West Carroll nurse’s path to flight nursing started at Louisiana Delta Community College

MONROE, La. (KNOE) – A West Carroll nurse is proving determination and flexibility can open doors. Her path to becoming a flight nurse started in northeast Louisiana.

For Baylee Norsworthy, Louisiana Delta Community College was more than a stop along the way—it was the foundation of her nursing career.

After not being accepted into a registered nursing program right out of high school, LDCC (Lake Providence and Tallulah) gave her a different path forward. It allowed her to enter the workforce, build hands-on experience and keep progressing. That step-by-step approach helped Norsworthy grow from a practical nurse into an emergency room nurse, and eventually into a flight nurse.

“At first, I was defeated but then, it was instilled in me that all these things, all these hardships, all these sad stories are stepping stones, some you have jump real high, some you just take baby steps. I took a baby step and it ended up being a huge leap for me,” said Baylee Norsworthy, Acadian flight nurse.

“They have really helped me get to where I am today, just giving me the option to start as an LPN, to grow and to continue my journey has just been great,” Norsworthy said.

LDCC is expanding its practical nursing program to two new locations in hopes to create more nurses like Baylee. Applications are open now for those locations.

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