SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 7 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting registration license (Case No. 23-04-002) on April 6, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Correct Solutions, LLC for Registration as an Interexchange Carrier Telephone Corporation Pursuant to the Provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 1013. DECISION GRANTING CORRECT SOLUTIONS, LLC A REGISTRATION LICENSE On June  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 5 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana is building a new substation along Carlyss Drive in Carlyss, constructing four distribution powerlines and upgrading other nearby line segments to support residential growth in the area. The transmission and distribution project will not only support new customers, but it will also benefit existing residential and business customers in Choupique and Sulphur by reducing stress on substations in those  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 4 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce it has won a federal jury trial on behalf of Mueller Supply Co., Inc. (Mueller) in a copyright infringement case, securing a permanent injunction and $2.1 million in damages from defendant JNL Steel Components, Inc. (JNL). Mueller, a leading manufacturer of steel buildings and metal roofing with 33 locations in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, had fil  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 5 (TNSper) -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on April 3, 2023: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Secretary Dr. Courtney N. Phillips has submitted her resignation, effective Thursday, April 6, 2023. LDH Director of Legal, Audit and Regulatory Affairs Stephen Russo, who has served LDH for 27 years and as executive counsel since 2008, will serve as secretary upon Sec. Phillips' resignation.   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: On Tuesday evening, a poll conducted by JMC Analytics was released showing broad bipartisan support in Louisiana for the core tenets of the 2017 bipartisan criminal justice reform package signed into law by Governor John Bel Edwards. The poll showed that 70% of Louisiana voters--including 63% of Republicans--believe it is more important for our criminal justice system to reduce the recidivism rate  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 4 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a 21-state coalition opposing proposed standards for conventional cooking products created by Joe Biden 's Department of Energy (DOE). The proposed rule would regulate the types of stoves and ovens Americans use to cook. Among other things, it would make over half of the gas stoves currently on the market  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 5 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: As the demand for electric vehicles, cell phones, and computers continues to grow, so does the demand for lithium used in lithium-ion batteries. While this soft, alkali metal known as "white gold" is abundant in certain countries, the mining process and safety issues are of concern to researchers. One such researcher is LSU Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ying Wang, who is using   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 5 (TNSper) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU named Matt Lee as Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. Lee has been serving as the Interim Vice President and Dean since August 2022. "Matt's leadership has already yielded positive results for the AgCenter and the College of Agriculture, and his guidance in terms of research and infrastructure will con  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 7 (TNSper) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU named Robert Twilley the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. Twilley has been serving as the Interim Vice President since October 2022, and is widely known as an expert in the field of coastal and environmental sciences. "Robert's leadership as the Interim Vice President has already made a positive impact on our resear  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 4 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * LSU Momentum in Energy R&D Sparks Bold Approach to Advance Talent, Technology By building a platform to advance the energy transition across Louisiana, LSU is adding and reimagining one-of-a-kind campus infrastructure to create an environment for testing and demonstration of emerging technologies, position LSU and Louisiana for investment, help companies and the government tackle en  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 8 (TNSres) -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce Kristi W. Richard will participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)'s 2023 class of Fellows, a landmark program to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession. As a Member (Partner) in the firm's Baton Rouge office, Kristi advises clients across the U.S. in the areas of insurance regulation a  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, April 7 (TNSpar) -- McNeese State University issued the following news: McNeese State University and Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) signed an agreement allowing students to seamlessly transfer credits to McNeese towards a bachelor's degree in the McNeese College of Business. Upon completion of an Associate of Science in business at LSCO, students' credits can be applied towards a Bachelor of Science in accounting, business administration, finance, management or mark  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 4 (TNSper) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: An internationally recognized architect and accomplished educator and administrator will become the next dean of Kansas State University's College of Architecture, Planning & Design. Michael McClure, associate dean of the College of the Arts and distinguished professor of architecture and design at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, has been appointed to the post by K-State Provost Charles   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 4 -- The Oklahoma Department of Human Services issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Oklahoma Human Services was one of only five states recently selected by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to test mobile contactless payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In the coming years, this new technology will allow SNAP customers in the state to pay for their groceries by tapping   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 27 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: With investment by the state, LSU is attracting and supporting top research talent to solve some of the biggest challenges in cancer care for patients and families, starting with Louisianans. The effort builds on an historic $75 million investment in LSU by LCMC Health to rapidly advance cancer research, treatment and outcomes in Louisiana and en  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 5 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news and letter on April 3, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry led a coalition of attorneys general from 20 other states in opposing proposed standards for conventional cooking products created by President Biden Administration's Department of Energy (DOE). The proposed rule would regulate the types of stoves and ovens Americans use to coo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 8 (TNSfund) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded a contract worth up to $16 million to Tulane University to bring a nasal spray pneumonia vaccine to Phase One clinical trial. University researchers invented the experimental vaccine to thwart antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise and are a s  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 7 (TNSfund) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release: To remain competitive, companies have to stay ahead of the curve in their industries. While Del Mar College (DMC) serves as a pipeline that feeds well-trained, highly-skilled individuals into South Texas' workforce, sometimes training involves upskilling or reskilling current or new employees already on the job. Two Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Skills Development Fund (SDF) grants are providing s  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: Two University of Richmond students -- Paige Delsa and Helen Xia -- have received Goldwater scholarships, the preeminent undergraduate award in science and math. The Goldwater scholarship is open to college sophomores and juniors interested in pursuing careers and fostering excellence in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. The University of Richmond student recipients include:   more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 4 (TNSeco) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Learning Lab has a home. The laboratory school will be housed in a two-story, roughly 70,000-square-foot building in UL Lafayette's Research Park. The building was previously occupied by the National Marine Fisheries Service, a federal agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. U.S. Sen. John Kennedy announced t  more