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Northwestern State announces Spring 2025 graduates
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State will award 937 to 914 graduates during Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies May 14-15. Spring 2025 graduates listed by hometown are as follows. Abbeville – Allison Hardy, Associate of Science in Nursing. Jillian Henry, Master of Science in Nursing Addis – Erin Bayham, Bachelor of Science; Jerome Richard Master of Science in…
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Pope’s Creole roots shine spotlight on NSU’s Creole Heritage Center
NATCHITOCHES – Just a few hours Pope Leo XIV was named the first pontiff from the United States, genealogists and historians, such as Jari C. Honora at the Historic New Orleans Collection, were elated to find that the pope’s family is rooted in Louisiana’s Creole heritage. “So far the confirmed ancestry information ties his family to…
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NSU School of Education faculty and colleagues publish in Southern Early Childhood Association’s Voices of Early Childhood Educators: Conversations about Change in the U.S. South
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University School of Education faculty Dr. Michelle Brunson, Dr. Debra Jo Hailey and Dr. April Giddens collaborated with Brett Brunson, Natchitoches Parish District Defender, and University of Louisiana Monroe faculty member Dr. Amy Weems to publish a chapter in Southern Early Childhood Association’s Voices of Early Childhood Educators: Conversations about Change in the…
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Youth Volunteer Summer Service Grant 2025
Funding for Youth Volunteer Summer Service Program gives our youngest community members more opportunities to become engaged in their communities and make volunteerism a lifelong habit. It is with great pleasure to announce that Morning Star Baptist Church is a recipient of the Youth Volunteer Summer Service Grant for 2025. Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) is…
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Successful Mental Health Fair at Outpatient Medical Center in Natchitoches
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Outpatient Medical Center (OMC) hosted a successful Mental Health Fair, in partnership with the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the Natchitoches Parish School Board. This event hosted a variety of community health partners who serve the mental health needs of Natchitoches and surrounding areas.The event was held in OMC’s…

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