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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.

Creole Heritage Center seeks input for national database

NATCHITOCHES – The genealogy department in Northwestern State University’s Creole Heritage Center invites the public to participate in a project to create a national database of Creole family histories that will serve as a central clearinghouse for researchers.

“We welcome you and your family’s history to our world,” said Markita Hamilton Small, CHC clerk. “Our efforts include gathering […]

Engineering Tech Dept. will host Internship & Career Day

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology will host Internship and Career Day from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, March 10 in Williamson Hall, Room 112.

Students who attend can find out which companies are hiring and network with prospective employers.  The event is being presented based on request from local and regional industry partners […]

Saloy visit postponed

NATCHITOCHES – A reading and discussion planned to feature Louisiana Poet Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy at Northwestern State University will not take place.  The event was scheduled for Wednesday, March 9 but due to illness will be rescheduled for a later date.

For more information, contact Dr. Shane Rasmussen at rasmussens@nsula.edu or (318) 357-4332.

NSU-TV News Service team incorporates bilingual reporting into their broadcasts

NATCHITOCHES – Students in Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts are taking their broadcasting experience to the next level by incorporating bilingual segments to student reporting. Naydu Daza Maya of Cartagena, Colombia, combined her writing and reporting skills with Boyce native Jordan Johnson’s videography and editing expertise to bring a […]

Save the Date – Presidential Investiture will take place Aug. 26

NATCHITOCHES – The investiture for Northwestern State University President Dr. Marcus Jones will take place Friday, Aug. 26 in Natchitoches. The event, which formally installs Jones as the university’s 20th president, will include a ceremony at 11 a.m. in A.A. Fredericks Auditorium and a community reception.  Surrounding the investiture will be student programs, a breakfast […]

Atmos is Bayou Level sponsor for Flavor of Louisiana

Atmos Energy is a Bayou Level ($2,500) sponsor of Flavor of Louisiana, for which they will receive signage, reserved seating for eight, priority parking and media/social media promotion. From left are Mike Mancil, Cristy Bernard, Jill Bankston and Gary Stephens. Flavor of Louisiana will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, April 8 in Prather Coliseum. […]

Maggio’s is vendor/chef for Flavor of Louisiana

Maggio’s is a chef/vendor for Flavor of Louisiana, Northwestern State University’s spring seafood extravaganza and fundraising celebration set to take place at 6 p.m. Friday, April 8 in Prather Coliseum. Maggio’s will have multiple bar stations set up at the food festival and will also be serving their Bloody Mary Oyster Shooters. Pictured from left […]

NSU shows slight drop in enrollment for Spring 2022, but grows in entering freshmen

NATCHITOCHES – Enrollment at Northwestern State University dipped slightly for the Spring 2022 semester, following state and national trends in which multiple disrupting factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and hurricanes that left parts of Louisiana devastated in 2020 and 2021, played a role.

Enrollment for Spring 2022 is 9,549, a decrease of 5.93 percent from a […]

UL System conference will take place in Natchitoches March 10-11

NATCHITOCHES – Natchitoches and Northwestern State University will host the fifth annual University of Louisiana System’s For Our Future Conference March 10-11. The conference will be held at the Natchitoches Events Center with break-out sessions at Chateau St. Denis.

The conference will draw about 450 participants from the faculty and staff of all nine UL System […]

Alumni invited to donate caps and gowns for upcoming grads

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University graduates are invited to donate NSU caps and gowns for upcoming graduates who may not be able to purchase regalia.

Dr. Jennifer Shaw, a research associate in the Department of Social Work, is coordinating a regalia closet.  The “Gowns for Grads” endeavor aims to help students who are unable to secure […]

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