Frequently Asked Questions - GIS

Go to the Lincoln Parish GIS Office located at 107 W. Texas Ave. Ruston, LA 71270 to fill out an application or call 318-513-6450 for more information.  If you are outside of a municipality, you may also need a building permit from our office. To apply for this building permit, you will also need to bring a filed legal description of your property with you. If you do not have a copy of your legal description, you may obtain a copy from the Clerk of Court, which is located in the Lincoln Parish Courthouse.

Once you have given the information required about your structure, a member from the GIS Office will go out to GPS the structure's location and measure the distance to the nearest intersection in order to calculate an address.  They will then call to notify you of your new address as well as mail you an official letter of notification for your records. This process usually takes between 24 – 48 hours.