By: Dr. Shane Rasmussen
NATCHITOCHES – Lalani Williams of Southside High School in Youngsville has been named the first-place winner of the 2025 Northwestern State University Louisiana High School Essay Contest. Williams won the honor for her play “Bayou Secrets.” Ashlyn Underwood of West Monroe High School won second place for her performance […]
NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of July 27 – Aug. 2 at Northwestern State University.
July 27 – Aug. 17 – Fall 2025 semester registration available via NSU Connect
July 29 – Aug. 2 – NSU Summer Dinner Theatre presents “Dinner and Doo Wop,” The Venue on Front […]
By: Dr. Shane Rasmussen
NATCHITOCHES – With his entry “Ashli’s Beans,” Dane Terrell of Natchitoches won first place in the Judges’ Choice Category in the 2025 Red Beans & Rice Cookoff held at Northwestern State University as part of the 45th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival. 3 Stooges, comprised of Jacob Carpenter of Belmont, […]
NATCHITOCHES – A traditional crafts person, five musicians and an art historian were inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center’s Hall of Master Folk Artists during an induction ceremony held at Northwestern State University as part of the 45th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival. Inductees included cultural authority and traditional crafter Christy Castille, who also served […]
NATCHITOCHES – Ron Yule of DeRidder was named Grand Champion of the 2025 Louisiana State Fiddle Championship held at Northwestern State University as part of the 45th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival. Second place winner was Samuel O’Kelley of DeRidder, with Phillip Mayo of Leesville placing third and Asher Hotard of Folsom placing fourth. The […]
NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of July 20-26 at Northwestern State University.
July 20 – Aug. 17 – Fall 2025 semester registration available via NSU Connect
July 22-26 – NSU Summer Dinner Theatre presents “Dinner and Doo Wop,” The Venue on Front Street, 530 Front Street. Doors open […]
NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of July 13-19 at Northwestern State University.
July 13 – Aug. 17 – Fall 2025 semester registration available via NSU Connect
July 18 — Screening of “Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture,” Magale Recital Hall, […]
NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of July 6-12 at Northwestern State University.
July 6-8 – Summer second 4-week session and Fall 2025 semester registration available via NSU Connect
July 6 — University reopens after Independence Day
July 7 – Start of second summer 4-week session
July […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University will present a Native American Crafts Workshop on Saturday, July 12 at 2 p.m. at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum at 800 Front Street in Natchitoches. The workshop is free and open to the public, with crafting materials […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana State Fiddle Championship will take place as part of the 45th annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival to be held on the Northwestern State University campus on July 19. The Fiddle Championship will be held at 1 p.m. in the Magale Recital Hall, located at 143 Central Avenue on the NSU […]
