LSU Shreveport invites the community to join us for a powerful morning of music, storytelling, and reflection honoring African-American icons on January 20th in the University Center Theatre. This theatrical and musical performance will bring to life figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Zora Neale Hurston, Mahalia Jackson, and Paul Robeson, with performances by Mahogany Ensemble Theatre on the LSUS stage. The program will also feature poetry from Maya Angelou, music by

By Matt Vines January 06, 2026 SHREVEPORT – “Louisiana feels like home.” That’s the overwhelming feeling Soraya Karimi Sarab Berrios had as she celebrated her graduation from LSU Shreveport with her mother and two sisters outside of the Brookshire Grocery Arena on Dec. 19. Soraya embraces her fellow graduates clad in purple and black graduation gowns, both from America and from around the world. Her Japanese-Peruvian mother dances to the Shreveport Second Line Brass Band whil

By Matt Vines December 09, 2025 SHREVEPORT – “What makes this class special is that we did it together.” Those were the words of LSU Shreveport nursing graduate Mysheika James, who represented the 16-member licensed practical nursing graduating class at Tuesday’s ceremony. “We encouraged and supported one another,” said James, who was chosen by her classmates to speak at the ceremony. “We shared notes, snacks, more snacks, prayers, laughter and even tears. “We walked in as st