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NSU Engineering Tech Dept. will host Internship & Career Fair
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…
Read article →Business Group Names Dr. Eddie Horton as Educator of the Year
Dr. Eddie Horton, associate professor of computer information systems at Northwestern State University, was named Educator of the Year for the Association of Business Information Systems group at the Federation of Business Disciplines conference held…
Read article →March 15 Concert to Honor Work of Composer Mauricio Kagel
Faculty and students from Northwestern State University will join guest artists from Louisiana Tech and the University of Louisiana at Monroe in a tribute to composer Mauricio Kagel on Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.…
Read article →Saloy Visit Postponed
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…
Read article →CAPA on the Cane cancelled
The presentation of CAPA on the Cane by the Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University scheduled for Saturday, March 12 has been cancelled due to expected weather conditions, according to…
Read article →NSU Comm Students Incorporate Bilingual Reporting into Broadcasts
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,…
Read article →Unrestrained Shreveport Woman Killed in DeSoto Parish Crash
On Saturday, March 5, 2022, just after 3:00 p.m., Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop G began investigating a one-vehicle fatality crash on LA Hwy 5, near Dickson Lane. This crash claimed the life…
Read article →Simmesport Woman Killed in Avoyelles Parish Crash
On March 6, 2022, at approximately 8:10 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 105 south of Louisiana Highway 1. This crash claimed the life of 28-year-old Sherry…
Read article →NSU Nursing Student Named Miss Louisiana Teen USA
When Ainsley Ross was growing up, she loved watching pageants and even putting on fancy dresses like those who were competing. The nursing major at Northwestern State later found out she was good at competing…
Read article →Sabine County Secures $17 Million Broadband Project
Sabine County has been awarded a $12.7 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to fund construction of a new fiber optic network to provide high quality broadband service to more than…
Read article →One Man Dies and Another Survives Hanging On to Stump in Toledo Bend
Waves from high winds are believed to have caused a boat to sink on the south end of Toledo Bend Lake Saturday afternoon. Two men in their 50s from Lake Charles were headed to the…
Read article →Multiple Fire Departments Battle Overnight House Fire in DeQuincy
Ward 6 District 1 Fire Protection received aid from several fire departments to extinguish a house fire on Paul Robertson Road early Saturday morning. No one was injured, but the home was a total loss,…
Read article →NPSO/LSP Investigate Single Vehicle Crash on LA 117
About 9 last night Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Deputies, Louisiana State Police, and Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS responded reports of a single-vehicle injury crash on LA Hwy 117 near the Jerry Boles Road in the…
Read article →CAPA on the Cane to be held March 12
The Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University will present CAPA on the Cane on Saturday, March 12 from 11:30 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. on the Downtown Riverbank Stage in Natchitoches.…
Read article →Save the Date - NSU Presidential Investiture will Take Place Aug. 26
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…
Read article →Guest Artist Christopher Lowry to Perform March 11
Guest artist Dr. Christopher Lowry will present a guest recital at Northwestern State University on Friday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. University COVID…
Read article →Russians Take Ukraine Nuclear Plant; No Radiation After Fire
Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and briefly raised worldwide fears of a catastrophe in the most chilling turn in Moscow’s…
Read article →Angelina College Cuts Ribbon Opening New Clinic, Resource Center
On Thursday, Angelina College cut the ribbon marking the grand opening of the college’s new clinic and public resource center. Angelina County Cities and Health District in partnership with Angelina College began providing services to…
Read article →Dad Jumps Into Action to Shield Son From Angry Rodeo Bull
A father in central Texas is being celebrated after he jumped into the ring at a rodeo earlier this month to save his son from a raging bull. Landis Hooks jumped in the ring after…
Read article →Vernon Parish School Board Recognizes Students of the Year
The Vernon Parish School Board met this morning at 10:00. Today the recognized students of the year in Anacoco, Evans, Hornbeck, Pitkin and Leesville Junior High, Vernon Middle and Leesville High School. The remaining schools…
Read article →Beauregard Jail Construction Underway
Faulty door mechanisms are blamed for a stabbing at the Beauregard Parish jail earlier this year. Parish officials have a plan in place to fix the issue. In January, an inmate was stabbed multiple times…
Read article →La. Poet Laureate March 17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POET LAUREATE IN MANY CALL MARY BROCATO 318*617-5239 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS The Poet Laureate of Louisiana is coming to Many to entertain and inform. Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, an award-winning poet,…
Read article →NSU Reports Slight Drop in Enrollment for Spring 2022, but Grows in Entering Freshmen
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…
Read article →Pianist Tamami Honma to Present Concert March 10
Pianist Tamami Honma will present a concert at Northwestern State University on Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Tickets are $15. Those attending are asked to follow university regulations and to…
Read article →Two From Pitkin Accused of Illegally Transporting Live Feral Hogs & Releasing Them
Two men from Pitkin have been accused of illegally transporting live feral hogs and releasing them in Vernon Parish. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Brady Hardisty, 20, and Zachary McAlister, 21, were…
Read article →Corrigan Teacher Arrested and Charged with Improper Relationship with Student
Corrigan-Camden ISD leadership announced Wednesday an educator was arrested for an improper relationship with a student. Terry Carlton Sr. is named as the educator involved. Superintendent Richard Cooper said Terry Carlton Sr. resigned Tuesday. “The…
Read article →Airport Seeks Continued Help from TxDOT, Angelina County
