BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 11 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Recent disruptions, labor shortages, and fiscal pressures have imposed and highlighted changes in the roles and responsibilities of frontline employees (FLEs) in retail service environments. Being yelled at, accused, threatened, or having their presence ignored while customers shoplift are just some examples of customers' deviant behaviors (CDB) that FLEs are expected to endure on a regula  more

SAN RAMON, California, April 21 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release: One late fall Friday in 2022, close to 40 volunteers from Chevron, Restore the Earth Foundation and the local community dug into the rich south Louisiana soil to plant bald cypress seedlings. Chevron Land Representative Danielle Brocato was one of the volunteers. Just like the trees that she helped plant, she is a south Louisiana native. "I love this place and have lived here my whole life," she   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 19 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Arkansas is working with its longtime partner, the American Red Cross of Arkansas, to support tornado recovery efforts with a $50,000 donation, following the March 31 tornadoes that left a trail of devastation in parts of the state. In addition, the Company has pledged to match up to $50,000 in employee donations to the American Red Cross. The dollars help provide immediate assistance to Arkansans in need wi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 18 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy New Orleans filed a request with the New Orleans City Council for approval of Phase 1 of its Entergy Future Ready Resilience Plan. Entergy New Orleans is proposing to implement its resilience plan in two 5-year phases. Phase 1 includes distribution and transmission hardening projects that are expected to have the highest benefit to customers by increasing resilience throughout the New Orleans area. This phas  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 18 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Control room operators removed Arkansas Nuclear One's Unit 2 from service April 15 to begin a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. This ended a 501 consecutive day run for ANO 2 of safe, secure and reliable operation, the second longest continuous run in the unit's history. During the outage, station and supplemental workers will perform maintenance and testing activities to prepare the station for its next op  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 18 (TNSper) -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has appointed Monique Edwards as Commissioner of Conservation, following the passing of Richard Ieyoub, Sr. who served in the position since 2016. "Monique Edwards is immensely qualified to fill this role bringing years of experience in natural resource management and mineral law," said Gov. Edwards. "Richard Ieyoub's passing is a great loss for ou  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 19 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards released the bills in his 2023 legislative package, the final regular legislative session of his second term. "This package of bipartisan legislation aims for a Louisiana that lives our pro-life values," said Gov. Edwards. "To truly be pro-life in my estimation, we must make it easier for parents to feed, educate and house their children. We need to raise the minimum wage, c  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 22 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * New federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data released this morning shows that Louisiana has more people working than ever before. * * * Gov. John Bel Edwards said: "There are now more Louisianans working than ever before in our history. These job numbers are validation of our bipartisan work to grow and diversify our economy. Every day I am inspired by the talent an  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 21 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: The Louisiana Emergency Rental Assistance Program has disbursed all payments to eligible renters and landlords, fully exhausting the state's allocation of program funds received from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The program provided emergency rental and utility assistance to Louisiana residents in 57 parishes who experienced housing instability due to COVID-19. "This program has helped th  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following statement after his office was notified that LCMC Health filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) over the federal government's challenge of the Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) approved by his office last year: "It is troubling that, more than 100 days   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 20 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: St. Charles Clean Fuels, a development company jointly owned by strategic energy investment company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Sustainable Fuels Group, is exploring the feasibility of building a $4.6 billion ammonia production and export facility in St. Charles Parish. If the project moves forward as outlined, the company expects to create 216 new direct jobs with an average annual  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 18 (TNSjou) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: New research shows that the built environment, not social and economic environments, is a strong predictor of adolescents' body mass index, or BMI, overweight and obesity status, and eating behaviors, according to a new study in Obesity, The Obesity Society's flagship journal. This study provides the first quasi-experimental empirical evidence of  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 19 (TNSper) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has named alumnus Eric Lau the Dean of the College of Music & Dramatic Arts, effective July 1, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. Lau currently serves as Dean of both the Honors College and the University College at the University of New Mexico. Lau was selected from a competitive pool of highly qualified candidates for his professional and leadership experience in musi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 19 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters (LAB) recognized LSU Manship School of Mass Communication senior Birdie O'Connell, a Tiger TV sports journalist and Manship Ambassador, with the LAB Broadcast Scholarship at the 2023 LAB Prestige Awards. O'Connell was one of two students in the state to earn the $4,000 scholarship. "It is an incredible honor to be a recipient of this particular s  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 22 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Advance work for the University Lakes Project has concluded, marking a major milestone toward full implementation of the restoration and revitalization project. Phase 1 work, estimated at $17,874,132 and spanning approximately one year, will begin upon receipt of the US Army Corps of Engineers permit for the work. This full phase of construction will be informed by the collaborative adva  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 21 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce the launch of the Green Leaf Brief, the home of articles and insights from attorneys in McGlinchey's Cannabis Industry Group. It examines the legal issues impacting the marijuana, hemp, and ancillary business communities, covering everything from licensing and operations, employment, and taxes, to investments, banking and finance, real estate, insurance, and   more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, April 19 (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 mar  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 21 (TNSper) -- Temple University issued the following news on April 19, 2023: In March, Temple University announced the appointment of Jose Aviles as vice provost for enrollment management. Aviles takes the helm after serving as vice president for enrollment management and student success at Louisiana State University (LSU) since 2017. In his six years at LSU, Aviles led a number of departments including undergraduate admissions, financial aid, student success  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: A small solar-powered satellite designed and built by University of Louisiana at Lafayette student researchers will measure radiation levels in space to help keep astronauts - and the public - safe. UL Lafayette's Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experience, or CAPE, team will build a small research satellite after being one of eight groups in the country recently selected for  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 21 (TNSfund) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: As one of 17 awardees selected, New Mexico State University will lead a team to establish an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center in the region to help underserved and overburdened communities remove barriers and improve accessibility with environmental justice concerns. Recently, the United States Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the U.S. De  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 21 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: Attorney General Jeff Landry has joined Louisiana to a 17-state legal brief supporting Florida's healthcare regulation that denies Medicaid coverage for gender transitioning procedures. "States have the right to regulate medicine and determine appropriate treatments for Medicaid coverage; and our tax dollars should not be spent on life-altering and damaging experimental medical treatments," sa  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 18 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: Attorney General Jeff Landry joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in asking the United States Supreme Court to hear the case of decorated Army veteran James Rudisill and to protect veterans' rights. After his first tour, Mr. Rudisill used his Montgomery GI Bill benefits to further his education, successfully complete his undergraduate degree, and return to the U.S. Army as a comm  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, April 19 (TNSfund) -- McNeese State University issued the following news: The Investors Group of Louisiana and Singletary Properties has signed a $200,000 sponsorship with the McNeese Athletic Foundation (MAF) that will be used for Cowgirl Volleyball, Head Coach Sasha Karelov and Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer has announced. President and Founder Allen Singletary is a 1974 graduate of McNeese in Business and has over 35 years of experience in Louisiana and is rec  more