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Southern University's nursing program in Shreveport wants additional space and is looking at buying a building in downtown.

Officials with the school said they are in the process of acquiring the Allen Building on the northwest corner of Texas and NcNeil streets. They hope to get the property this fall.

Renovations of the building are expected to take up to a year.

The nursing program is currently located at Southern's main campus in North Shreveport.