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Discover LSMSA

There are many ways to discover LSMSA!

Meet us at an Information Session
We travel across the state to meet you where you are. You can find places, dates, and times at this link: www.lsmsa.edu/admissions/informational-meetings

Come see for yourself by visiting campus
We host open houses, Exploration Days, group tours, and private tours. You can find more information at this link: www.lsmsa.edu/admissions/visit-lsmsa

See the numbers
Just the facts? Then check out our stats at this link: www.lsmsa.edu/admissions/fast-facts

Find your people
One of our creative writing students wrote a poem describing some of the many people that make up LSMSA. You can read an excerpt below.

Song of LSMSA Stanza 15

Huddleston, Isabella. “Song of LSMSA Stanza 15.” Folio, edited by Lily Buckles, LSMSA, 2025, pp. 21-22. [abridged]

The pianist rehearses her composition in the practice room,

The painter works on his capstone, the brush gently leans down to kiss the canvas and pulls away yet again,

The students pile onto the Eagle bus, eager to make it back to their house in time for a home-cooked meal,

The rower grasps the oars, she pushes them against the water with great strength,

The senior waits outside the CCC, ready for his first interview with a college representative,

The teacher sits in his office, hoping for a break from grading papers,

The catholic student walks joyfully with her peers down University Parkway to the church,

The singer does her scales in the choir room, her voice rises and falls with each octave,

The early riser peruses the breakfast line, as he scans the options, he decides which kind of eggs he would prefer,

The night owl at last arrives to her bed in the wee hours of the morning,

(She will not get rest knowing that she has midterm exam tomorrow;)

The professor with kind eyes and shaky hands teaches the class about physics,

He draws a diagram of an elephant on the board while he speaks about motion,

.....

The long drive to swim meets, away games, and field trips brings people closer together than ever before,

The mutual understanding between the student body grows daily, there is an unspoken support, a kind word, a shoulder to lean on,

The stories of alum and former students weave their way into the fabric of the current students,

The seniors cherish their last days, they know that soon everything will be different,

The sophomore sleeps, the second-year senior sleeps, the professor sleeps, and the alum sleeps,

They all know each other in ways that they will not likely understand,

I live within them, and they live within me,

And of these one and all I weave the song of LSMSA.

Office of Enrollment Services

LSMSA Enrollment Services

715 University Pkwy

Natchitoches, LA 71457

Office: 318-357-2503

Fax: 318-357-3189

Email: admissions@LSMSA.edu

Folio is the official student-run literary magazine for the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, a residential high school in Natchitoches, LA. Among hundreds of submissions, the selections featured within are thought to be the best representations of the student body at LSMSA. Folio has existed at LSMSA for 39 years.

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Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) is the preeminent state-supported residential high school with competitive admissions for Louisiana's high-achieving, highly-motivated sophomores, juniors, and seniors. As a public school, there is no tuition to attend, and assistance from the LSMSA Foundation ensures the program is available to all qualifying students regardless of family financial need.