Memories brewed with history and heart

We gathered at a Ruston coffee shop – a trio of former

Louisiana Tech journalism professors who continue to

live in the area and one who still has family ties here but

now calls Asheville, North Carolina, home.

Eddie Blick, Reggie Owens and I didn’t have

far to drive. We three remain rooted in Ruston

and Grambling. Ron White had recently trav-

eled into the area for a family member’s college

graduation, bringing a sense of both reunion

and continuity to our little get-together. Amid

the warm hum of conversation and the aroma

of freshly brewed coffee, we – along with two