NEON covers fourteen parishes of North Louisiana (fun fact: we use the name "parish" instead of "county" for local government divisions because of the French and Spanish Catholic origins of our state; plus, we like to be different) including: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Desoto, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River, Sabine, Union, and Webster. Click on the image at right to see an interactive map with parish profiles.

North Louisiana parishes are well-connected, both to each other and to surrounding states with the I-20 and I-49 corridors intersecting in the region as well as the Red River in our western half and the Ouachita River in the east, both of which are important transportation resources for business and industry, as well as a popular destination for water sports and fishing.

In choosing where to live in North Louisiana, you have many options to suit your needs from college towns like Grambling and Ruston to urban centers in Monroe and Shreveport-Bossier to towns dripping with historic charm like Minden and Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase. In each of these places and many others in the region you can choose to live urban, suburban or rural, in a downtown condo or a country home with a pond out back. The important thing to know is there is something here for everyone, no matter what your taste or station in life, whether you’re living solo, have a houseful or enjoying an empty nest.

• Bienville Parish
• Bossier Parish
• Caddo Parish
• Claiborne Parish
• DeSoto Parish

• Jackson Parish
• Lincoln Parish
• Morehouse Parish
• Natchitoches Parish
• Ouachita Parish

• Red River Parish
• Sabine Parish
• Union Parish
• Webster Parish
  
• Private Schools

The mission of Bossier Parish Community College is to provide instruction and service to its community. This mission is accomplished through courses and programs that provide sound academic education, broad career and workforce training, continuing education, and varied community services through flexible instructional delivery systems. The College provides a wholesome, ethical, and intellectually stimulating environment in which diverse students develop their academic and workforce skills to compete in a technological society.

Centenary College of Louisiana fosters a rich intellectual and social atmosphere. Students work within a strong community to create personalized, distinctive experiences. Building lives of integrity, our students explore the unfamiliar, invent new approaches to understanding, and connect their work and lives to the world at large. Centenary students enjoy a vibrant college life and achieve superior preparation for futures still unimagined.

Centenary traces its founding to 1825 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Grambling State University emerged from the desire of African-American farmers in rural north Louisiana who wanted to educate Black children in the northern and western parts of the state. The 375-acre campus is nestled in the heart of Grambling, Louisiana, a small but growing community located in Lincoln Parish. The University is five miles west of Ruston and is within easy driving distance of the large cities of Shreveport and Monroe.

Grambling State University combines all the strengths of a major university with the personality of a small college, thereby allowing students to grow and learn in a serene and positive environment.

Louisiana Delta Community College is an open-admissions college that offers two-year degree programs, certificates, and courses for personal or professional growth. Since it began offering classes in 2001, Delta has consistently ranked among the best in the nation in student satisfaction. At Delta, you'll find smaller classes, one-to-one instruction from faculty, and a friendly, supportive staff. We create an environment that makes it possible for you to succeed, no matter what your educational background may be. Our motto is "Delta...more than a place...it's an attitude." An attitude of success. We hope you will allow us to help shape-and share-yours.

Since opening its classrooms to students in 1967, LSUS has become a linchpin in the Shreveport-Bossier educational community. Anchored along the picturesque Red River in southeast Shreveport, the beautifully landscaped LSUS campus serves as home to more than 4,200 students.

"We have nearly 40 undergraduate degree programs and a dozen master's degree programs," Chancellor Vincent Marsala said. "Our highly qualified faculty has the highest percentage of doctoral degrees in the state, and our student-teacher ratio is one of the lowest."

As a selective-admissions, comprehensive public university, Louisiana Tech is committed to quality in teaching, research, creative activity, public service, and economic development.

Louisiana Tech University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through five colleges. There are more than 100 undergraduate majors to choose from.

Louisiana Tech founded in 1894, maintains as its highest priority the education and development of its students in a challenging, yet safe and supportive, community of learners. Louisiana Tech provides a technology-rich, interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research environment to ensure student and faculty success.

The mission of LTC Region 7 is, within the fiscal means available to it, to offer quality technical education where and when it is needed to the people, businesses, and industries that need it.

You may well be surprised as you review the more than fifty technical education programs offered at our public campuses in Many, Mansfield, Minden, Natchitoches, and Shreveport. We also offer training to the incarcerated at our campuses inside David Wade Correctional Center and Forcht Wade.

During the seventy years that technical education has been offered in our northwest region of Louisiana, uncounted changes in technology and the workforce have come about. But one thing remains the same — our sincere desire to offer the highest quality, most accessible and in-demand technical education possible. In terms of workforce training, we seek to offer what is needed, where it is needed to those who need it.

The primary mission of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport (LSUHSC-S) is to provide education, patient care services, research, and community outreach. LSUHSC-S encompasses the School of Medicine in Shreveport, the School of Graduate Studies in Shreveport, the School of Allied Health Professions in Shreveport, the LSU Hospital and E. A. Conway Medical Center. In implementing its mission, LSUHSC-S is committed to:

• Educating physicians, basic scientists, residents, fellows and allied health professionals based on state-of-the-art curricula, methods, and facilities, preparing students for careers in health care service, teaching or research.
• Providing state-of-the-art clinical care, including a range of tertiary special services, to an enlarging and diverse regional base of patients.
• Achieving distinction and international recognition for basic science and clinical research programs that contribute to the body of knowledge and practice in science and medicine.
• Supporting the region and the State in economic growth and prosperity by utilizing research and knowledge to engage in productive partnerships with the private sector.

Northwestern State University is a responsive, student-oriented institution that is committed to the creation, dissemination, and acquisition of knowledge through teaching, research, and service. The University maintains as its highest priority excellence in teaching in graduate and undergraduate programs. Northwestern State University will prepare its students to become productive members of society and will promote economic development and improvements in the quality of life of the citizens in its region.

Southern University at Shreveport embraces the role of changing lives through excellence in education. The University intends that everyone should have the opportunity to receive educational experiences and related services, which are compatible with their diverse interests, academic capabilities, achievements, family backgrounds, motivations, needs and aspirations.

At Southern University at Shreveport students are able to participate in a variety of activities when not in class. The campus boasts many clubs, vocational and service organizations for students and affords students opportunities to hone their leadership skills as active members of the Student Government Association (SGA). Further, the Jaguar Courtyard provides student accommodations to live and learn, not to mention a presence that stimulates student life on the campus.

The primary purposes of The University of Louisiana at Monroe are instruction, research, creative activity, and service. Degree programs are offered by the five Colleges and the Graduate School.

With over 9,000 students and steadily increasing enrollment, ULM is known for excellence in a variety of academic areas and a faculty that focuses on Students First! The ULM campus is a vibrant place where faculty conduct cutting-edge research, where business leaders meet to create innovative strategies, and where students are educated for demanding careers.

ULM is a leader for Louisiana in research, economic development, and partnerships with the region. Many students choose ULM for the outstanding programs. There are dozens of them. Others come because graduates get great jobs. Some just like the feeling of the campus where students come first.

If you're looking to earn a degree in business management, the University of Phoenix Shreveport-Bossier Learning Center might be the ideal choice for you. Our program offers flexible business management education that gives you extensive control over your academic schedule. Depending on the particular degree and concentration you choose, you'll be able to choose between online classes and classes taught on site.

Class flexibility at the Shreveport-Bossier Learning Center in Bossier City, Louisiana

Whether you earn a bachelor's or master's, a college degree can boost your credentials. Nevertheless, finding the time for classes can be difficult, especially if you already work a full-time job. That's where the Shreveport-Bossier Learning Center opens doors that were once closed. Take charge of your business management education by taking advantage of online classes in Bossier City.