The Baker High School Symphonic Band will be performing at the Festival at Carnegie Hall: National Band and Orchestra Festival in New York City on March 31, 2018. The Baker High Concert Band won multiple awards […]
Southern University Law Center Alumni Ashlei Gradney and Lacresha Wilkerson have been named 2017 National Bar Association’s Top 40 Under 40. Gradney is an attorney at Kastl Law, P.C. in Dallas. Her practice areas include business, […]
Michelle Clayton, Ph.D., will serve as Associate Superintendent of Innovation and Interim K-8 Principal. […]
Jyric Sims has been named chief executive officer for Medical City Fort Worth after a national search. The Baton Rouge native has more than 17 years of health care experience and began his career as […]
Dr. Vindell Washington has joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana as chief medical officer. He brings to the state’s largest health insurer extensive experience in leading clinical teams and in health IT, most […]
John L. Barthelemy, of Braithwaite, was appointed to the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Mr. Barthelemy is a Plaquemines Parish Councilmember and former educator. Mr. Barthelemy was the principal […]
LED and the Louisiana Small Business Development Center Network served more than 13,475 small businesses and individuals last year, directly resulting in 1,022 new jobs, 1,587 retained jobs and the launch of 165 new businesses. The Small Business Award program recognizes top performers in a broad range of categories. […]
Ten beautiful young women were presented by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Nu Gamma Omega Chapter at its annual Debutante Cotillion and Spring Ball on April 8, 2017 at the Belle of Baton Rouge Atrium. […]
Because of their hard work and endurance and in spite of the loss of their school and/or homes as a result of the Great Flood of 2016, the Baker High School Boys Basketball Team participated […]
Jefferson Parish Judge John J. Molaison Jr. and former labor union leader Sibal S. Holt were appointed by the state Supreme Court to serve four-year terms on the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana. Molaison has served […]
Since January 27, 1935, Lawrence and Varrie Player, of Benton, La., have been together, making them Louisiana’s longest-known married couple. They have been married 82 years. Last year they were honored by the Louisiana Family Forum during a […]
Renee Horton, PhD, remembers spending many nights gazing at the stars as a child growing up in Baton Rouge, wondering if there was anything beyond our universe. Her interest in space was stimulated during family […]
The Southern University and A&M College System Board of Supervisors installed officers for 2017 and held a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed members during its regular monthly meeting, Jan 6. Chairwoman Ann A. Smith and […]
Charles Clinton and Dolores Ada Poole Moore celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. They are natives of Mandeville, Louisiana and members Newell United Methodist Church in Mandeville, Louisiana. They contribute their faith in […]
Governor John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to the Board of Regents. “Our institutions of higher education continue to face financial challenges that make the work of the Board of Regents more critical than ever […]
State Senator Regina Ashford Barrow, of Baton Rouge, has been elected secretary of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. State Senator Wesley Bishop, of new Orleans, and State Representative Pat Smith, of Baton Rouge, […]
Alejandro Raeshod Perkins has been elected to chairman of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. The ULSystem is the largest higher education system in the state with more than 90,000 students and nine […]
John Frederick Smith and Joseph Gottlieb Simmons were recently recognized as the 2016 Brotherhood Sisterhood Honorees for their decades of dedication to equity, serving the community, leading and inspiring others, and breaking personal barriers.
Slidell police officer Christopher Richard has been promoted to administrative corrections peace officer in the Slidell Police Department’s Corrections Division. He is a 10-year veteran and has been a field training officer, training new jailors […]
Ivory Toldson, Ph.D., has been named one of the 30 Most Influential Forensic Psychologists by Emergency Management Degree Program Guide. He completed a doctorate in counseling psychology from Temple University and later became a forensic […]
Southern University Baton Rouge School of Nursing professor Wanda Spurlock was recently inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. The only inductee from Louisiana, Spurlock was one of 162 fellow elected from across […]
Juanita Powell Baranco, of Atlanta, Georgia, and retired Judge Luke A. LaVergne, of Baton Rouge, were recently honored by the LSU Alumni Association A. P. Tureaud Sr. Black Alumni Chapter as 2016 LSU Legends. LaVergne, […]
SU student Kamrie Dillard on receiving the 1890s Student Scholarship from Monsanto Company. Dillard was one of 10 students from eight Universities to receive the $10,000 scholarship. “I am honored to be an example of […]
Gov. John Bel Edwards has made new appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Announced through a news release Oct 10, the appointees are: Fredrick H. Miller Jr., of Kenner, was reappointed to the Kenner […]
Bryant Harris spent three weeks in Italy studying Italian music over the summer at the Italian-American Vocal Operatic Program for Young Americans. The Southern University junior was one of three students from the United States […]
