NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 23 (TNSsel) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Standing before an arena packed with graduates, their families and well-wishers, University of New Orleans alumnus Bivian "Sonny" Lee III shared that he once suffered from debilitating social anxiety that forced him to take a break from pursuing his bachelor's degree in 2000. As he looked around the Lakefront Arena on Friday, Lee, who served as the principal speaker at th  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 26 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills from the 2023 Regular Legislative Session into law: ACT 1-HB294 Provides for certain insurance premium discounts. ACT 2-HB113 Provides relative to volunteer board members of certain interlocal risk management agencies. ACT 3-HB123 Provides relative to nursing home requirements and standards for emergency preparedness plans. A  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit defending the federal government's longstanding prohibition on the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition by federally-licensed retailers to individuals under the age of 21. The case, Reese v. ATF, involves young Louisiana residents Caleb R  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 25 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Nine small businesses from across the state have been selected to participate in the third annual Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative, an LED program that helps local companies overcome challenges unique to rural communities. Program participants are considered second-stage businesses, which typically have 10 to 99 employees and are poised for further growth, often spurred by expansion to out-of-s  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 26 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards commended the Louisiana Legislature for unanimously passing the 2023 Coastal Master Plan and the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Plan. These two measures, filed as Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 17 by Sen. Bob Hensgens and Rep. Jerome Zeringue and SCR6 by Sen. Hensgens, are imperative to protecting Louisiana's valuable coast. "Today marks a monumental day for coastal Louisiana," s  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, May 25 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University students are applying academic knowledge to real-world Department of Defense projects via the Global Strike National Security Fellowship Program. The fellowship program is a cooperative effort between Air Force Global Strike Command, the Cyber Innovation Center and the Louisiana Tech Applied Research Corporation. The endeavor is funded through AFGSC's Partnership Intermediary   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, May 20 (TNStalk) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Two commencement ceremonies at the Thomas Assembly Center saw Louisiana Tech University confer 1,040 degrees on members of the Tech Family and expand the total number of its graduates around the world to 112,907. Congresswoman Julia Letlow was keynote speaker for the 9:30 a.m. ceremony and addressed graduates of the Colleges of Applied and Natural Sciences, Business, and Education. Letlow represents Lou  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 24 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Two LSU faculty members have been awarded a U.S. patent for a miniature, self-powered light that boosts the production of algae used for health supplements, food, dyes and biofuels. Maria Teresa Gutierrez-Wing, assistant professor of research at LSU AgCenter, and LSU Adjunct Professor Jin-Woo Choi say the devices' major advantages include: * Doubling or tripling algae production in the sam  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 23 (TNSfund) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: A collaboration among Dr. Frank Greenway of Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Dr. Beverly Ogden of Woman's Hospital in partnership with LSU, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, was named as one of three award recipients at the Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst Pitch Night. The team will investigate non-invasive treatment of uterine f  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 26 (TNSfund) -- Southern University issued the following news: Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) is proud to announce that it has been awarded $80,000 in funding by the Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council to create new inclusive education programs. The Council approved applications for funding to create new programs and to extend and sustain existing programs at nine institutions across Louisiana. The funding will be used to create comprehe  more