Ball is a town in Rapides Parish, just north of Pineville, Louisiana, United States.

The captain settled in Rapides Parish in the late 1880s, where he established the Sweet Home Mill.

In 1940 Camp Livingston was constructed, bringing with it job opportunities and a population boom.

The end of World War II in 1945 brought about the closing of the base but many families decided to stay in the community.

[4] In 2011, former mayor Roy Hebron, a Democrat, was sentenced to four years imprisonment for corruption.

[6] However, Hebron was unable to be sworn in because of a constitutional amendment passed in the November 2018 election which prevents felons from holding office for five years after the conclusion of their sentences.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.0 square miles (21 km2), all land.

[9] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,961 people, 1,332 households, and 877 families residing in the town.