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Louisiana Tech Athletics takes big hit

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When it comes to colleges, spring is a time for softball, football and tennis.

Spring is also a time of increased likelihood of tornadoes like the one that ripped across the Louisiana Tech campus early Thursday morning.

While damages to academic buildings at Tech were minimal, the university’s athletics department took a big hit.

Combined damages to the J.C. Love baseball field, the Lady Techsters Softball Complex and the Tech tennis courts are estimated to be in the millions of dollars.

Helping kids build problem solving skills

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THURSDAY WITH DART

Several years ago, I was having coffee with a professor at a local university (not Louisiana Tech). After an hour or so of talking, she looked at her watch and said, “time to go, I have an appointment to talk about a test result.”

“Oh, a student didn’t like a grade?” I asked.

“No,” she continued, “It’s a parent.”

I really couldn’t believe it. This university teacher was going to a meeting with the parent about a child’s grade on a university test.

Masur prepares to close annual show

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The Masur Museum of Art’s 56th Annual Juried Competition will host a closing reception and juror’s talk from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. today in Monroe.

Members are encouraged to join the public to meet a few participating artists, and this year’s juror, Catherine Futter, will give a talk about jurying the competition at 6 p.m.

Following data tells the story

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LABI

Louisiana has many strengths. We have a fantastic culture, welcoming people, a rich heritage of community and ample natural resources. We are the sportsman’s paradise and, yes, we can cook with the best of them. But, if we are being honest, we also have some faults.

We have too often looked the other way over the decades when corruption and political shenanigans were obvious to see. Our educational system needs serious attention, and our infrastructure is in desperate need of repair.

Getting to fulfill an 11-year-old dream

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The National Football League Draft will begin tonight, and for the first time in years I don’t plan to tune in or even check up on it. In fact, I haven’t paid much attention to the build-up in the past few weeks at all.

This year, for me, the weeks of speculation on the draft have been dwarfed by a much larger, more pressing anticipation. Eleven years of it.

You see, when “Avengers: Endgame” hits theaters tonight, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will complete a story it’s been crafting since 2008, a story that’s been a part of my life the entire way.

Flournoy thankful for President Trump

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks for Lou Barber’s Letter to the Editor in the April 10 edition of the Leader. I agree wholeheartedly with his views.

More reasons to be thankful for President Trump are that he is prolife, pro-family, pro-jobs, pro-defense, pro-religious liberty, pro-law enforcement, pro-Israel, pro-Second Amendment. Also, President Trump is adamant about securing our borders and stopping illegal immigration.

Brazzel: Stand against money, power

My name is Kenneth Brazzel, and I am a patriot. I know this because of my deep and abiding devotion and love for my country, and my willingness to sacrifice for the furtherance of freedom and the future of our democracy. I also know this because I looked up the definition — a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.

RES students install friendly furniture

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The national mentorship organization Teach One to Lead One has taken root in Ruston schools over the past few years, and this month it has yielded fruit at Ruston Elementary School: the fruit of friendship.

RES fifth-graders participating in the T1L1 program recently completed their “Buddy Bench” service project, which was designed to give lonely students a natural place to be recognized and engaged with.

Honoring The Bard’s birthday

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The Louisiana Tech University English honors society Sigma Tau Delta hosted its annual Shakespeare Festival in the Shakespeare Courtyard at George T. Madison Hall on Wednesday. Students gathered to hear sonnets recited in English as well as foreign languages, watch a stage combat scene performed by the theatre department, compete in a Shakespeare trivia contest and watch a puppet show “A Midsummer Puppet’s Dream” performed by the English department. The crowd enjoyed complimentary cupcakes in celebration of the famous poet’s birthday.

Senate backs requiring doctor info before abortion

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Women seeking an abortion in Louisiana would have to get lengthy background information about the doctor performing the procedure, under a proposal that won unanimous support Tuesday from state senators.

The measure by Republican Sen. Beth Mizell, of Franklinton, would require the written information to include details about the physician’s board certifications, malpractice insurance and any disciplinary actions against the doctor.

Mizell called the bill, sent to the House with a 38-0 vote, a health safety measure for women.