LSU Shreveport Debate Team

08/26/2026

After claiming three national titles last season, LSU Shreveport Debate Team has earned another impressive recognition: #10 among the Top 50 college debate programs in the United States, according to American Liberty Media. 🏆

The Pilots are the only public regional university in the Top 20, ranking alongside nationally recognized programs at Kansas, the University of Chicago, Rice, Yale and Michigan, and even ahead of Harvard and Princeton.

Interested in joining the nationally ranked LSUS Debate team? Stop by an interest meeting on August 27 or September 1 from 6-9 p.m. in Bronson Hall 310. No previous debate experience required!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Svejkl

08/25/2026

Starting the year off with a bang!!

The International Public Debate Association world is well aware of LSU Shreveport’s brand and strength, particularly after the Pilots claimed three national titles this past season. But the entire debate world took note as the Pilots were ranked No. 10 in all styles of debate by American Liberty M...

08/18/2026

Do you like to argue?
Do you like to travel?
Do you desperately need friends?

Are you interested in joining our nationally ranked Debate team?

Stop by one of our upcoming interest meetings! We will be taking applications through September 1.

Reach out to Coach Duede with any questions!

08/12/2026

Good news, Pilots!!

Your LSUS Debate Team was just ranked 10th in the NATION by American Liberty Media!

Thank you for recognizing the hard work and success of this team. To even make the top 50 is huge, but to stand with giants? That's legendary.

Check out the top 50 schools at the link below!

https://www.americanlibertymedia.com/post/top-50-competitive-college-debate-programs-in-the-us-2026

07/28/2026

Didn't get a chance to send your high schooler to debate camp? We'll be back next summer!

Thank you to LSUS Continuing Education for letting us share what we love with a new generation!

07/15/2026

It might be the summer, but that doesn’t mean we are taking a break!

Your LSUS Debate team is currently hosting a High School Debate Bootcamp! When we tell you WOW this next generation of debaters is bright, we mean it!

Just last weekend, Coach Duede joined up with LSUS alumni (and former coaches) Jorgi Jarzabek and AJ Edwards at the International Public Debate Association’s Coaches’ Retreat!

Not pictured? The TWO recruitment fairs our team has been camped out at so far!

To keep it short and sweet: the future of LSUS Debate is bright!

06/18/2026

Catch round TWO of Coach Duede debating Dr. Iain Lampert over the NBA’s GOAT!

Watch the debate and cast your ballot for the debater that won you over!

https://superdebate.org/events/jordan-vs-lebron-round-2

05/14/2026

Earlier this week we hosted our end of season banquet to celebrate the team’s performance this season!

This season:
- We debated 781 individual IPDA rounds at tournaments.
- We won 377 of them (for a 48.3% win rate)
- We attended 12 tournaments
- We brought home 12 sweepstakes awards and 82 individual awards.
- We brought home 4 Louisiana State Titles and 3 National Titles.

Now excuse us while we take a little off time… The 2026-2027 season is bound to be here before we know it!

04/23/2026

LSUS Students and Faculty! Join us tomorrow night at 8:00 in Bronson 101 for the debut of part 1 of our new documentary!

Friend, alumni, and debaters from afar - you can stream the documentary on the KTAL NOW app from Apple TV, Roku, or Fire TV!

If you or your team attended the Red River Swing this season, you may just be featured yourself! Do you see anyone you know in this official promo?

04/23/2026

Congratulations to the winners and participants of the first ever Shreveport Speaks Persuasive Speaking Contest!!

These students performed their self written persuasive speeches and blew us all away!

Thank you to all who attended and to our wonderful panel of judges!

Thank you to the Ruth Herring Noel Endowed Chair for sponsoring this event and rewarding the hard work of these students!!

1st Place: Cyra Pratt
2nd Place: Cam Thoele
3rd Place: Jordan Dame
4th Place: Tori Mills
5th Place: Kayla Venable