NATCHITOCHES – Four Northwestern State University students will compete in Miss Louisiana 2025 this week. They are, from left, Miss Northwestern-Lady of the Bracelet Jesse Foshee of Provencal, Miss City of Lights Leah Thompson of DeRidder, Miss Minden Nilah Pollard of Shreveport and Miss Natchitoches Parish Makynli Delcambre of New Iberia. Competition will be at the Monroe Civic Center’s W.L. “Jack” Howard Theatre starting with preliminaries at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 19 and 7 p.m. Friday, June 20 with the final competition starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Viewers can watch the final Miss Louisiana competition on KNOE-TV Channel 8 and KNOE’s streaming platforms. Information is available at https://www.misslouisiana.com.