Louisiana State University at Alexandria (LSUA) was founded in 1959, when the Louisiana State Legislature voted to merge three private institutions—Alexandria Junior College, Louisiana State Normal College, and Louisiana Technical Institute. The new university was launched with a mission to provide accessible higher education opportunities to all students within central Louisiana. In the years since […]

Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge (LSU) was founded in 1860 as a land-grant university. It was originally named Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy and was located in Pineville, Louisiana. In 1869, the university moved to its present location in Baton Rouge and changed its name to Louisiana State University. Throughout the […]

Louisiana State University at Shreveport was founded in 1967, when the Shreveport campus of Louisiana State University was separated from the main campus in Baton Rouge. The school began with an enrollment of just over 500 students, and it has since grown to a student body of nearly 5,000. Through its growth, LSU Shreveport has […]

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center was established in 1931 as the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. Located on the campus of Confederate Memorial Medical Center, the school provided medical education to residents of northern Louisiana and surrounding states. In 1965, the school became part of the Louisiana State University System and […]

Louisiana Tech University was founded in 1894 as the Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana. The school was created by the Louisiana legislature to provide training in industrial and mechanical arts. In 1898, the school changed its name to Louisiana Industrial Institute. In 1921, the name changed again to Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, and finally in […]

Loyola University New Orleans was founded in 1912 by the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of clergy known as the Jesuits. The university was originally called Loyola College and located in downtown New Orleans. It was the first institution of higher learning in the city to be run by a religious order. The […]

McNeese State University (MSU) is a public university located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It was founded in 1939 as a junior college and has since grown to become the third-largest university in the state, with more than 8,000 students. The university was originally named Lake Charles Junior College and offered two-year programs for local high […]

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was founded in 1917 by a group of Southern Baptist pastors and church leaders from the South. It was initially located in New Orleans, Louisiana, but moved to its current location in the Garden District of New Orleans in 1920. The seminary has since grown to become a major center […]

Nicholls State University, located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, was founded in 1948 as Francis T. Nicholls Junior College of Louisiana State University. The college was named after Francis T. Nicholls, a former governor of the state who had proposed that a college be established in the area. It was initially intended to provide educational opportunities to […]

Northwestern State University of Louisiana was founded in 1884, originally as the Louisiana State Normal School. It was the first public institution of higher learning in the state and its mission was to provide teacher training for students. Over the years, Northwestern has grown and evolved to meet the changing needs of its students, faculty, […]

Our Lady of Holy Cross College was founded in 1916 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. It was originally established as a two-year college that served as a teacher training school for the local community. Over time, the college has grown and expanded its offerings to become a four-year institution offering over 40 majors […]

Our Lady of the Lake College was founded in 1923 by the Sisters of St. Mary, a Catholic order dedicated to providing education to young women. The college began as a two-year college and offered courses such as English, French, Latin, mathematics and science. In 1933 the college was granted accreditation by the Texas State […]

Southeastern Louisiana University (SELU) was established in 1925 as a teacher training school. It was originally known as the Hammond Normal and Industrial Institute, and was located in an old abandoned sugar mill. The school quickly grew to become a two-year junior college in 1928, offering courses in liberal arts, sciences, and education. In 1940, […]

Southern University and A&M College has a long and proud history of providing quality educational opportunities to its students. It was founded in 1880 as part of the historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) system, becoming the first public HBCU in Louisiana. Since then, Southern University has grown from a small school with six faculty […]

Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) was founded in 1956 as part of the Southern University System. The school was established to provide educational opportunities to African Americans who had been denied access to higher education due to segregation. SUNO is the only historically black college or university (HBCU) in Louisiana offering both undergraduate and […]

St. Joseph Seminary College was founded in 1891 by the Sulpician Fathers of Baltimore. The college was originally located at St. Mary’s Seminary and University, where it remained until 1923. In that year, the College moved to its present location on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. The school has seen many changes throughout […]

Tulane University was founded in 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana. It was the first medical school in the Deep South and only the second in the entire United States. Its original mission was to provide medical care to those living in New Orleans, a city with a large population of immigrants and refugees. […]

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette was founded in 1898 as an industrial school for the training of teachers and has since become a comprehensive university offering more than 80 degree programs. The university is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and is part of the University of Louisiana System. It was originally known as Southwestern Louisiana […]