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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.

Weather Update – Campuses will remain open Tuesday, Aug. 25

All NSU campuses will remain open tomorrow, Tuesday, August 25.  We will provide daily updates throughout the week as we continue to monitor weather conditions related to Tropical Storm Marco and Tropical Storm Laura.

Updates will be posted at www.nsula.edu and NSU’s official social media channels.  Please check the NSU website, NSU official social media […]

Weather Update – Classes as usual Monday, Aug. 24

NSU administrators will continue to monitor Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura.  All NSU campuses WILL be open tomorrow, Monday, August 24. The university will provide updates throughout the week as we monitor the tropical weather systems that are expected to impact our region. Please know that the safety of our students, faculty and staff […]

Pikes recognized with Newell Award

NATCHITOCHES – The Mu Kappa Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) International Fraternity at Northwestern State University was awarded the Harvey T. Newell Award, which recognizes the chapter that has made the most significant improvement in a 12-month time period.  The chapter was recognized during fraternity’s virtual awards program earlier in August.

The chapter was recognized […]

SGA passes resolution thanking faculty, staff, administration

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Student Government Association passed a resolution during their first meeting of Fall 2020 expressing the appreciation of the Student Body to all faculty, staff and administration for the preparation that they have done for this semester.

In summary, the resolution states that whereas the COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the academic and […]

Acadian brown cotton weaves past and future together

ARNAUDVILLE — This season’s first picking of Acadian brown cotton yielded about 65 pounds from a 1/2-acre patch outside Arnaudville last weekend, where a group of friends defied the summer heat to harvest the cotton by hand.

“It’s hot but fun with everyone,” said Jerry Hale, a descendant of cotton farmers who has become an ambassador […]

Sports suspended until spring

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State’s fall sports schedules are moving to the spring of 2021.

The Southland Conference announced Thursday the league will postpone fall sports conference competitions in football, volleyball, soccer and cross country with the intent of playing in the spring semester.

The league’s fall sports teams are allowed to keep contracted non-conference games, if they so choose, and can schedule additional games, as well. NSU has chosen not to participate […]

WRAC announces COVID facility regulations

In accordance with Northwestern State University, State of Louisiana, and CDC guidelines, the NSU WRAC will require modifications to normal operations.  These changes are necessary to protect the health of our students, faculty, staff and community members.

  • If you have been experiencing symptoms of illness, please do not come in until cleared by a doctor.
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Kindergarten student donates to NSU Food Pantry

NATCHITOCHES – Davis McDaniel, 5, delivered bags of food to the Northwestern State University Food Pantry Thursday.

“It started a long time ago when I was going to get vegetables and fruits for my neighbor,” Davis said. “In the virus, not much students can go to restaurants, so I decided to get food from the supermarket […]

ADVANCE 2020 held virtually

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State’s ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars (ADVANCE), an annual program designed to academically engage gifted, honors and talented students, celebrated its 32nd year virtually.  Students from Louisiana and Texas enrolled in the challenging fast-paced academic program and completed their online courses during three weeks of July.  Staff members from previous programs volunteered […]

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