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 º£½ÇÉçÇø Manship School of Mass Communication and is held at the º£½ÇÉçÇø 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: º£½ÇÉçÇø Student Union, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
- Special welcome from the º£½ÇÉçÇø 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 for LSPA 2025 (membership, conference participation) and .
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
º£½ÇÉçÇø Manship School of Mass Communication
211 Journalism Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Questions?
- If you have any questions, please contact lspamanship@lsu.edu.