Parish residents earn degrees from NSU

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State awarded 852 degrees during Fall Commencement ceremonies to students who completed coursework in the Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 semesters. Commencement speaker was NSU alumnus David Morgan.
The university also awarded an honorary degree in elementary education to Noella Lyons Black of New Orleans, who left school during World War II just a few credits shy of graduation.
A trio of students from Evangeline Parish were among those hundreds that were awarded degrees. Those two are Melissa Forestier of Basile (Post Baccalaureate Certificate) and Shelbi LaFleur and Darius Poullard (Bachelor of Science).