WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After spending years fighting against the Medicaid expansion that has helped expand coverage to half a million working Louisianans, the Republican candidates for governor in Louisiana are working overtime to try to mislead voters about their opposition to this critical program. At a forum this week, each of the candidates claimed that they would keep Gov. John Bel Edwards's historic executive order expandin  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 25 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana crews and contractors will be rebuilding a distribution powerline in Parks beginning in May and continuing through September. The goal of the project is to ensure the delivery of reliable power to residential and business customers in the surrounding area. Most of the work will take place from Parks substation along Nursery Highway to Main Highway (Highway 31) and south to Colonel Jeff de Blanc Parkw  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 (TNSres) -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported first quarter 2023 earnings per share of $1.47 on an as-reported basis and $1.14 on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP). "We had a productive start to the year with strong execution on important operational and regulatory fronts," said Drew Marsh, Entergy chairman and chief executive officer. "We have positioned ourselves well to deliver on our stakeholder commitments for 2  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 25 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: A program that provides filmmaker grants to promote Louisiana's French culture is the latest recipient of an award from Louisiana's Entertainment Development Fund. #CreateLouisiana will receive $36,500 to provide mentorship, education and workforce development as part of its French Culture Film Grant program. #CreateLouisiana provides an annual grant of $25,000 to one Louisiana filmmaking team  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, April 26 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Prolec GE USA, a joint venture between Xignux and General Electric, will invest up to $28.5 million to expand its Caddo Parish facility to manufacture electrical transformers used in wind farms, solar parks and other industrial and renewable energy applications. An estimated $19.7 million of the total investment will go toward the acquisition of new equipment and the installation of a third prod  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, April 26 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Prolec GE USA, a joint venture between Xignux and General Electric, will invest up to $28.5 million to expand its Caddo Parish facility to manufacture electrical transformers used in wind farms, solar parks and other industrial and renewable energy applications. An estimated $19.7 million of the total investment will go toward the acquisition of new equipment and the installation of a third product  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 28 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: Attorney General Jeff Landry has prevailed in the dual officeholding challenge related to Robert Berry, who was serving as both the Executive Director and a member of the Board of Commissioners for the Cypress Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District. In siding with Attorney General Landry, the Louisiana Supreme Court granted writs and found that the trial court judge erred in gra  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, April 21 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: As part of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center's (LCRC) emphasis on expanding its reach across the state, Center Director and CEO Dr. Joe W. Ramos will travel to North Louisiana on May 1-2 to meet with scientists from Louisiana Tech University and the University of Louisiana Monroe. Every year up to 28,000 Louisianans receive a cancer diagnosis and cancer is the second leading cause of death in the st  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, April 28 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: To celebrate Women in Research, Louisiana Tech's Office of Research and Partnerships recognizes two women in the campus community who have made an impact on their departments, students, and careers -- Dr. Elizabeth Matthews, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the MALT Center, and Dr. Jane Jacob, Interim Associate Dean of the College of Education and Assistant Professor of Psycholog  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, April 28 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: On the fifth annual Louisiana Tech University Giving Day on April 20, 990 donors from the Tech Family contributed gifts totaling over $2.43 million, setting a Giving Day record for funds raised. Donors included students, faculty and staff, alumni, parents, corporate partners, and community members. Funds were raised for areas across campus and beyond, ranging from colleges and departments to programs   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 28 (TNSfund) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: An estimated 35 percent of food produced in the United States is thrown away, valued at an average $408 billion loss annually. About 37 percent of waste occurs in homes, though this amount is likely underestimated due to the difficulty of measuring household food waste. To accelerate the development of bold methodologies that can be used to mea  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 17 (TNSjou) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: A recently published article in Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 248, Issue 3, January, 2023) addresses the mechanisms by which air pollution worsens COVID-19, highlighting the apparent protection offered by a dietary antioxidant, astaxanthin. The study, led by Dr. Ayaho Yamamoto through the Children's Health and Environment Program in t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 25 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * With the new Center for Medical Education and Emerging Viral Threats more than 75 percent complete and on track to open this fall, students and leaders at LSU Health Shreveport are starting to see the impact the new building will have on them, their careers and health in north Louisiana. * * * LSU Health Shreveport student Bailey LeGrande is working toward a bachelor's degree in c  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, April 27 (TNSpar) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Thanks to an energizing partnership, the skies are bluer for Louisiana Tech students in the Professional Aviation and Aviation Management programs. The University entered a partnership with Southwest Airlines(R) and their pilot training program to help anchor Tech's commitment to ensure its students are better prepared for jobs in the 21st-century workforce. The Destination 225 University Pathway iden  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 28 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University announced its new Biocontainment Institute, building upon years of investment and experience in biosafety and high containment research, to serve as a national and international training hub for pandemic readiness and response. The Tulane University Biocontainment Institute will provide full-scale training and instruction for biosafety professionals seeking to develop specialized  more