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On the anniversary of what would have been his 97th birthday, the Family & Friends of the late Dr. Jesse N. Stone, Jr., proudly announce the organization of the Jesse N. Stone, Jr. Foundation.

Southern University Museum of Art Shreveport (SUMAS) will celebrate Black Music Month with an exhibit of its in-house collection of the U.S. Black Music Stamp Series, featuring the artwork of African American musical artists that have been featured on postage stamps over the years.

Southern University of Shreveport wants to provide mothers with the resources to help their sons in the midst of the high crime rate. SUSLA is hosting an empowerment session on Thursday called, “Mothers of Men: Helping to save our sons.”

Southern University at Shreveport held its Spring 2021 commencement exercises at 6 p.m. May 22 in Independence Stadium on the State Fairgrounds, 3701 Hudson Ave., Shreveport, La.

When alumnae Beatrice “Bea” Wright walked into Financial Aid Director Dr. Alan Jackson’s Office, the last thing she imagined is that she would walk out leaving a $1,000 check behind.

JJ College Gap Fund Presents a fundraising event to support the College Gap Fund initiative: 2021 National HBCU Graduate Celebration.

On Monday, May 17th, when Lincoln Preparatory School seniors marched across the stage to receive their high school diplomas, nine of them returned to the stage a few minutes later to receive the Associate of General Studies Degree from Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA). 

Aphriekah DuHaney-West joined Ochsner LSU Health in March 2020 as Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in December 2020. She manages the day to day operations and oversees the operational excellence, physician and employee engagement, and the strategic market position for the Academic Medical Centers 454 licensed bed facility.

On Saturday, prior to the start of the Bayou Classic in Shreveport, a major business development initiative for Southern University at Shreveport was announced.

The new Area Manager in Region 1E for the state of Louisiana, is Dr. John Galiotos.  At this time, Dr. Galiotos serves as the Dean of Workforce Development and Associate Professor of Chemistry at Southern University Shreveport of Louisiana, and was previously the Senior Vice President for Workforce-STEM/CTE-Economic Development for Suffolk County Community College in New York.