Former LSU Athlete, Founder of Nation's Largest Industrial Construction Company, Dies at 81

Former LSU athlete, founder of nation's largest industrial construction company, dies at 81

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A former LSU baseball player and the founder of an industrial construction company passed away at 81. On Tuesday, officials with LSU announced that Newton Thomas died on Saturday. Thomas attended LSU from 1962 to 1967, where he played catcher for the Tigers, was a cheerleader, and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Thomas graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1967.…

Newton Thomas, founder of electrical contracting giant and LSU hall-of-famer, dies at 81

Newton Thomas, LSU hall-of-famer and founder of a $1 billion Baton Rouge-based specialty industrial engineering contractor, died Saturday at the age of 81.

Former LSU athlete, founder of nation’s largest industrial construction company, dies at 81

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A former LSU baseball player and the founder of an industrial construction company passed away at 81. On Tuesday, officials with LSU announced that Newton Thomas died on Saturday. Thomas attended LSU from 1962 to 1967, where he played catcher for the Tigers, was a cheerleader, and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Thomas graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1967.…

Former LSU catcher, founder of engineering firm Newton Thomas dies at 81

Former LSU catcher, founder of engineering firm Thomas Newton dies at 81