More than 220 creative writing submissions were turned in for the first-ever LSU Shreveport creative writing contest, and the university honored 30 finalists at an awards ceremony on May 1st. Local author Ashley Elston, who wrote New York Times bestsellers “First Lie Wins” and “Anatomy of an Alibi,” judged the 30 finalists, selecting the top three in short fiction and poetry categories. Riley Greber won the short fiction category with “Passenger 82.” Mackenzie McDonald’s “Hid

Irreplaceable impact. Of all the words used to describe each of the eight retiring faculty and staff members at LSU Shreveport during Friday’s retirement celebration, those two words might sum up their contributions best. Spanning a range of fields and disciplines, the impact these eight members had on students, colleagues and their respective bodies of knowledge through their research is immeasurable. LSUS celebrated Dr. Douglas Bible, Dr. Timothy Vines, Dr. Kenna Franklin,

By Matt Vines April 13, 2026 SHREVEPORT – When Scotte Hudsmith attended LSU Shreveport as a student in the early 1980s, he said there were only three buildings on campus. Not unlike his start in the business world, which was a position entering customer orders on the new green screen terminals for the Sears Catalog. Now Hudsmith has started eight different businesses that he said generated billions of dollars of enterprise value, the latest ones excelling at the intersection