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Stay at newly renovated Fontainbleau State Park

The Louisiana Office of State Parks announced new upgrades to Fontainebleau State Park having recently completed a campsite improvement project which added full hookups to the 96-site campground. The upgraded campsites include water, electricity and sewer utilities.
Ke’Nard King is one of eight Northwestern State seniors who will be honored ahead of Saturday’s 1 p.m. game against McNeese. Photo by Chris Reich/NSU Photographic Services

Ke’Nard King is one of eight Northwestern State seniors who will be honored ahead of Saturday’s 1 p.m. game against McNeese. Photo by Chris Reich/NSU Photographic Services

Demons set for Senior Day matchup with McNeese

Several times throughout his first season as Northwestern State’s head football coach, Blaine McCorkle has referred to the 2024 season as a “restart.”That term perfectly encapsulates what McCorkle’s first home finale as the head Demon will be.

Herb Vincent earns ’25 Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award

LSU graduate Herb Vincent, associate commissioner of the Southeastern Conference for the past 11 years after more than two impactful decades as an administrator and publicist at his alma mater, is the 2025 winner of the Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award presented by the Louisiana Sports...
Louisiana Forage Conference set for Dec. 13 in Alexandria

Louisiana Forage Conference set for Dec. 13 in Alexandria

Louisiana Forage Conference set for Dec. 13 in Alexandria

The Louisiana Forage Conference will be held Friday, Dec. 13, near Alexandria. This conference is sponsored by the Louisiana Forage and Grassland Council and the Louisiana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative.The meeting site will be the State Evacuation Shelter near the LIU Alexandria campus on U.
Mya Blake scored a game-high 22 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and five steals, as the Demons rolled to a 98-27 win over Arkansas Baptist. Photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

Mya Blake scored a game-high 22 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and five steals, as the Demons rolled to a 98-27 win over Arkansas Baptist. Photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

Lady Demons cruise to victory over Arkansas Baptist

The Northwestern State raced out to a 27-1 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in a historic victory, cruising to a 98-27 win over Arkansas Baptist on Tuesday evening at Prather Coliseum.
Micah Thomas (right) had 20 points in his return to his home state against Oklahoma on Monday night. Photo by Chris Reich/NOSU Photographic Services

Micah Thomas (right) had 20 points in his return to his home state against Oklahoma on Monday night. Photo by Chris Reich/NOSU Photographic Services

Northwestern can’t hold second half lead at Okla.

The Northwestern State men’s basketball team was where it wanted to be again against a power-conference team Monday night.
Sports Hall of Fame Induction set for June 2025

Sports Hall of Fame Induction set for June 2025

Sports Hall of Fame Induction set for June 2025

The 2025 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Celebration has been set for Thursday, June 26-Saturday night, June 28, featuring eight shining stars in state sports history, headlined by West Monroe, LSU and NFL star Andrew Whitworth, pro basketball All-Stars Danny Granger and Vickie Johnson, and...
Northwestern State fell in a tight three-set match at Texas A&M-Commerce on Tuesday night in Commerce. Photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

Northwestern State fell in a tight three-set match at Texas A&M-Commerce on Tuesday night in Commerce. Photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

Lady Demons unable to tame the lions at Commerce

Northwestern State could not stop the Texas A&M-Commerce onslaught in a 3-0 road loss Tuesday evening.Northwestern State (7-14, 2-10) hung with the Lions (9-15, 6-6) in all three sets, but couldn’t quite find the big points to grab a set (25-23, 2522, 25-21).
Libe Banuelos kept the Demons in the game throughout the night, recording nine saves, many in clutch situations. Photo by Texas A&MCorpus Christi

Libe Banuelos kept the Demons in the game throughout the night, recording nine saves, many in clutch situations. Photo by Texas A&MCorpus Christi

Demons suffer OT season-ending heartbreaker in SLC Tournament

Two days after a thrilling overtime victory against Southeastern Louisiana in the Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals, the same fate happened against Northwestern State (11-8-2) in the semifinals, as Stephen F.