BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 9 -- 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 65-HB441 Provides relative to assault upon a utility service employee. ACT 66-HB209 Provides relative to Cameron Parish Water and Wastewater Board for District No. 1 ACT 67-HB226 Provides relative to marshals and constables. ACT 68-HB227 Provides relative to uniform traf  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new report from the Shreveport Times this morning highlights how Louisiana Republican leadership is sounding the alarm over the increasingly messy and expensive intraparty brawl brewing among their crowded field of gubernatorial candidates. With four months still to go until primary day, super PACs supporting Attorney General Jeff Landry and Stephen Waguespack are already spending heavily to tear down one a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 7 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU and ExxonMobil are strengthening their decades-long relationship to collaboratively pursue key priorities set forth in LSU's Scholarship First Agenda, including by advancing energy security and sustainability initiatives, and to invest in local community workforce programs and athletics. Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Foundation's latest investment in LSU is $2 million and posi  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, June 9 (TNSconf) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Civil rights pioneer Leona Tate will be the keynote speaker for the 2023 Louisiana Call Me MiSTER Conference to be held Aug. 3-4 at Grambling State University. Student registration for the conference is $100 while individual registration is $200. Banquet table display sponsorships are also available for $100. The Call Me MiSTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role models) program was  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 9 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on June 8, 2023: * * * Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision in Allen v. Milligan: "As I said when I vetoed it, Louisiana's current congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act. "Louisiana's voting population is one-third Black. We know that in compliance with the principles of the Voting Rights Act, Louisiana can and shoul  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 5, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills from the 2023 Regular Legislative Session into law: ACT 31-SB15 Provides relative to per diem received by commissioners of the Vinton Harbor and Terminal District. ACT 32-SB17 Provides for the composition, terms, powers, and duties of the Shreveport police and firefighters' pension boards of trustees. AC  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 10 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 9, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills from the 2023 Regular Legislative Session into law: ACT 108-HB34 Provides relative to the funding deposit account for Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System and authorizes the board of trustees of the system to modify employer contributions. ACT 109-HB50 Designates the bridge located on Interstate  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 9 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) and Discovery Education today announced the renewal of their 20-year partnership, which provides educators statewide high-quality digital content from Discovery Education's award-winning K-12 learning platform. Thanks to this partnership's continuation, educators across Louisiana will continue to have access to   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 6 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has a number of experts available to discuss topics related to storm preparedness, climate, economic impacts, recovery efforts and more during hurricane season. To schedule interviews contact Abbi Rocha Laymoun abbirocha@lsu.edu or 225-578-3867. * * * Climatology and Meteorology Alaric Haag, LSU Earth Scan Laboratory operational manager and LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal S  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 8 (TNSpro) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business is proud to announce the establishment of the Center for Economics, Business, and Policy Research (CEBPR). The center, housed in the E. J. Ourso College, is a research group that aims to provide relevant, timely research and insights that inform decision-making, shape policy, and advance the fields of business, economics, and public affairs in Louisian  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 7 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown advised Hartree Partners in connection with a 20-year Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Delfin LNG LLC. Under this agreement, Hartree will purchase 0.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG on a Henry Hub-linked price from the Delfin Deepwater Port LNG Export Facility off the coast of Louisiana, USA. Delfin LNG is a brownfield deepwater port expected to consist of four  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 9 (TNSper) -- Mercer University issued the following news: Meredith Keating White has been appointed executive director for the Office of Campus Life and Student Involvement at Mercer University, effective July 1, announced Dr. Douglas R. Pearson, vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Keating White has worked at the University since August 2017. She holds a master's degree in higher education leadership from Old Dominion University and a bachelor's de  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 10 (TNSpar) -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news on June 9, 2023: Mississippi State University and Louisiana Delta Community College signed a memorandum of understanding today [June 9] that paves the way for LDCC students enrolled in technical education programs to join MSU's Bachelor of Applied Science program. Under the agreement, the two institutions of higher learning will work together on numerous initiatives streamlining the pathways  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 9 (TNSgov) -- NetChoice issued the following news on June 8, 2023: Today, the Louisiana legislature sent HB 61 to Gov. John Bel Edwards. While the goal of lawmakers to protect kids online is admirable and one that NetChoice strongly supports, HB 61 will subject every social media user in Louisiana to age-verification requirements that violate the First Amendment, place parental authority into government hands, and mandate large-scale data collection on citizens. In  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, June 6 (TNSjou) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: In a recent literature review in the International Review of Economics Education, a team of 6 economists from 4 universities recognized the top 18 most relevant articles published in the field of economics education in 2020 and 2021. Two of Nicholls Assistant Professor of Economics Dr. Martin Meder's research articles were among those top 18. These articles represented research that most strong  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, June 9 (TNSawa) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls Marine and Environmental Biology graduate students won six of the nine student awards at the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting held in Baton Rouge on May 25-26, 2023. "These awards highlight the important research our graduate students are conducting throughout Louisiana and the dedication and hard work on their presentations and thesis research," said  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 7 -- Northrop Grumman issued the following news release: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that the first E-6B Mercury Aircraft has been successfully delivered back to the U.S. Navy. * Northrop Grumman successfully delivers the first E-6B Mercury Aircraft under the IMMC back to the Navy in record time. * Northrop Grumman's technology-infused approach to modernization completed the first modification effort in approximately one year, clearing a pa  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, June 7 (TNSawa) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: A Southeastern Channel student-produced baseball broadcast has won national honors. The channel broadcast of the March 25, 2022, Southeastern vs. Nicholls State baseball game for live streaming on ESPN+ was named a national finalist for the College Sports Media Awards in Atlanta. The production was honored in the "Collegiate Student" division for "Outstanding Live Game Production." It's  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, June 10 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls received $250,000 to create the St. Mary Industrial Group Endowed Scholarship to benefit Nicholls students who are graduates from an East St. Mary Parish high school, including Central Catholic, Morgan City, Berwick, and Patterson High Schools. "We are happy to donate to such a fine school in our area. The scholarship being established would not be possible if not for Mr. B.A. 'Red'  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 10 (TNSfund) -- Tulane University posted the following news release from June 7, 2023: Lymphedema is a painful chronic disease where edema, or a buildup of fluid, results from dysfunction of the lymphatic system, causing swelling, heaviness and tightness feeling at the affected limb or tissue, and recurrent infections. The lymphatic system works in parallel with the cardiovascular system to move fluid throughout the body and between lymph nodes. When this dysfunctio  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 8 (TNSper) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Mamie Sterkx Gasperecz is a historian at heart who has used her business sense to turn around a struggling New Orleans museum, teach financial literacy to student-athletes and help families reach savings goals. Gasperecz, the new vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer at the University of New Orleans, said she is excited that her "eclectic" journey has returned he  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 9 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: In response to numerous inquiries regarding the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the 45Q tax credit, which incentivizes the use of carbon capture, utilization and storage, LSU faculty have collaborated on a brief document that describes the nature of CO2, defines utilization and storage, identifies risks involved in the process, and explains why the Gulf Coast region is being considered f  more