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Louisiana Tech announces Fall 2023 honor roll
Louisiana Tech University has announced the names of students on its Fall Quarter 2023 President’s and Dean’s honor lists. Students whose names are followed by an asterisk earned recognition as members of the president’s honor list. That distinction...

College of Business student receives PCAOB scholarship
Tanecia Boone of El Dorado, Arkansas, has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) intended to encourage outstanding accounting students to pursue careers in audit. A junior accounting major at Louisiana...
Tech’s McKevitt chronicles origins of America’s gun culture in newest book
John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech Dr. Andrew C. “Drew” McKevitt offers a well-researched and precisely written historical account of the transformation of guns in our culture in his most recent book, Gun Country: Gun...

Maness and team awarded $1.96 million NOAA RESTORE grant
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) RESTORE Science Program recently announced $16.8 million of funding to 10 actionable research projects in the Gulf of Mexico, including $1.96 million to a diverse research team that includes Dr....

Fall 2023 commencement marked by hope and triumph
The Thomas Assembly Center saw Louisiana Tech University confer 304 degrees on members of the Tech Family at the 346th Louisiana Tech commencement. Dr. Matthew Napoli, Executive Director of Foreign and Public Affairs for the United States Naval Nuclear...

Baldwin to become Tech’s newest Tower Medallion recipient
George A. Baldwin, Jr., a Privileged Director of the Louisiana Tech University Foundation and the 2015 Alumnus of the Year, will become the University’s newest Tower Medallion recipient and be inducted by the Alumni Association into Tech’s Hall of...
University mourns the loss of Annie Richardson
The entire Louisiana Tech University community mourns the loss of Annie Richardson. Richardson was wounded during yesterday’s incident at the Lambright Sports and Wellness Center and succumbed to her injuries this evening. The suspect, Jacoby Johnson, is...

Dr. Matt Napoli, Class of ’04, to keynote Fall ’23 Commencement
Monroe native Dr. Matt Napoli, Executive Director of Foreign and Public Affairs for the United States Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and a mechanical engineering major in Louisiana Tech’s Class of 2004, will serve as the keynote speaker for the...

Suspect charged in stabbing incident at Louisiana Tech
Thanks to the efficient actions of the Louisiana Tech University Police, the suspect in this morning’s stabbing incident at the Lambright Sports and Wellness Center was apprehended and taken into custody quickly. The Ruston Police Department, the Lincoln...
Four injured in incident at Louisiana Tech
Shortly after 9 a.m. there was a stabbing incident reported at the Lambright Sports and Wellness Center on the Louisiana Tech University campus. Tech Police received a phone call at approximately 9:08 a.m. and had the suspect in custody at approximately...