jacksonl

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.

Jefferson Highway marker will be installed at Watson Library, site of 1922 tourist camp

NATCHITOCHES – A new sign will be installed in front of Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library, where a tourist camp on the Jefferson Highway was established 101 years ago. The University partnered with the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Jefferson Highway Association, an organization that identifies, preserves, interprets and improves […]

Tickets are still available for Flavor of Louisiana

Northwestern State University’s spring seafood festival and spring fund raiser. The event is presented in partnership with the Louisiana Seafood Board and the Northwestern State University Foundation to raise money for student scholarships.  Door will open at 6 p.m. Friday, March 17 in Prather Coliseum.

Guests will be able to visit dozens of vendors to taste […]

Governor and first lady announce Linda B. Day Memorial Scholarship

NATCHITOCHES – Gov. John Bel Edwards, First Lady Donna Edwards and friends of the late Linda B. Day planted a tree in her memory on the campus of Northwestern State University Tuesday and announced the creation of the Linda B. Day Memorial Scholarship that will support students preparing for a career in education by pursuing […]

Northwestern State breaks ground on state of the art academic building

NATCHITOCHES – Gov. Jon Bel Edwards was among those in hardhats Tuesday when officials at Northwestern State University broke ground on what will be a state of the art academic building named for former NSU President Dr. Robert Alost. Edwards said the groundbreaking on the $44 million investment represents the progress Louisiana is making by […]

McCain, NSU’s first Pi Kappa Phi, will speak at Morgan Scholarship Program

NATCHITOCHES – Jack McCain Jr. of Natchitoches will be keynote speaker at the Morgan Extra Mile Scholarship program at Northwestern State University March 20.  The Morgan Scholarship program honors members of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority who distinguish themselves through academic success, chapter leadership, campus involvement and part-time employment.

McCain, 88, was […]

ROTC hosts high schoolers for Demon Challenge

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Military Science hosted the Demon Challenge for JROTC students from area high schools. The students participated in a series of physical and leadership activities modeled on the U.S. Army’s Ranger Challenge modified for high school students.

Organizers said the all-day 10-event competition included 15 teams from six high schools […]

Mama’s and Papa’s are Bayou sponsors as well as vendors for Flavor of Louisiana

Mama’s Oyster House and Papa’s Bar and Grill in downtown Natchitoches will be among the featured restaurants participating in Flavor of Louisiana, Northwestern State University’s spring seafood fund raiser and celebration of spring.  Mama’s and Papa’s are also a Bayou Sponsor for the event that will feature Louisiana seafood, along with entertainment, prizes and more. […]

Antoine takes 3rd in MAA student competition

NATCHITOCHES – Kelston Antoine, a Northwestern State University mathematics major from St. Martinville, earned third place in the student presentation competition at the Louisiana/Mississippi Mathematical Association of America section meeting held at the University of Mississippi March 2-4. Antoine’s paper and presentation were on “Candy Crush Combinatorics,” in which she examined calculating the number of […]

Go to Top