What are you wanting to pursue in grad school? I've been to Northwestern State several times. I don't know much about the academics there. I just know that it's a smaller school. Natchitoches is a really nice small town here. Lots of antique shopping and cute little shops from what I remember. It's about halfway between Alexandria and Shreveport (the two biggest cities in that area). You may want to PM Heavenslilangel because I believe she's an ASA at NSU. She would be able to help you better than I could.
Allison