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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.

Sabine Parish high schools participate in ACT Boot Camp

NATCHITOCHES – High school students from Negreet, Florien and Ebarb high schools attended a one-day intensive ACT Boot Camp at Northwestern State University March 3.

“Our goal is to help prepare these students for state-wide ACT testing planned for later this month,” said Steve Gruesbeck, executive director of La GEAR UP. “Students participated in interactive, hands-on […]

Hunter Lundy is a Bayou sponsor of Flavor of Louisiana

Hunter Lundy is a Bayou Sponsor of Flavor of Louisiana, NSU’s spring fund raiser that will take place Friday, March 17 in Prather Coliseum.  Doors open at 6 p.m. but Louisiana sponsors ($5,000), Bayou sponsors ($2,500) and Magnolia sponsors ($1,000) will be treated to a sponsors-only happy hour from 5-6 p.m., along with signage, media […]

Career Center hosts open house

NATCHITOCHES – Sarah Burkhalter, job location and development officer with the NSU Career Center, gave a tour of the Career Center’s new location for students Mariah Kador of Oscar and Blake Chustz of Ventress Thursday.  In addition to a tour of the new suite and refreshments, students were eligible to win prizes for stopping by […]

Hollenshead is Flavor of Louisiana Magnolia sponsor

Michelle Hollenshead is a Magnolia Sponsor of Flavor of Louisiana. Flavor of Louisiana will take place Friday, March 17 in Prather Coliseum. The spring seafood festival and scholarship fund raiser will feature chefs and vendors from around the state offering samplings of Louisiana seafood cuisine and options for non-seafood eaters. For more information on Flavor of Louisiana […]

NSU will host Honors Week to recognize campus honor societies

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will host Honors Week March 6-10 to celebrate the university’s honor societies, organizations that recognize student achievement in academics, research, leadership and service.

“NSU’s honor societies enrich campus life by improving student engagement, providing opportunities to participate in community impact projects and encouraging success inside and outside the classroom,” said Reatha […]

NSU will host dual enrollment summit March 30

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will host a dual enrollment summit on March 30 for high school guidance counselors, graduate coaches, principals and other individuals who assist in the dual enrollment admissions process.

The deNSU College Access Summit will take place in the Hendrick Room in the NSU Student Union and will cover academic services, new […]

Louisiana seafood on the menu for Flavor of Louisiana

NATCHITOCHES – The Crawfish Hole, Mama’s Oyster House, Papa’s Bar and Grill, Legacy Café and Ernest’s Orleans Restaurant are just a few of the chefs and restaurants that will offer seafood selections for guests at Flavor of Louisiana, Northwestern State University’s spring seafood festival and scholarship fund raiser.

The Crawfish Hole will serve hot boiled shrimp […]

Juror named for NSU’s Hotter ‘N Hell art exhibition

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Art Demons are turning up the heat this summer with a juried exhibition of pyrotechnical art by artists from across the United States.

The “Hotter ‘N Hell National Art Exhibition” encompasses all art forms that use fire and heat as part of the creative process, for example: ceramics, glass-casting, welded sculpture, […]

Foundation Board members are Title sponsors of Flavor of Louisiana

NSU Foundation Board Members Jo Pease, Tommy Wright and Wes Breeden are Title Sponsors for the upcoming Flavor of Louisiana, which will take place in Prather Coliseum beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, March 17. In addition to seafood samplings from chefs and vendors from around Louisiana, the event will also feature music, dancing, raffles and more, along […]

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