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  • FAUNA Pet Adoption Facility

    Construction Underway on New Pet Adoption & Welfare Center in NatchitochesCommunity Facility Will Bring Compassion, Care, and Connection to the Region Natchitoches- Construction has begun on Hwy 1 Bypass for a pet adoption and welfare center that will expand resources for both animals in need and the families who care for them across Natchitoches Parish.…

  • Fifth Circuit Sides with Black Louisianians, Strikes Down Racially Discriminatory State Map

    Natchitoches — In a victory for Black voters and democracy in Louisiana, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed in full the district court’s ruling that the state’s legislative maps violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The court agreed that the maps dilute the voting power of Black Louisianians by unfairly dividing communities…

  • The Real News Louisiana August 8, 2025

  • NSU student volunteers get Natchitoches revved up for Fall 2025

    Proud to be Purple!  NSU student volunteers get Natchitoches revved up for Fall 2025 NATCHITOCHES – The City of Natchitoches has been blanketed in purple.  This week, student volunteers delivered Northwestern State University yard signs, flags, stickers and other items that show Demon pride to businesses and residences in the first wave of the Proud to…

  • Men’s Basketball — Mubiru selected to represent Uganda in FIBA Afrobasket Tournament

    NATCHITOCHES – A process that began before he played his first basketball game at Northwestern State will allow Chris Mubiru a chance of a lifetime. Mubiru, a rising junior guard, was selected to represent Uganda in the FIBA Afrobasket Tournament in Angola. Muburiu left Natchitoches, where he spent the summer, Thursday to prepare for the…

  • NSU announces 2025 N-Club Hall of Fame induction class

    NATCHITOCHES – A four-time All-American, several Southland Conference champions and two members of a team responsible for the most iconic moment in Northwestern State athletics’ history highlight the 2025 N-Club Hall of Fame class. The 13-member group, which was chosen through a combination of a public vote of Northwestern letterwinners and a selection committee, will…

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