NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded degrees to 822 students recently at Fall Commencement Exercises in Prather Coliseum. State Sen. Gerald Long was the commencement speaker. Fall graduates and their degree
listed by hometown are as follows. Belmont – William Hendrickson; Converse – Marie Sessum, Kathlean Cates, Jack Gentry and Russell Sistrunk; Florien – Teresa Tilley and Jessica Craft