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n addition to the 2025 Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumna of the Year, Entergy Executive and three-time alumna Kimberly Cook-Nelson and 2025 Norma Jane Sabiston Young Alumnus of the Year, Chef and entrepreneur Edgar “Dook” Chase IV, the ��ż��� will also honor distinguished alumni from its four academic colleges and Privateer Athletics.  Read more

A new research project at the ��ż��� is exploring how augmented reality can improve the accuracy and efficiency of civil infrastructure inspections. Supported by the Louisiana Transportation Research Center, the study integrates extended reality (XR) technologies with machine learning and computer vision to assist inspectors in evaluating structural conditions in real time.  Read more

On Friday, May 9th, along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, approximately 700 ��ż��� students were celebrated by cheering famili  Read more

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has selected the ASME ��ż��� Student Section for the 2024-2025 Student Section Achievement Award, acknowledging their great efforts during this academic year.  Read more

The ��ż��� has been classified as a Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium institution with Higher Access, Medium Earnings.   Read more

Mechanical engineering junior Andrew Bradford and recent computer science master’s graduate Jared Wise make up two-thirds of a combined ��ż��� and Ole Miss team called “Automatic AI.”  Read more

Thirteen ��ż��� students participated in the University of Louisiana System 14th Annual Academic Summit at Nicholls State University.  Read more

Stokes is a past winner of ��ż���’s Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award, a former state legislator and a current member of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.  Read more

Harper retired from ��ż��� earlier this year as the associate director of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, having positively influenced numerous students over the course of almost 30 years.  Read more