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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.

Current Sauce, NSU TV profile one of NSU first Black students

The Current Sauce

185 Sam Sibley Drive

Natchitoches, LA 71457

Contact: Alexandra Robichaux

thecurrentsauce@gmail.com

 

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University TV News Service and The Current Sauce, NSU’s student news source, collaborated to provide the NSU and Natchitoches community with a special multimedia feature on Doris Roque-Robinson, one of the first Black students to desegregate NSU. The Current Sauce’s […]

NSU alum wins first Emmy

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University alumna BriYonna Collins was part of a team from WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge to bring home an Emmy award in the Newscast – Morning – Smaller Markets category.  WAFB 9News This Morning won the category for the second year in a row.  This year’s entry included the station’s morning coverage […]

NSU campuses earn Wellspot designations

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Natchitoches and Shreveport campuses earned designation as Wellspots, a distinction promoted by the Well-Ahead Louisiana program.  Well-Ahead Louisiana, an arm of the Louisiana Department of Health, focuses on promoting healthy choices and resources to better the communities and lives of Louisiana residents.  NSU was designated as a Level 2 Wellspot […]

Cradle to College gets Dollar General grant

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University was awarded $3,000 from Dollar General’s Youth Literacy Grant program to support the Cradle to College initiative, a project that seeks to provide literacy activities, resources and support to children and their families so they can engage in family literacy and play activities at home.  The Cradle to College initiative […]

Alumnae win Facebook SEEN and Blackhouse Foundation filmmaking grant competition

NATCHITOCHES – Tracey Renee’ Davis, director, and Danielle Apugo, executive producer, graduates of Northwestern State University and founders of Policing Joy, a film organization focused on social justice through storytelling, won a Facebook SEEN and Blackhouse Foundation Filmmaking Grant Competition to shoot a documentary film about hair bias in schools.

“Policing Joy:  Black Hair Bias in […]

Claudia Triche memorial scholarship honors former department chair

NATCHITOCHES – Friends and family of the late Dr. Claudia Moore Triche, former chair of the Department of Social Work at Northwestern State University, established a scholarship in her memory that will benefit a student pursuing a degree in social work.

Triche was a native of Shreveport who graduated from NSU with a degree in social […]

Spring 2022 Commencement will be May 11-12

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will hold Spring 2022 commencement exercises with four ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday, May 12, according to University Registrar Barbara Prescott.  Commencement will take place in Prather Coliseum. The ceremonies will be streamed live on the university’s website, […]

Greek Centennial Celebration back on the calendar for April 8-9

NATCHITOCHES – Plans are continuing for Northwestern State University’s Greek Centennial Celebration that has been postponed twice due to COVID.  The weekend of reunions and other events will take place April 8-9 and will be held in conjunction with Flavor of Louisiana, NSU’s spring seafood extravaganza.

Flavor of Louisiana will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, April […]

NSU, NLTCC renew credit transfer agreement

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University and Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College in Minden renewed a memorandum of understanding that provides seamless credit transfers for students who complete courses at NLTCC and wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree at NSU.  The understanding saves students time and money by recognizing course credits in English, math, physical science, […]

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