NSU ensemble performs at regional conference

NSU ensemble performs at regional conference

The Northwestern State University Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble performed at the 2013 South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. This annual conference is one of seven regional conferences in the U.S. affiliated with the International Tuba Euphonium Association. A total of 18 ensembles from universities in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi participated.

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Literary rally district results released

Literary rally district results released

Results of the 2013 Northwest Louisiana District Literary Rally, held on the campus of Northwestern StateUniversity March 23, have been released.  Students from high schools in central and northwest Louisiana participated in the Rally, which is held each year to qualify academically talented students for the state competition at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge on April 20.

Outdoor Chamber Lunch Concerts start April 10 at NSU

Outdoor Chamber Lunch Concerts start April 10 at NSU

The Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts is sponsoring a series of Outdoor Chamber Lunch Concerts. The concerts will be from 11:55 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. on April 10, 17, 24 and May 1 in the quadrangle between Morrison Hall, Fournet Hall and the Family and Consumer Science Building.

Melrose Plantation hosts 39th Arts and Crafts Festival

Melrose Plantation hosts 39th Arts and Crafts Festival

The 39th annual Melrose Plantation Arts and Crafts Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday April 13 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday April 14.

More than 100 vendors from around the region will exhibit and sell their original work on the grounds of Melrose Plantation.

Minden Main Street to host Antiques and Art in April

Minden Main Street to host Antiques and Art in April

Enjoy art, antiques, music and refreshments from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 in downtown Minden at the “Antiques and Art in April” Stroll. Four artists will be featured during the stroll.   

La. Tech students set annual Big Tent volunteer day

La. Tech students set annual Big Tent volunteer day

Louisiana Tech University students will continue an 11-year tradition of service to the residents of Ruston and the surrounding communities by hosting the Big Event. This event has become the largest one-day, student-run service.

Tech students and faculty go to homes, churches and businesses to complete a variety of activities including painting, yard work, cleaning, and other tasks disabled or elderly members of the community cannot do themselves, or those that local businesses and churches need help to complete.

Louisiana Tech announces high school rally winners

Louisiana Tech announces high school rally winners

Louisiana Tech University has announced the winners in the 2013 North Louisiana District Rally qualifying for the State Rally in Baton Rouge or who won first through fifth place in a subject for which there is only district testing have been announced following competition on Saturday, March 23.

Due to problems with testing materials for Agriscience II and Agriscience III, all students who took these two tests will be eligible to compete at the state rally, said Joan Edinger, associate director of admissions at Louisiana Tech and district rally director for the North Louisiana High School Rally Association.

Approximately 1,600 students from 18 North Louisiana parishes competed. Schools also compete for the sweepstakes award in each division. Testing in 49 subjects is separated into five divisions based on school size.