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Louisiana Tech’s Dr. Mark Murphey, Academic Program Chair in Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor of Animal Science and Holder of the Agricultural Sciences Endowed Professorship in Tech’s Department of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, has been selected to receive the Honorary American FFA Degree, the highest degree bestowed upon an individual by the National FFA Organization.

Wait almost over: Cicadas to emerge soon Wait almost over: Cicadas to emerge soon By Ashley Smith | May 13, 2021 at 4:42 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 5:13 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - It has been a 17 year wait for the periodical cicadas to emerge and some people do not want to wait any longer. The cold nights lately have kept the insects in the ground a little longer. Do not worry though, they will still come. “They’re gonna come,” answers MSJU School of Behavioral and Natural Sciences Dea...

Louisiana Tech’s Greenhouse on South Campus, a collateral damage victim of the April 2019 tornado, celebrated its Grand Re-Opening under a Tech Blue cloudless sky Thursday, April 1. At 1 p.m., surrounded by customers, faculty, and friends, Tech President Dr. Les Guice and Greenhouse supervisor Lauren Hoffman cut the ribbon—appropriately green—and the Greenhouse was officially back in full bloom. “This has been an empty hole for us,” said Hoffman of the lack of a full-scale greenhouse ...

When diplomas are presented during Winter Commencement Saturday, March 6 in Thomas Assembly Center on the Ruston campus, it’s doubtful any member of Louisiana Tech’s Class of 2021 will be happier than Joe Bates. And it’s certain no graduate will have gone as long — 60 years — between taking their last class at Tech and actually graduating. “This will bring closure to something that has been missing in my life for a long time,” said Bates, who at age 79 is still working fulltime as...