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A source of oral history on the general Ruston area, Faulk was considered an expert on the 1934 ambush in Bienville Parish of the bandits [[Bonnie and Clyde]], having covered the scene as the young publisher of the ''Ruston Daily Leader''. He was an authority too on the former Camp Ruston, a [[prisoner of war]] facility that held German and Italian inmates during [[World War II]]. Himself classified [[Selective Service System|4-F]] during the war because of severe eye problems, Faulk nevertheless became a first lieutenant in the Home Guard. He was a member of the federal wartime Office of Price Administration, often called the "rationing board". He was the chairman of the Ruston area savings bond drive.<ref name=obit/>   

A source of oral history on the general Ruston area, Faulk was considered an expert on the 1934 ambush in Bienville Parish of the bandits [[Bonnie and Clyde]], having covered the scene as the young publisher of the ''Ruston Daily Leader''. He was an authority too on the former Camp Ruston, a [[prisoner of war]] facility that held German and Italian inmates during [[World War II]]. Himself classified [[Selective Service System|4-F]] during the war because of severe eye problems, Faulk nevertheless became a first lieutenant in the Home Guard. He was a member of the federal wartime Office of Price Administration, often called the "rationing board". He was the chairman of the Ruston area savings bond drive.<ref name=obit/>   

   

   

Wiley Wilson Hilburn, Jr. (1938-2014), then the head of the Louisiana Tech Journalism Department, referred to the Faulks, accordingly: "Not only was Mrs. Faulk a full partner of her husband, Clarence Faulk, in the publishing of the 'Ruston Daily Leader', she was also a one-woman urban development team for Ruston. Her fingerprints are on half the architecture in this town. She had remarkable taste and an eye for design."<ref name=lbpf>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogybuff.com/la/la-lincoln-obits19.htm|title=Louise Benson Page Faulk obituary|publisher=genealogybuff.com|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>  

[[Wiley Hilburn|Wiley Wilson Hilburn, Jr.]], then the head of the Louisiana Tech Journalism Department, referred to the Faulks, accordingly: "Not only was Mrs. Faulk a full partner of her husband, Clarence Faulk, in the publishing of the 'Ruston Daily Leader', she was also a one-woman urban development team for Ruston. Her fingerprints are on half the architecture in this town. She had remarkable taste and an eye for design."<ref name=lbpf>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogybuff.com/la/la-lincoln-obits19.htm|title=Louise Benson Page Faulk obituary|publisher=genealogybuff.com|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>  

As a teenaged reporter for ''The Daily Leader'', Hilburn was fired three times by Clarence Faulk but reinstated each time when Mrs. Faulk intervened on his behalf. Louise Faulk penned a column in ''The Daily Leader'' called "The Grapevine," which Hilburn described as "must reading for the whole town. It was a social column [with] political commentary." When Hilburn assumed leadership of the Louisiana Tech Journalism Department, the Faulks offered $60,000 to help him bring about needed upgrades in the program. Hilburn described Mrs. Faulk as "always beautiful to see and so gracious. Of course, she was also a woman with power, but she always used that sparingly and only to accomplish worthwhile goals." Mayor Hollingsworth agreed with Hilburn's analysis: "She was just such a special person to so many people. She had a kind and sensitive manner and a real sweetness about her. She and Clarence were so good to us as a family when we came here. They helped us in every way they could and we will always have a special place in our hearts for them. ... She had a great empathy for people and she gave of herself in so many ways. I will always remember how she and Clarence worked side by side on everything virtually their whole lives."<ref name=lbpf/>

As a teenaged reporter for ''The Daily Leader'', Hilburn was fired three times by Clarence Faulk but reinstated each time when Mrs. Faulk intervened on his behalf. Louise Faulk penned a column in ''The Daily Leader'' called "The Grapevine," which Hilburn described as "must reading for the whole town. It was a social column [with] political commentary." When Hilburn assumed leadership of the Louisiana Tech Journalism Department, the Faulks offered $60,000 to help him bring about needed upgrades in the program. Hilburn described Mrs. Faulk as "always beautiful to see and so gracious. Of course, she was also a woman with power, but she always used that sparingly and only to accomplish worthwhile goals." Mayor Hollingsworth agreed with Hilburn's analysis: "She was just such a special person to so many people. She had a kind and sensitive manner and a real sweetness about her. She and Clarence were so good to us as a family when we came here. They helped us in every way they could and we will always have a special place in our hearts for them. ... She had a great empathy for people and she gave of herself in so many ways. I will always remember how she and Clarence worked side by side on everything virtually their whole lives."<ref name=lbpf/>