NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 8 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy New Orleans' Energy Smart program is offering companies more money to complete energy-efficient facility upgrades. Business customers can apply to receive an extra 25 percent cash incentive in addition to the standard cash incentive Energy Smart distributes on a per-project basis. These increased incentives can help cover up to 100 percent of out-of-pocket costs for energy-efficient building upgrades. The 25   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Robin Phillips to the Red River Compact Commission for a term set to expire on February 1, 2029. The Commission is responsible for administering the provisions of the Red River Compact entered by Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and the United States. Robin Phillips of Sherman is a realtor with Paragon Realtors. She is a member of the National Association of  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- Loyola University issued the following news release: Rob Verchick, who holds the Gauthier-St. Martin Eminent Scholar Chair in Environmental Law at Loyola University New Orleans, has been named a 2023-24 Fellow by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, also known as the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The fellowship brings together scholars, students, artists, and practitioners "to pursue curiosity-driven research, expand human u  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 11 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: An LSU AgCenter scientist has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve sustainability and profitability of rice farming through research innovations that advance climate-resilient crops. "Agricultural innovation remains paramount to the future of Louisiana. Securing federal funding for projects like this  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 9 (TNSawa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Shyam Menon was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his work on understanding how solid particles in gas flows interact with material surfaces. A better understanding of this interaction could impact safety and standards for components commonly used in aerospace and power generation. The NSF CAREER Award is the organ  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 11 (TNSsro) -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Feb. 10, 2023: * * * To: Bruce A. Olcott, Jones Day, 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001-2113 Re: Matter 22-02240 - Petition of Xchange Telecom LLC and NOVA Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC for Approval of a Transfer of Control Pursuant to Public Service Law Sec.100. Dear Mr. Olcott: We received your petition, filed on November 15, 2022, requesting appro  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Feb. 7 (TNSper) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls has named Dr. Christopher Bonvillain as Director of University Graduate Studies. "I look forward to the challenges and responsibilities of my new position and the opportunity to guide and improve graduate education at Nicholls by expanding graduate studies through enrollment and new graduate programs, upholding academic quality in university graduate programs and representing Nicholls  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 11 (TNStalk) -- Louisiana State University issued the following Q&A on Feb. 10, 2023, with James Olson, executive director of the Stephenson Security Programs Institute: * * * James Olson is the new executive director of the LSU Stephenson Security Programs Institute. He served in the U.S. Navy for 25 years as a nuclear submarine officer, flight meteorologist, geospatial and satellite resources collection manager, and science and technology program manager. Follow  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: One by one, mosquitoes are captured by a handheld vacuum and released into a clear plastic box. After taking a moment to adjust to their new surroundings, the mosquitoes smell blood and swarm to the source. But instead of finding a creature to feast on, they buzz toward a vessel of scarlet blood flowing under a small square of clear synthetic skin and begin to feed. This is not the stuff of scienc  more