Posted: Apr 06, 2026 SHREVEPORT, La. – LSU Shreveport baseball's Carlos Vega has been named the Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Week for Week 12, the league office announced. Vega powered the Pilots to a conference sweep of the University of the Southwest, delivering a big week at the plate. He hit .333 (4-for-12) with two doubles, one home run, and nine RBIs, including a .364 average and .818 slugging percentage in conference play. Vega drove in four runs in th

By Matt Vines April 02, 2026 SHREVEPORT – Louisiana ranks as the least healthy state according to the 2025 America’s Health Rankings annual report, a position the state has held each year since 2021. The report, compiled by the United Health Foundation , analyzes 99 measures of health and well-being ranging from premature death rates to air and water quality to behavioral health. LSU Shreveport is aiming to improve this standing with its participation in national Public Healt

By Matt Vines March 23, 2026 SHREVEPORT – Take a look, it’s in a book. While the more than 200,000 volumes in the James Smith Noel Collection contains untold knowledge in its tomes, the current exhibit is about items left in these books. Titled “Ephemera: Remnants of Society,” this exhibit explores things left behind in books, either on purpose or by accident. From embossed leather bookmarks obtained at the 1904 World’s Fair to a ticket to the 1924 Rutgers-Cornell football g