Southern University Baton Rouge professors Revathi I. Hines and Leslie T. Grover will serve as advisors to Governor John Bel Edwards through separate recent panel appointments Hines, an Alphonse Jackson Professor of Political Science in […]
The board of directors for the $95 million Southwest Louisiana Credit Union has appointed president/CEO Ronaldo Hardy of the Lake Charles-based cooperative that serves more than 17,000 members. Hardy began his career in the financial […]
My inspiration comes from the reactions of students when they see that they can succeed and that they don’t have to give up their dreams -Saundra Y. McGuire […]
SHREVEPORT, LA — Cheredith Rhone ’17 has taken Centenary College’s motto “Do More” and run with it all the way to the White House. This summer, she was nominated as a change maker and was […]
The National Association of Black Journalists presented the Professional Chapter of the Year Award to the Baton Rouge Area Association of Black Journalists, this week during the association’s annual meeting in Washington DC.The NABJ […]
Growing up in a small, close-knit community in Bastrop, Louisiana, taught Derrick Warren the importance of relationships and results. “From a young age, I understood that education was key and that you can learn something […]
The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors announced that the tenth president of Grambling State University will be former Louisiana Senator and State Representative Richard J. Gallot Jr. Gallot is a 1987 GSU graduate […]
Scotlandville Magnet High Alumni Damian Jones was chosen by the Golden State Warriors as the 30th pick of the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft. With this, Jones is the first player from Scotlandville […]
The United Southern Express track club’s 4x400m relay has punched their tickets to the AAU National Junior Olympic Championships in Humble, Texas next month. In the image you have the members of the winning 17-18 […]
Krystal J. Brumfield, ’07, has been named the president/CEO of the Airport Minority Advisory Council headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Brumfield, who was recognized as a 2015 SULC Distinguished Alumna during the annual Alumni Round-Up, formerly […]
Lake Charles musician Sean Ardoin has been elected to the Memphis Chapter of The Recording Academy, the premier organization responsible for honoring achievement in music with the Grammy Awards. The distinction is one Ardoin, a […]
Kim Hunter Reed has been appointed by President Barack Obama as deputy under secretary of education. Reed will be a member of the senior leadership team at the Department of Education that oversees higher education […]
LSU Cadet Todd Dixon, a New Orleans native, has been selected to serve as the Regimental Commanding Officer for the 17th Regional area of the National Society of Pershing Rifles. Dixon’s range of responsibility includes […]
The Southern University System Board of Supervisors named John K. Pierre to become the seventh chancellor of the Southern University Law Center, on March 18. Pierre, who is serving as interim SULC chancellor, was one […]
The Southern University System Board of Supervisors named Rodney Ellis to become the seventh chancellor of Southern University Shreveport during the board’s Feb. 19th meeting. Ellis was one of three finalists selected by a 14-member […]
The Louisiana Chapter of New Leaders Council has selected Terrance Lockett of Baton Rouge as a 2016 Fellow. As a progressive training program, the New Leaders Council Institute is a leadership development program for young […]
Reginald Brown has been selected to chair the Capital Area Court Appointed Special Advocate Association 2016 board of directors. Also selected were Kristen Hogan as vice chair, Katie Ruiz as secretary, and Allyson Sadler as […]
The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center presented its first Outstanding Customer Service Award to Angela R. Jackson, administrative assistant in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Extension, and Curtis Chisley, research associate […]
Eva K. Pickens was named vice president for university advancement at Texas Southern University in Houston. She has served in this role on an interim basis since September 2015. Pickens has been on the university’s […]
Adriel A. Hilton, Ph.D., has been named chief of staff and executive assistant to the president at Grambling State University in Louisiana. He previously served as an assistant professor of higher education student affairs and […]
Industrial engineering senior Briana Saul recently received first place at the LSU Undergraduate Research Conference for Engineering Level 2 Researchers. “The first year I presented, as a Level 1 researcher, I didn’t win anything,” Saul […]
Leslie Lacy, an attorney with the Child Advocacy Program of Louisiana Mental Health Advocacy Services, received the Catherine Lafleur Legal Advocacy for Children & Families Award at the Together We Can Conference, Oct. 13-15 in […]
Quinton Jason was first drawn to the instant gratification of coding in a high school computer literacy class. What started as an interest grew to a passion, which eventually led him to graduate with a […]
The Southern University System has selected M. Christopher Brown II as the new executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. Brown has more than 10 years of experience in higher education administration including serving […]
Southern University’s acclaimed art professor, Randell Henry, has been inducted into the Scotlandville High School Alumni Association’s Hall of Fame. A mid-term January 1976 Scotlandville grad, Henry is among the first 12 persons selected by […]
Erin Wheeler, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant vice president for academic support services at Kentucky State University. She was a biology instructor at Southern University and A&M College, an adjunct biology instructor at American InterContinental […]
