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Louisiana Tech, Radiance Technologies, and LED partner to construct new microchip facility in Ruston
In a landmark collaboration set to transform the region’s economic landscape, Louisiana Tech University, Radiance Technologies, Louisiana Economic Development (LED), and the Louisiana Tech University Foundation announced plans for Radiance Technologies’...

Class of Summer 2025 flies high at commencement
Louisiana Tech University added 245 graduates to the all-time total of over 117,000 alumni on Saturday during a brisk but buoyant commencement ceremony in the Thomas Assembly Center on campus. Lee Kinnebrew, IV, a 1992 Louisiana Tech graduate and a...

Louisiana Tech awarded community grant for the Parkinson Resource Center
The Parkinson’s Foundation recently announced the recipients of more than $1 million in community grants for Parkinson’s disease programs across the U.S. Louisiana Tech University was awarded $10,000 to provide care partner support through their Parkinson...

Louisiana Tech earns NSF grant for cutting-edge CERN research
Louisiana Tech University’s Physics Department within the College of Engineering and Science has been awarded a three-year, $395,362 National Science Foundation grant. The investment supports the continuation of Louisiana Tech’s cutting-edge research on...

Lee Kinnebrew IV, Southwest Airlines Captain, to keynote Summer ’25 Commencement
Lee Kinnebrew, IV, a captain for Southwest Airlines and recipient of the company’s Presidents Award in both 2013 and 2021, will serve as keynote speaker for Tech’s Summer Commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 23 at the Thomas Assembly...

Louisiana Tech mourns loss of former first lady Linda Reneau
Louisiana Tech University mourns the loss of its longest-serving first lady, Mrs. Linda Digby Reneau. Wife of President Emeritus Dan Reneau, Linda was a fixture on Tech’s campus for decades. “For more than 45 years, Linda faithfully served Louisiana Tech...

NSF recognizes Tech scientist with Early CAREER Award for brain monitoring innovation
Dr. Elisa Castagnola, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University, has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation. The five-year, $540,458...

Bayou Star Search competition brings talent and Tech ties to campus
Bayou Star Search, an inaugural statewide talent competition with a first-place prize of $10,000, will hold its main event in Howard Auditorium on Louisiana Tech University’s campus on August 16. Singers, dancers, musicians, and other performers from...

L3 helps educators improve reading instruction in K-3 classrooms
Educators from across the region recently gathered at Louisiana Tech University for the first annual L3: Literacy and Learning at Louisiana Tech Institute. These interactive professional development sessions focused on helping educators build their...

Willis Knighton honors longtime advisor with establishment of endowed professorship in College of Business
Willis Knighton Health has established an endowed professorship within Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business. Given in memory of William Jefferson Cole, the professorship will provide critical research support to a distinguished faculty member...