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Nexus Louisiana Announces 2026 Program Calendar, Expands to Quarterly DevDays

Yearlong programming designed to build technical founders and grow Louisiana’s tech community.

20 January 2026

Nexus Louisiana Secures $200,000 JPMorganChase Grant to Shape Statewide Innovation Strategy

Commitment will power a 2030 Strategic Plan designed to strengthen Baton Rouge’s role as a technology hub and unify Louisiana’s innovation ecosystem.

14 January 2026

Nexus Louisiana Celebrates Technical.ly Selecting Louisiana for First Expansion Beyond the Mid-Atlantic

Independent, statewide storytelling on high-growth tech startups and research commercialization will launch in 2026

15 December 2025

All-Female Team Wins DevDays HealthTech Challenge

Baton Rouge, La. — Nexus Louisiana, in partnership with Ochsner Health, today announced Kneva, an all-female student team from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, as the winner of the DevDays HealthTech Challenge. DevDays attracted 160 students from 11 Louisiana unive...

21 November 2025

University of Louisiana at Monroe Team Wins Nexus Louisiana’s DevDays ClimateTech Challenge

Baton Rouge, LA - Nexus Louisiana today announced Carbon Horizon, a student team from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM), as the winner of the DevDays ClimateTech Challenge, held in partnership with Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL) and Baker Hughes.

27 October 2025

DevDays College Students ClimateTech Industry Carbon Management

Nexus Louisiana Launches HealthTech DevDay in Partnership with Ochsner Health

Second installment of DevDays challenges Louisiana’s brightest minds to shape the future of innovation in sports medicine

7 October 2025

Nexus Louisiana Launches DevDays to Power Louisiana’s Next Wave of Innovators

Real-world challenges, industry partnerships, and $5,000 prizes position DevDays as a talent pipeline for the state’s innovation economy

11 September 2025

Nexus Louisiana and LA.IO Launch Tech Tailgates to Strengthen Statewide Innovation Ecosystem

BATON ROUGE, La. — Nexus Louisiana, in partnership with Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO), a division of Louisiana Economic Development (LED), is launching Tech Tailgates, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative designed to strengthen Louisiana’s innovation ecosystem by brin...

2 September 2025

Nexus Louisiana Relocates to Downtown Baton Rouge, Positioning Itself at the Center of Economic Growth

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21 August 2025

Encore CO2 and FarmSmarter.AI Named Top Winners at 2025 Nexus Technology Cup

More than $100,00 awarded to Louisiana’s leading innovators in business, higher education, and emerging talent from high schools

22 June 2025