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An Evening with Liz Williams Join us for a fascinating program about the history behind some favorite Southern foods on January 14, 2025! Southern Food & Beverage Museum founder and cookbook author Liz Williams will share the origin and evolution…
MoreVina Perez was working in her father’s construction business when other children her age were learning their ABCs. Determined to improve her situation, at age 10 she started teaching herself to read. That same determination spurred her to enroll in…
MoreThe LSUS Foundation joins the community in mourning the loss of Dr. Sandra McCalla. As an educator for more than 50 years, Dr. McCalla touched countless lives and delighted in seeing her students grow into adulthood with families of their…
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LSUS graduate student Laura Beeman Nugent (pictured with former LSUS Student Government Association President Tyson Lee) is committed to investing in her future. She expected to go it alone—but help from the LSU Shreveport Scholarship and Completion Fund is making…
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LSU Shreveport smashed its previous enrollment record as the university has crossed the 10,000 mark for the first time in the school’s history. LSUS announced a final spring enrollment of 10,214 on Wednesday. “For the first time in LSUS history,…
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William B. “Bill” Wiener Jr. A passion for preservation led William B. “Bill” Wiener Jr. to ensure that the stories of individuals, communities and cultures aren’t lost. “We make so many decisions based on history,” he said. “I don’t understand…
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Join LSU Shreveport history professor Dr. Cheryl White for a free twilight tour of Oakland Cemetery, the original city cemetery for Shreveport, on Thursday, October 26. The oldest tombstones — dating to 1842 — tell the story of Shreveport’s first…
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