SHREVEPORT – The LSU Shreveport student body didn’t have to look far when voting for its 2026 Homecoming King and Queen.
Shreveport natives Devyn Pitts and Courtney Patterson were coronated as the king and queen Thursday at halftime of the men’s basketball game.
Pitt and Patterson, along with the rest of the LSUS Homecoming Court rode in Sunday’s Krewe of Highland parade, serving as LSUS ambassadors to the community.
Pitts is a digital arts sophomore who reigns as LSUS’s first Mr. Black Student Union in addition to memberships in Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and the Student Activities Board.
The Southwood High graduate is active in the Shreveport community through service and mentorship.
Patterson is an elementary education senior who reigns as LSUS’s first Miss Black Student Union in addition to posts like president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and membership in multiple honor societies.
The five-time title holder in the Miss Louisiana Organization founded her service platform “We Are H.U.M.A.N.,” which promotes kindness and compassion.
The rest of the LSUS Homecoming Court includes broadcast journalism senior Riley Burns, biology junior Lawrence Harrison, biology junior April George, marketing sophomore Boldizsar Varga, biology sophomore Nezar Zeidan, pre-physical therapy sophomore Grace Gonzalez-Liz, and digital arts freshman Zaria Randle.