The Southern Regional Asset Building Coalition (SRABC) will hold its eighth annual conference Oct. 8-9 in Biloxi, Mississippi, at the Beau Rivage Resort. The featured keynote speaker is Maxine Crump, the executive director of Dialogue on Race […]
The Southern University Board of Supervisors has named Adell Brown Jr., Ph.D., interim chancellor for the SU Ag Center effective July 1, 2015. Brown served as Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, and currently as […]
Southern University is a finalist in four categories in the 2015 HBCU Digest national awards competition. SU’s College of Nursing and Allied Health is a finalist in the Best Nursing School category and the Human […]
Dillard University ranks among the finalists in six “Best Of” categories sponsored by the HBCU Digest annual awards ceremony that will be held this week on Dillard’s campus. The HBCU Digest is a daily blog/news […]
Hugh V. McKnight, DDS, of Baton Rouge, has been named this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Service Award that was presented during the 135th House of Delegates of the Louisiana Dental Association (LDA) on April […]
It isn’t often that a historically Black college or university has a campus newspaper willing to dig deeply – even when a powerful administration is watching and questioning nearly every move. It’s with this approach that Smith has led the campus newspaper with tenacity comparable to some of the nation’s top editors, just on a college campus. […]
Pressure BioSciences, Inc. announced it has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Southern University at New Orleans to focus on improving and extending the applications of the Company’s unique and patented pressure cycling technology platform […]
Lake Forest Charter School 8th grade student Tyler Turner won 3rd place at the Louisiana Science and Engineering Fair in the environmental science category. Tyler’s project was titled “Alternative Roofs” and studied the most cost […]
The Louisiana House of Representatives has promoted Cory Stewart to director of communications. Having previously served as public information specialist and deputy director of communications for the House of Representatives, Stewart has 13 years of […]
Three individuals were recognized as Louisiana Living Legends during the fifth annual Louisiana Small Farmer Conference at the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center on March 20. They are Bobby R. Phills,Ph.D., program director […]
James L. Llorens has been confirmed by the Board of Directors for Cristo Rey Baton Rouge to serve as founding president. The board held its launch meeting March 3, 2015, and is currently completing its […]
Sharon McCollum, Ed.D., will soon head the Virgin Islands Education Department following the Virgin Island government committee approval of her nomination late February. The New Orleans native McCollum has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from […]
Southern University System’s Distinguished Professor of Physics Diola Bagayoko,Ph.D., has received a three-year, $503,931 federal research grant to help develop new methods and processes in the field of materials and energy science. The grant is […]
PLAQUEMINE–More than 200 parents, teachers, students and community members assembled at the Math, Science & Arts Academy West in Plaquemine for the second annual Dow Westside You Be the Chemist Challenge® on Feb. 11. Thirty-three […]
An interview with gospel artist Anita Jarrell-Robertson About 17 years ago, music executive Vivian Scott Chew told me in a telephone interview to be on the lookout for a gifted singer who very few people […]
The nonprofit group, Answering the Call, hosted a prayer vigil for the youth of the City of Donaldsonville and surrounding areas, Monday, Jam. 26, 2015, at the Louisiana Square on Railroad Ave.
The Capitol Senior High Class of 1967 members celebrate their 65th birthday at their annual Christmas gathering in style with a formal affair at Lake House Reception Center on December 20, 2014. During the event […]
NEW ORLEANS–The Southern University Board of Supervisors elected Leon R. Tarver II as chairman and Calvin W. Braxton Sr. as vice chairmen for 2015, during it’s regular meeting held in New Orleans, Nov. 28. Tarver, […]
The Baton Rouge Chapter of the NAACP hosted its annual Freedom Fund Brunch, Oct. 4, honoring four community leaders and public servants. Chapter president Michael McClanahan (pictured at left) and chapter members recognized Markita Sweet […]
Attorney Domoine D. Rutledge, general counsel for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and former National President of the Southern University Alumni Federation, has been elected president and chairman Southern University System Foundation during […]
Ben O. Lukongo, Ph.D., was named assistant professor of agricultural economics. In this position, Lukongo provides leadership in the establishment of economic and community programs, serves as an economist for the sequential and mixed species […]
Brazile, who was the first Black American to lead a major presidential campaign, said, “LSU was an indispensable part of my education, as a person and as a political operative.” […]
Winona State University in Minnesota has appointed Ernie Hughes to the position of vice president for advancement and executive directorrector of the WSU Foundation. He most recently served as director of community economic development for […]
The Reverend SAM TOLBERT of Lake Charles has been named president-elect of the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Tolbert is pastor of Greater Saint Mary Missionary Baptist Church and also serves as vice president of the North American Baptist Fellowship
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