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NSU inducts 9 into business honor society

NSU inducts 9 into business honor society

Northwestern State University inducted new members into the international business honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma.  Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student can receive in a business program accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.

NSU professor shares aerial photo research

NSU professor shares aerial photo research

Dr. Tommy Hailey, an associate professor of anthropology in Northwestern State University’s Department of Criminal Justice, History and Social Sciences, reported findings from archaeological research he completed in Nebraska earlier this year in which he demonstrated how aerial photography can enhance archaeological research.

NSU student wins state piano competition

NSU student wins state piano competition

Northwestern State University student MinJeong Kim recently won first place in the Young Artist division of the annual Louisiana Music Teachers Association piano competition. She will advance to regional competition in January.

Kim performed works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Dutilleux during the 60-minute competition covering the baroque, classical,romantic and 20th century periods.

Actor to speak at Northwestern on Friday

Actor to speak at Northwestern on Friday

Actor Colin Trahan returns to his Natchitoches roots Friday as part of Louisiana Scholars' College's 25th anniversay celebration.

Trahan, an alumnus of Northwestern State University, speaks at noon on Oct. 12 in Room 227 of Morrison Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

NSU student awarded LA Association of Business scholarship

NSU student awarded LA Association of Business scholarship

Northwestern State University student Ashley O’Corr Davis of Pleasant Hill was selected as the recipient of the 2012 Louisiana Association of Business Educators Postsecondary Scholarship, a one-semester award of $500.

Natchitoches man raising money for families of slain S. LA deputies

Natchitoches man raising money for families of slain S. LA deputies

Natchitoches resident Don Boehly, with help from several of this neighbors, will sell barbecue plate dinners and send the money to the families of the two St. John Parish sheriff's deputies killed in an ambush.

Ringgold Police Chief dies after sudden illness

Ringgold Police Chief dies after sudden illness

Ringgold Police Chief Lawson Bradley passed away on August 12 after suddenly becoming ill on Wednesday night.

According to Ringgold City Hall, 71-year-old Chief Bradley died from a stroke and heart attack while being treated at Willis-Knighton Pierremont.

Chief Bradley had a long career in law enforcement. He worked for the Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office for 24 years, then was at the Ringgold Police Department for the past 14 years. He spent three months as Interim Police Chief before taking the office permanently in 2003. He was Police Chief for 10 years.