Blue Light Café of Ruston, LA

902 Arlington Street
Ruston, LA 71270
318-513-2230

Blue Light is a fine landmark in Louisiana—the melting pot of Lincoln Parish. It was founded in 1970 by Fannie Rushing.

It’s the place to go if you want smothered steak, pork chops, genuine Southern fried chicken, unforgettable vegetables, or hot water cornbread. The food is so good that it will disappear from your plate before you know what’s happened to it, and you’ll wish you had not eaten because you will wish you could do it all over again.

Over the years it has been frequented by two of the nation’s all-time greatest coaches—Eddie Robinson, Grambling’s renowned football coach, and Leon Barmore, LA Tech’s legendary basketball coach. If you look around while you are there, you will see some out-of-town celebrities, who are passing through Ruston.

The atmosphere is homey, unpretentious, and cheerful. Students who come to college here soon forget about being homesick as soon as they find the Blue Light. When people first arrive in Ruston, they say, “Show me the Blue Light.”

I regret to tell you that the Blue Light is open at lunch only.