The Gramblinite
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
The Eddie G. Robinson Museum recognizes the contributions that the former head coach for the Grambling State Tigers made to the game of football as the winningest coach in NCAA Division 1 history. According to the museum’s website, Senate Bill No. 919 of the 1999 Louisiana Legislature recognized that it […]
The Grambling State University Police Department will be issuing tickets to anyone on campus without university parking permits. GSU students, faculty and staff must display the appropriate decal when parking or face the risk of receiving a ticket. Vehicle registration can be accessed through BannerWeb accounts, by clicking “U Park,” […]
On Nov. 3, the citizens of Lincoln Parish voted in the country’s general elections. For District Attorney of the 4th Judicial District Court, incumbent Steve Tew won over Mennon Campbell, Jr. For District Judge of the 4th Judicial District Court, ES 2, Div. B., Sharon Marchman defeated Tommy Hayes IV. […]
Grambling State University is set to hold six separate commencement ceremonies to accommodate spring, summer and fall 2020 graduates and their families. “Due to COVID, Grambling State University was unable to hold a commencement at the end of the Spring 2020 semester,” Dr. Connie Walton, GSU Provost and Vice-President for […]
The 47th annual Bayou Classic is set to be played on Saturday, Apr. 17, 2021 at the Independence Stadium in Shreveport. On Oct. 5, Bayou Classic officials joined by leadership from both Grambling State and Southern A&M, Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins and Shreveport-Bossier’s Sports Commission announced in a press conference […]
Grambling State University students Jasmine Franklin and Lindsay Johnson were selected for the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. UNITED’s “Pay It Forward” program. The program is an internship program aimed to provide students at historically black colleges with opportunities to celebrate achievement and further their success. Franklin and Johnson were chosen after […]
Grambling State University Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Martin Lemelle, Jr. announced in July his candidacy for Louisiana’s Fifth Congressional District election. “I’m running for the 5th Congressional District because the opportunities that exist in Louisiana have not been realized,” Lemelle said. “There are far too many citizens […]
Grambling State University Police Department continue to investigate the Aug. 13 campus shooting that occurred after a large fight. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. between Pinchback and Douglass Halls. One person was shot with non-life-threatening injuries. The person identified as a non-student. University police implemented additional security measures following […]
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called for all major events on the city’s 2020 calendar to be postponed to 2021 as the coronavirus crisis continues throughout the nation. “Absolutely no large events as it relates to the year of 2020,” Mayor Cantrell said during a press conference on Tuesday, April […]
Mayor Ed Jones and City Councilwoman Yanise Days respond to concerns surrounding audit Administrators of the City of Grambling have responded to concerns surrounding an audit from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor which questions the town’s ability to survive without substantial efforts to fix the town’s financial crisis. According to Grambling […]