Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 10,950 students in the 08-09 year. Louisiana Tech was first instituted as the Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana in 1894, then as Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1921, and finally as Louisiana Tech University in 1970. The University is perhaps best known for its engineering programs and its athletics...
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Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 10,950 students in the 08-09 year. Louisiana Tech was first instituted as the Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana in 1894, then as Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1921, and finally as Louisiana Tech University in 1970. The University is perhaps best known for its engineering programs and its athletics, especially men's football and women's basketball. Louisiana Tech is attended by students from 46 states and 68 countries. Louisiana Tech operates on the quarter system while awarding semester hours. Three quarters (fall, winter, spring) equal two semesters at other universities. Louisiana Tech operates a satellite campus at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City.
In the Spring of 1894, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury held a special session to take the steps necessary to secure an Industrial School for Lincoln Parish for which the next...
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