BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 17 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Throughout the month of April, Entergy Louisiana and its employees partnered with local food pantries and put into action what is at the cornerstone of the company's mission -- volunteerism. From Monroe to Lake Charles, Thibodaux and Baton Rouge, hundreds of employees packed boxes of food items and other goods as part of National Volunteer Month. National Volunteer Month honors those who support their communities thro  more

KILLONA, Louisiana, May 19 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Waterford 3 employees recently competed in a nacho cook-off, but the real winner was Mimosa Park Elementary School. Local leaders served as judges, including Mimosa Park Principal Angi Butler. That provided the perfect opportunity for site leaders to present a $5,000 gift to Butler for the school's science, technology, engineering and math program, while also raising awareness about nuclear energy and the benefits  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, May 12 (TNStalk) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Keynote speaker Selena Cuffe presented two lessons for new graduates at Grambling State University to learn during Spring 2023 Commencement Exercises Friday morning at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Nearly 440 degrees were presented during the ceremonies. The valedictorian was Cazembe Zumbari of Cincinnati, who graduated with a 4.00 grade point average, while former Miss Grambling Kelli Cop  more

PORT ALLEN, Louisiana, May 16 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Shell Catalysts & Technologies announced a final investment decision of $121.7 million to expand its West Baton Rouge Parish facility. Improvements to the flagship plant will increase production of high-performance catalysts used to generate a less energy-intensive refining process. The company expects to create 17 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of more than $94,000 while retaining  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 20 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on May 19, 2023: The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs' LaVetCorps navigators are serving nearly 10,000 student veterans and veteran dependents in higher education at institutions across Louisiana. The LaVetCorps Program, currently in its fourth year, provides student veteran leaders at 32 public and private college and university campuses with an ultimate goal of seeing veterans and their dep  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 18 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on May 17, 2023: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program is expanding the criteria for homeowners to qualify for assistance, lowering the FEMA-determined damage threshold from $5,000 to $3,000 and raising the allowable maximum of insurance received from $25,000 to $50,000. This update will allow the program to potentially serve more homeowners acr  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, May 19 (TNSpro) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The College of Education's Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Department is offering a master's program in Counseling Psychology for individuals interested in expanding their education in psychology. This program provides students with the knowledge and experiences to be licensed professional counselors as well as providing the pre-requisite knowledge and skills for further graduate education at the doct  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: * * * Enrollment opens at 14 sites nationwide, including Pennington Biomedical, to drive advances in precision nutrition * * * The National Institutes of Health is now enrolling participants in a landmark initiative to advance nutrition research. Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program, or NPH, is working with 1  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 19 (TNSpp) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Fifteen LSU graduates were recognized during LSU's spring commissioning ceremony on Thursday, May 18, in The Student Union Theater. Lt. Gen. Milford H. Beagle, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kan., served as keynote speaker for the ceremony. * * * LSU ARMY ROTC: Frankfurt, Germany - 2nd Lt. William David Bassett received a Bachelor of Science   more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, May 18 (TNSpar) -- McNeese State University issued the following news: McNeese State University and South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) have signed an agreement that allows students to seamlessly transfer to McNeese after earning an associate degree in business administration. The new agreement will welcome students from SLCC to complete the coursework for a bachelor's degree in McNeese's College of Business. "Students deserve a straight path to transfer from the  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, May 13 (TNSfund)(TNSeco) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: Nicholls State University received a $1M donation from First American Bank and Trust for the naming rights of the JB Falgoust Department of Accounting and Finance. The gift will be seed money for the construction of a future facility to house the College of Business Administration. "Mr. J.B. Falgoust understood the importance of Nicholls State University and the resour  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, May 19 (TNSpar) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: First Guaranty Bank is once again providing support to the Southeastern Louisiana University Community Music School. "First Guaranty Bank's continued support is of vital importance in keeping instrumental music education affordable to students of all walks of life," said Community Music School Director Jivka Duke. "During the past 12 years the sponsorship has enabled numerous students in  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, May 19 (TNSpro) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Southeastern Louisiana University now offers the Master of Business Administration - MITech (Managing Innovation and Technology) degree, a new 100 percent online degree offered through a partnership between the College of Business and the College of Science and Technology. Dean of the College of Business Tara' Lopez said the faculty from both colleges brought together the  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 15 (TNStalk) -- Southern University issued the following news: On Saturday, May 12, at 3:45 p.m. at the Lakefront Arena, Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) held its 2023 commencement ceremony to celebrate the achievements of more than 300 graduates. The procession was led by Sherry Bachus, Ph.D. associate professor and chair of Child Development and Family Studies program, serving as University Marshal. Mostafa Elaasar, Ph.D. professor of Physics and Faculty   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 17 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Racial and ethnic health inequities cost the United States economy $451 billion in 2018, a sharp increase from the previous estimate of $320 billion in 2014, according to a new study published in JAMA by Tulane University researchers. The study also found the total burden of education-related health inequities for persons with less than a college degree in 2018 reached $978 billion, about two times  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 19 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Racial and ethnic health inequities cost the United States economy $451 billion in 2018, a sharp increase from the previous estimate of $320 billion in 2014, according to a new study published in JAMA by Tulane University researchers. The study also found the total burden of education-related health inequities for persons with less than a college degree in 2018 reached $978 billion, about two times  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, May 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Dr. William Davie and Dr. Yuling Huang-Davie will spend the 2023-2024 academic year in Malaysia after each earned a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award. The educators have more in common than name and workplace. Davie and Huang-Davie - who are among more than 800 scholars, artists, faculty members and professors from the U.S. recen  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, May 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Dr. Brian Schubert's internationally recognized research is coming out of the woodwork. Schubert, an associate professor in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's School of Geosciences, leads its stable isotope laboratory. Faculty and student scientists analyze the chemical composition of wood by measuring oxygen isotopes in the growth rings of trees. The process enable  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, along with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and 21 other states, sent a letter to members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, requesting documents and information relating to legal concerns brought about by commitments to collaborate with other insurers in order to advance an activist climate agenda. All these insurers are members of the Net-Zero Insurance A  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 19 (TNSawa) -- Winthrop University issued the following news: The Southeastern Psychology Association (SEPA) has recognized Winthrop University faculty member Donna Nelson with the 2023 Faculty Mentor Award for her work going above and beyond with undergraduate students. Nelson, a professor of psychology, said it was a surprise to hear her name called at SEPA'S annual meeting. She's grateful for the nomination and thankful for the recognition. "However, the biggest  more