Almost seven months to the day after an April tornado totaled Louisiana Tech’s Lady Techsters Softball Field and Soccer Complex and destroyed J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, home of the Diamond Dogs, University officials presented plans for the complete rebuild of those three facilities. Louisiana Tech’s new soccer/softball complex and new baseball field […]
2019 Distinguished alumni of the year
No university is more fortunate than Louisiana Tech in having loyal and dedicated alumni who offer their support in a variety of ways and who, by their own professional and personal accomplishments, bring honor and deeply appreciated recognition to the University. As it does each year during Homecoming Week, Tech honored its Distinguished Alumni for […]
Lagniappe Ladies: Power of pooling resources
Women in philanthropy A decade ago, a small group of women interested in making a difference for Louisiana Tech University gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the University. The core group, which included Vice President Emerita Corre Stegall, decided to form a women’s philanthropic network aimed at helping Louisiana Tech’s students and programs […]
Grant provides roof renovations
The main structures in the John D. Griffin Horticultural Garden on South Campus will have their roofs renovated, a step toward offering a safer and more beautiful public space for the community – courtesy of a grant from the Lagniappe Ladies philanthropy network. Directly behind Reese Hall sits a small, rustic, brick structure that was […]
Grant makes new pitching machine possible
For a team faced with adversity after the EF3 tornado that totaled their entire softball complex, the Lady Techsters received a new pitching machine, a victory made all the more meaningful by their struggle. The Lagniappe Ladies recently awarded the Lady Techsters softball team a grant that makes this new machine a reality. In many […]
Meet the committee: Lomax Napper
Planning Committee Member Lomax Napper grew up in Ruston. He earned his MBA from Louisiana Tech in 2001 and his MA in Education in 2002. His first name is the same as one of the men whose support pre-dated the University’s founding, and he’s a member of the family for which the Marbury Alumni Center […]