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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.

HMT senior completes internship, begins career at Arbor Day Farm

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University graduating senior Tia Dixon is finding her feet outside her comfort zone and ready to launch her career in hospitality.  Dixon just completed an experiential learning internship at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center affiliated with the Arbor Day Foundation in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and began work as a full-time […]

NSU student wins La. National Guard Best Warrior Competition

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University student Evan Chapman of Mesquite, Texas, was awarded the 2021 Louisiana Army National Guard’s Best Warrior Award (soldier division) that included 12 graded events and 33 hours of competition.  SPC Chapman is pursuing a degree in electronics engineering technology and plays saxophone in the NSU Jazz Orchestra, the Spirit of […]

PBD awards scholarship for study abroad

NATCHITOCHES – Katelynn Benge of Shreveport is this year’s recipient of the student scholarship awarded by the Eta Mu chapter of Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society at Northwestern State University. Benge is a senior majoring in psychology with a minor Spanish. Last spring, she studied abroad in Alicante, Spain.

“If you are presented with the […]

Hotter ‘N Hell entry deadline extended to April 30

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Art Demons have extended the deadline to enter the Hotter ‘N Hell Collegiate Art Exhibition to April 30.

The Hotter ‘N Hell Collegiate juried art exhibition will feature all art forms that use fire and heat as part of the creative process, which includes ceramics, glass-blowing, welded sculpture, poured metals, wood-burning, […]

NSU will host ADVANCE on campus this July

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will host the 33rd session of the ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars (ADVANCE) July 4 – 24. ADVANCE is a three-week residential program that academically challenges and socially engages gifted, honors or talented students who are currently in 7-11th grades. ADVANCE will be held on campus and will follow COVID-19 […]

NSU Columns will light blue for Autism Awareness Month

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will light the Columns blue April 9-11 in recognition of Autism Awareness Month.

The lighting will take place in conjunction with the Walk On Wheels 4 Autism event presented by the Voices 4 Autism Parent Support Group, a Natchitoches non-profit. Walk On Wheels 4 Autism will be Saturday, April 10 at […]

Demon fans of 70+ years recognized as Season Ticketholders of the Game

Sadie Maggio Dark, 99, and her younger brother Buddy Maggio, 91, were recognized Saturday as the Posey’s Season Ticket Holders of the Game during the match-up between Northwestern State University and McNeese.  The Demon football fans have been attending Northwestern State games since the 1930s and have been season ticket holders for over 70 years. […]

NSU recognizes Captain Fulton Johnson as military honoree

NATCHITOCHES – Captain Fulton R. Johnson II was honored for his military service during Saturday’s football game, continuing the university’s tradition of recognizing veterans at home athletic events.

Johnson has over seven years of active service in the U.S. Army.  He recently returned to Louisiana to serve as a Forward Support Company Observer with Task Force […]

Esports venue opens with ribbon cutting

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University officially opened a state of the art Esports venue Friday, the largest of its kind in Louisiana. The Esports venue is located in Room 122 of the Sylvan Friedman Student Union, a large space that was formerly the campus bookstore. Competitive Esports is a club sport administered through the WRAC, […]

Packing The Pantry – Students host rededication of Food Pantry

NATCHITOCHES – Students volunteers hosted a rededication of the Northwestern State University Food Pantry March 18 as one activity that took place during spring Homecoming week. Student groups dropped off donations for the Demon Drive service project, toured the renovated facility, restocked shelves and learned about services provided.  The Pantry was established as a group […]

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