By Matt Vines February 17, 2026 SHREVEPORT – As a mother of two kids, LSU Shreveport student Paige Schuldt was well versed in the difficulties new moms face in partaking in Shreveport-Bossier’s public festivals and events. Schuldt’s answer was The Nurture Nook, a furnished pop-up pod that allows moms a clean, safe space to feed their infants and relax from the hustle and bustle. The idea captured the undergraduate Pilot Pitch title this past November, and Schuldt used the $3,

By Matt Vines February 05, 2026 SHREVEPORT – The LSU Shreveport Debate team can call themselves Louisiana champions after their performance at the Southern Forensics Championship Tournament this past weekend. The Pilots finished as the top Louisiana team in a field that included squads from Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee. The team championship was highlighted by individual state titles from C.J. Longino (professional division) and Josephine Moore (novice divis

By Matt Vines February 19, 2026 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The LSU Shreveport fishing pair of Levi Thibodaux and Miles Smith was right where they wanted to be after two days of the Major League Fishing Collegiate Championships on Lake Murray. The Pilots led the championship field with more than 48 pounds of bass caught, but a shift in the weather and fishing patterns dampened the third and final day. Thibodaux and Smith finished 10 th after hauling in 13 pounds, four ounces on four ba