The LSUS Pioneer Heritage Center interprets the culture and social history of Northwest Louisiana. The structures, exhibits and artifacts serve as a history laboratory for students, teachers, community group, tourists and the general public.

The LSUS Division of Continuing Education offers a variety of summer programs for youth including athletic programs and camps, jumpstart programs, educational camps, art and writing clinics for grades K-12.

The LSUS Institute for Human Services and Public Policy offers several services to the community such as research and analysis, nonprofit conferences, and health care conferences.

LSUS partners with area library systems as the site for the KTBS Summer Reading Festival, a weeklong program that encourages over 8,000 second graders to read during the summer.

The LSUS LaPREP Program is a nationally recognized summer college preparatory program that prepares middle school students for success in math and science.

The LSUS Teen Summer Institute provides students entering the ninth grade with intervention training to prevent substance abuse and violent and self-destructive behaviors.

LSUS is home to the first U.S. Olympic Committee sponsored USA Weightlifting Development Center.