Join Us for an Educational, Informative & Entertaining Conference!
The Louisiana Scholastic Press Association (LSPA) Conference is an innovative educational event that is organized each year by the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication and is held at the LSU Student Union on the Baton Rouge campus. Hundreds of students and media advisers from across the state participate in the half-day conference, which is designed to improve student media at the high school level.
The 2025 LSPA Conference will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
- TIME: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Check-In starts at 8 a.m. Conference starts at 9 a.m.)
- LOCATION: LSU Student Union, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
- Special welcome from the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication
- Workshops conducted by Manship School faculty and student leaders on writing, digital storytelling, photography, videography, interviewing tips and ethics
- Awards Luncheon for 2025 LSPA Yearbook, Newspaper, Broadcast, Radio and Social Media Contests
- LSPA t-shirt
- Advisers roundtable discussion, offering teachers and advisers an opportunity to share ideas for both student instruction and the future of LSPA
Registration
- Complete registration online for LSPA 2025 (membership, conference participation) and Student Media Competition.
Deadline
- The deadline to complete conference registration, postmark payment and submit contest entries (submission details in Student Media Competition online registration) is November 11, 2024.
Costs
- Membership
- A one-time payment of $30 provides membership for all your school's student media for the 2025 calendar year, as well as a discounted conference rate. LSPA membership is required for entry into the Student Media Competition.
- Conference
- Conference registration for non-members is $30 per person. LSPA members receive a discounted rate of $25 per person. Per-person rates apply for students and advisers.
- Competition
- The LSPA student media competition is composed of five contests.
- Newspaper Contest: $30 flat rate for entry; $5 per entry.
- Yearbook Contest: $75 flat rate.
- Broadcast Contest: $30 flat rate for entry; $5 per entry.
- Radio Contest: $30 flat rate for entry; $5 per entry.
- Social Media Contest: $30 flat rate for entry; $5 per entry.
- The LSPA student media competition is composed of five contests.
Preferred payment: School check, school board-issued check or money order.
Checks should be made out to LSPA and mailed with your LSPA Checklist to:
LSPA c/o Kyrin Lewis
LSU Manship School of Mass Communication
211 Journalism Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Questions?
- If you have any questions, please contact lspamanship@lsu.edu.