Crest Industries enjoys fruitful partnership with Louisiana Tech Founded in 1958, Crest Industries is the parent company for a family of businesses specializing in electric power delivery, industrial services, distribution, specialty chemicals, and natural resources. For decades, Crest has grown and evolved by embracing new ideas, seeking continuous improvement, and rising to challenges. At its […]
Precision Under Pressure
Tess Gardner’s balancing of her Bulldog life is a masterclass in hard work and high-speed problem solving There is a distinct contrast between the focused silence of Louisiana Tech’s new Security Operations Center and the roar of Joe Aillet Stadium on a Saturday night. Tess Gardner lives for both. In the dim light of the […]
Super Dogs
Max Causey, Milton Williams earn spots on football’s biggest stage With 10 minutes left in Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, there was a funny, Ruston-flavored moment the cameras didn’t catch between two Louisiana Tech football lettermen, each in a key role for his respective “team.” Milton “Big Milt” Williams, the Louisiana […]
A Hero with Heart
What drives someone to leave comfort behind and travel into a war zone? For Dr. Joe Griffin, a board-certified vascular surgeon in Baton Rouge and 1997 Louisiana Tech University alumnus, the answer was simple: faith. Griffin’s faith and caring spirit led him to volunteer in North Carolina following the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in […]
A Football Destiny: Jimmy Johnson and Terry Bradshaw
Before Super Bowl LXI, two hall-of-famers engaged in a small on-air dispute. Longtime friends Jimmy Johnson and Terry Bradshaw came to blows during the pregame coverage of the NFC Championship between the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Commanders. “I have a little conflict with you,” said Johnson. “You said you could […]
Laying the Foundation for a High-Tech Future
In the heart of North Louisiana, a powerful collaboration between higher education and industry is set to transform the region’s economic landscape and shape the future of defense technology. The collaborators are: Louisiana Tech University, Radiance Technologies, Louisiana Economic Development (LED), the City of Ruston, and the Louisiana Tech University Foundation. The project: a major […]