NSU will hold press conference for new president July 23

NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 23 to introduce James. T. Genovese as the university's 21^st president. The event will be in the Sylvan Friedman Student Union Ballroom. The public and media are invited.

Genovese, who has served as an associate justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court, was named the university's president July 18 and will assume office in August.

Tuesday's program will include recognition of local and regional elected officials, figures from Genovese's personal life, special presentations to the newly elected president and comments from Genovese. Following the program, Genovese will be available for media interviews and photos.

For more information, contact Leah Jackson at (318) 357-4553 or email [email protected].