Since the start of the new year the Angelina County airport has continued working on developments on site to expand airport growth within the next 3 years. The airport submitted a $3 million request to…
Read article →Longview Steakhouse Fire Caused by Malfunctioning Lights on Roof
Longview firefighters are at the scene of a fire report on Loop 281. The call came from Saltgrass Steakhouse Wednesday evening. According to Longview Fire Marshal Kevin May, the fire began on the roof of…
Read article →Man Gets 65 Years for Gas-Skimming Operation in Tyler
A Smith County jury has found a Houston man guilty in connection with gas-skimming operations in Tyler and sentenced him to 65 years in prison. The jury found Yoelvis Herrera, 33, guilty on a charge…
Read article →Lengthy Federal Prison Sentence for Polk County Drug Dealer
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas has announced that a Polk County drug dealer has received a lengthy sentence in federal prison. According to U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston, 54-year-old Paul Michael…
Read article →Double Reed Day to be held Saturday
The Eighth Annual NSU Double Reed Day will be held Saturday, March 5 from noon to 5:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. The event is open to oboists and bassoonists of all ages/levels and will…
Read article →Donation Pushes BAA Scholarship to Full Endowment
The Black Alumni Alliance Scholarship fund at Northwestern State University has been fulfilled thanks to support from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a Giving Tuesday pledge. The Fall 1999 Line, the Elusive 18, of…
Read article →Short film by NSU alum wins top prize at Cane River Film Festival
A short film by Northwestern State University graduate Hammond Lake took the top prize at the 2022 Cane River Film Festival, along with earning prizes at other film festivals in the U.S. and abroad. Several…
Read article →Louisiana Man Blows Kisses at Sentencing, Gets Life Sentence Plus 50 Years
A Louisiana man who showed no remorse during his trial for killing a motel desk clerk and attempting to kill a motel guest continued that defiance during his sentencing last week. State District Judge Amy…
Read article →LDAF Offers Rebates for Organic Certification
Louisiana agricultural producers and handlers who obtained USDA Organic certification or recertification may qualify for reimbursement to recoup some of their costs through a 2021 State Organic Cost-Share Rebate program. The rebates are available for…
Read article →Alexandria Mayor Hosting 3rd Annual Summit on Homelessness March 3
Alexandria Mayor Jeff Hall will host the third annual Mayor’s Summit on Homelessness starting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 3 at the Alexandria Convention Hall, located inside City Hall at 915 Third Street in downtown…
Read article →Fat Tuesday ends Mardi Gras celebrations
Fat Tuesday started early for many as setup began early in the morning. “We wanted to get out here early, we’ve been out here since about 7:30 a.m., just getting everything set up, we got…
Read article →Flames Scorch Several Acres of Land and Several Pieces of Logging Equipment
A Tuesday afternoon fire burned several acres of land and several pieces of logging equipment in the Curtis Community. It happened during the noon hour at the Norman & Regina Sells residence on Farm to…
Read article →Suspect in Nacogdoches County Child Sexual Abuse Case Surrenders to Authorities
A man who was being searched for by law enforcement in Deep East Texas in now in custody. Theodore Joseph Irelan, 35, turned himself in at 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday. He was wanted by the…
Read article →Man Arrested After Short Pursuit, Deputies Find Meth, Gun, and Stolen Property
The Tyler County Sheriff’s Department says a man is currently free from jail on a $7,500.00 bond following an arrest on multiple charges. According to Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, it began when deputies tried to stop…
Read article →2022 Texas State , Local Primary Election Results
Final results are in for several high-profile primaries, in East Texas and across the state. A number of races will head to a runoff election on May 24, 2022. STATE RACES On the state level,…
Read article →Paxton Headed to Runoff in Attorney General Race
In the Republican primary for Texas Attorney General, incumbent Ken Paxton is headed to a runoff. But it’s a tight race for just who he will face. As of late Tuesday night, Paxton had 43%…
Read article →NSU Accepting Nominations for Long Purple Line
Northwestern State University is accepting nominations for the 2022 class of inductees into the Alumni Hall of Distinction, the Long Purple Line. Nominations will be closed April 28. The nomination form is available at https://northwesternstatealumni.com/lpl/…
Read article →February 2022 Felony Narcotics and Firearms Arrests
Suspected Marijuana, Synthetic Cannabinoids, Methamphetamine, Oxycodone pills, over 2100 Xanax pills, various drug paraphernalia, and 4 firearms were seized during these arrests last month. Each division within the Sheriff's Office was instrumental in these arrests:…
Read article →Dr. Cain Budds to Present Guitar Recital March 14
Dr. Cain Budds of Louisiana Tech University will present a guest recital at Northwestern State University on Monday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.…
Read article →Double-Feature Documentary Screening Doesn’t Look Away from Difficult Subjects
A documentary double-feature promises not to look away from difficult subjects like the history of how the early U.S. government acquired lands and the desperate circumstances of LGBTQ people living in repressive regimes. “Stories I…
Read article →Natchitoches Man Arrested for Illegal Use of Weapons at J.W. Thomas Apartments
A Natchitoches man has been arrested for illegal use of weapons and other charges on Wednesday afternoon. An officer with the Natchitoches Police Department heard a gunshot at the J.W. Thomas Apartments around 2:15 p.m.…
Read article →Driver Killed in Early February Crash Identified as Kinder Man
A man killed in a fiery crash in Allen Parish in early February has been identified as a Kinder man, authorities said. Richard Todd Fontenot, 58, was killed in a single-vehicle crash at the intersection…
Read article →Texans Go to The Polls on Tuesday
Early voting has come and gone and now it’s time for the people of Texas to go to the polls on Tuesday, which is election day. Here in Jasper County a total of 2,731 people…
Read article →Average US Gas Price Spikes 10 Cents Over 2 Weeks to $3.64
The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline spiked 10 cents over the past two weeks to $3.64 per gallon (3.8 liters). Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that…
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