's? I have't thought to look at the progress lately.

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Originally Posted by CutiePie72

Thanks for the report, ChuckK3.

I noticed dirt movement and maybe a slab form going in on Malone's development off Kentucky. Anyone know what that is?

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Karl's establishment has great potential. Hopefully the new development meets the potential. I've heard rumors such as: retail, whole foods store, and maybe an emu farm(lol).

I would like to see Mayor Hollingsworth and the city would go after Tanger Outlets and build a Foley, AL or San Marcos, TX -sized Tanger Outlet center in Ruston. I'm not talking Vicksburg or Terrell,TX...i'm saying a 150-200 store outlet mall. A BIG HUMMER.

Imagine the tax revenue, jobs, and ripple effect economic development something like that could mean to Ruston/Lincoln! You're an hour east of S/B, 30 minutes west of M/WM, 90 minutes north of Alex/Pineville, and 45 minutes south of El Dorado. Folks would drive in from all over, stay overnight (particularly during the holiday shopping season), eat at your restaurants...and would probably be a strong drawing card for folks to just relocate to Ruston.

Do any of y'all know if a project like that has ever been pursued at all?

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Originally Posted by ChuckK3

A BIG HUMMER.

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Bernice has the market pretty well cornered.

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Originally Posted by ChuckK3

I would like to see Mayor Hollingsworth and the city would go after Tanger Outlets and build a Foley, AL or San Marcos, TX -sized Tanger Outlet center in Ruston. I'm not talking Vicksburg or Terrell,TX...i'm saying a 150-200 store outlet mall. A BIG HUMMER.

Imagine the tax revenue, jobs, and ripple effect economic development something like that could mean to Ruston/Lincoln! You're an hour east of S/B, 30 minutes west of M/WM, 90 minutes north of Alex/Pineville, and 45 minutes south of El Dorado. Folks would drive in from all over, stay overnight (particularly during the holiday shopping season), eat at your restaurants...and would probably be a strong drawing card for folks to just relocate to Ruston.

Do any of y'all know if a project like that has ever been pursued at all?

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The first random thoughts that popped in my head were:
1) the example in Arcadia isn't lighting any motivational fires
2) retail won't come unless they can be directly on I-20
3) Ruston doesn't have enough residential housing
4) people "from everywhere" would just assume drive a little further to Monroe or Shreveport/BC

Personally, to use someone else's words from a meeting I was in this morning...I'd like to see Ruston become a college town, instead of a town with a college. But that requires effort from everyone working together.

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Originally Posted by Crowdaddy

Karl's establishment has great potential. Hopefully the new development meets the potential. I've heard rumors such as: retail, whole foods store, and maybe an emu farm(lol).

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See my last post about being too far from I-20. And at this point they are just (baseless) rumors.

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Originally Posted by ITdrummer

What's the latest on Zaxby's? I have't thought to look at the progress lately.

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Dirt piles and a lovely wooden "coming soon" sign.