Nicholls State University News

Paige O'Malley, Chris Green, Matthew Moroney and Courtney Stauderman attempt to net an adult alligator gar that recently spawned in a holding tank at the LSU AgCenter Aquaculture Research Station in Baton Rouge.

With numbers dwindling in the Ohio and upper Mississippi river systems, the scientific community is concerned about the future of this ancient fish.

Top elementary, middle and high school teachers in the St. John the Baptist public school district were recognized last month by the School Board.

Recent spring commencement exercises at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux marked the breaking of 2 school records.

Nicholls State University held commencement exercises May 12, awarding 599 degrees to students who completed coursework during the spring semester.

Nicholls State University is offering an estate and business planning forum on May 23 at Powell Hall auditorium.

Central Catholic High School's graduating class will be led by Alexandria Elizabeth Medine, valedictorian, and Paige Elizabeth Johnson, salutatorian.

Berwick High School is honoring nine students as top graduates for 2012. Anastasia Grace Bergeron, daughter of James and Francisca Bergeron of Bayou Vista, is one of nine valedictorians for the 2012 graduating class of Berwick High School.

THIBODAUX, La. - Nicholls State University in Thibodaux is taking a new perspective on tracking coastal erosion and the health of Louisiana's barrier islands more closely.

Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La., says a Mississippi-based oil and gas company has completed arrangements for the first installment of an endowment that will pay for new petroleum service labs at Nicholls.

Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La., says a Mississippi-based oil and gas company has completed arrangements for the first installment of an endowment that will pay for new petroleum service labs at Nicholls.

Recently, Morgan City High School students, from left, Briana Lewis, Kreisle Darce, Derrick Walker and Courtney Billiot received superior ratings at District Music Rally held at Nicholls State University.

Photo provided by BALAJI RAMACHANDRAN Balaji Ramachandran, interim head of the applied sciences department and an associate professor at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, displays in 2009 an unmanned aerial mapping vehicle known as a CyberBug.

HOUMA, La. - When Terrebonne Parish expanded public transit in Thibodaux in September, officials said they knew the system would need some tweaking in the years to come.

State Sen. Norby Chabert will be the keynote speaker for Nicholls State University's graduation ceremonies on May 12.