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 […]
Braille Without Barriers
Ruston natives are aware of the blind community within the small town, thanks to the Louisiana Center for the Blind located in the heart of its historic downtown. What many do not realize is that just down the road, there’s an institute in Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education and Human Sciences that is transforming […]
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 […]
A Gentleman and a Collar
A piece of Tech’s mascot history returns home In the first days of 2025, a small package arrived at Louisiana Tech University containing something far larger than its size suggested: a dog collar from the 1950s that belonged to Tech IX, a member of the historic lineage of the University’s live bulldog mascots. Its return […]
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 […]
Adding Insight to Injury
Every day, nearly 600 people experience traumatic brain injuries (TBI), whether it’s a football player that takes a hit, a soldier caught in a blast, or a driver injured in a collision. Enter Dr. Teresa Murray: she and her students are combating TBI one barrier at a time. Murray, academic director of Biomedical and Chemical […]