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About Leah Jackson

Leah Jackson is Northwestern State University's Director of Public Information and Media Relations. She is a 1994 and 2011 graduate of NSU and has been on staff since 2004.

NSU alum Lane Luckie earns German media prize for international reporting

NATCHITOCHES – KLTV (Tyler, Texas) News Anchor Lane Luckie (2008) was honored as a recipient of a RIAS Media Prize award for his reports from Germany last September. The 32nd annual awards are presented by the RIAS Berlin Commission and celebrates some of the best of transatlantic broadcast journalism, including radio, television and […]

Grad student Christopher Doney earns Fulbright, will serve in Uzbekistan

NATCHITOCHES – A Northwestern State University graduate student in the Department of English, Languages and Cultural Studies has been awarded a 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to serve in the Republic of Uzbekistan in Central Asia.  Christopher Doney of Alexandria plans to arrive in Uzbekistan Sept. 7 and serve there for nine months […]

Students completing summer internships at RoyOMartin

NATCHITOCHES – Two Northwestern State University students were selected for internships with RoyOMartin this summer. Paige Hedrick, an accounting major from Pollock, and Karii Gautreaux-Gribanov, an industrial engineering technology major from Lafayette, joined other college students from around the state at RoyOMartin, where they are gaining professional experience with the company, a leading […]

NSU hosts KLB regional affiliate meeting

NATCHITOCHES – Cabell Mouton, community engagement and affiliate services director for Keep Louisiana Beautiful, center, opened a regional affiliate meeting at Northwestern State University June 18 that included media training in social media marketing, press release writing and media interview training skills for affiliates in the central/northwest Louisiana region. Keep Louisiana Beautiful is […]

NSU Rock Camp underway

NATCHITOCHES – Collier Hyams, right, led a group of aspiring guitarists in practicing “Seven Nation Army” during Rock Camp taking place this week at Northwestern State University where students are learning electric guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals. From left are Brennan Dromm, Callie Mangum, Madeleine Byles, Autumn Downs, Ainsley McLaren and grad […]

ULS presents timeline for NSU presidential search

NATCHITOCHES – The search is on for Northwestern State University’s next president.

In a message to the university community Monday, Mark Romero, chair of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, said the board “is committed to an aggressive timeline to ensure the new NSU President is in place for the […]

ULS provides statement regarding NSU leadership transition

NATCHITOCHES – The University of Louisiana System released the following statement following a board meeting held earlier today in Baton Rouge.

JUNE 13, 2024

 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WELCOMES DR. MARCUS JONES AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

THE SYSTEM BEGINS SEARCH PROCESS FOR THE […]

‘Latino Living’ podcast earns Telly Awards

By Dr. Nick Taylor, Assistant Professor

New Media, Journalism, and Communication Arts

NATCHITOCHES –The announcement of the 2024 Telly Awards was cause for celebration for m,embers of Northwestern State University’s Hispanic Student Journalist Association. The HSJA produced podcast “Latino Living” earned two Tellys during this award cycle.  Podcasts Season […]

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