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About Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, which is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, situated in the US state of Louisiana, with a population estimated at a number of more than 20 500 inhabitants, during the 2000 census, located near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex, being best known for the fact that it is home of Louisiana Tech University and for the annual Squire Creek Peach Festival.

Louisiana Tech, or LA Tech for short, was established during the Second Industrial Revolution, in 1894, by the General Assembly of Louisiana, as The Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana, having the original mission to educate students in practical industries for the purpose of developing an industrial economy. In 1889, the institution was renamed Louisiana Industrial Institute, in 1921 being renamed, again, as Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, finally adopting its current name in 1970, to better reflect its new status as a research university.

LA Tech has an enrollment of approximately 11 300 students, from 46 states and 68 countries, to whom it offers various educational programs in numerous fields of study, through 5 colleges, which include Applied and Natural Sciences, Engineering and Sciences, Education and Liberal Arts. According to Washington Monthly, Louisiana Tech is the 1st best public university in Louisiana, also being named the 1st school with best out-of-state costs, by Kiplinger’s Magazine.

The athletic teams from LA Tech are known as the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters, who compete in Division I of NCAA sports, (since 2001, LA Tech being a member of the Western Athletic Conference), in various sports, including in baseball, basketball, football, cross country, golf and tennis. The Bulldogs are perhaps best known for their achievements men’s and women’s basketball in which they’ve experienced their most notable victories, the basketball team being mostly known for producing NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone, while the women’s basketball is known for winning 3 national championships, including a title in the first NCAA National Women’s Basketball Championship, in 1982.

The list of notable alumni contains resonant names such as Billy Bonner - Nuclear Physicist, head of the T.W. Bonner Nuclear Laboratory at Rice University, R. Byron Pipes - former president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Paul M. Davis, Jr. - orthopedic surgeon in Alexandria, Ruston native, Charles C. Barham - ruston attorney and former Louisiana state senator, James L. Dennis - judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, as well as many other people, who have made themselves notable, in various fields, after graduation.