of Louisiana State University. In 1936 and 1937, its dean was Stephen A. Caldwell.
Its name changed again in 1949, to Northeast Junior College of Louisiana State University. A year later, it became an autonomous four-year institution as Northeast Louisiana State College. In 1969, it granted doctoral degrees for the first time and was elevated to university status as Northeast Louisiana University (NLU).
In 1999, NLU, in conjunction with the University of Southwestern Louisiana wanting to rebrand to have a university with "Of Louisiana" in the title, agreed to rebrand, as agreed on by university president Lawson Swearingen. As such, it was changed so that both schools would include "of Louisiana" in their name to go along with a geographical indicator to reflect a state law that allowed the change if two schools agreed to it.
=== 21st century ===
A 2002 "Reclaim Our Campus" effort targeted recovery from financial and auditing difficulties.
In 2010, James Erwin Cofer Sr., left the ULM presidency after eight …
