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

By Matt Vines December 03, 2025 SHREVEPORT – Start the New Year off right with LSU in Shreveport’s first-ever MENtality Workshop: Mental Wealth on Jan. 16. The one-day event will feature interactive breakout sessions, dynamic speakers, and opportunities for networking and collaboration, all centered on the theme of men’s well-being and leadership in today’s fast-paced world. The workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. and last until 3:30 p.m. in the University Center. “The MENtality