BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 29 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 28, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills from the 2023 Regular Legislative Session into law: ACT 416-SB 94 Adds certain substances to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Law. ACT 417-HB 16 Provides relative to the crime of simple burglary. ACT 418-HB 54 Provides relative to the discretion of the district attorney to prosecute a juvenil  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 27 (TNSper) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Centenary president Dr. Christopher L. Holoman is the lone American among seven new board members recently elected to serve the International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU). Holoman and his colleagues will serve a three-year term on the board that leads IAMSCU, a global network representing more than 1,500,000 students at 1,000 Methodist institution  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new article from The Advocate highlights how the bad blood among Republicans running for governor in Louisiana continues to worsen by the day as the GOP field attacks Jeff Landry for "ducking events where all of the candidates appear on the stage together." The report notes that the Landry campaign is even telling event organizers that if they want him to show up they must ensure "that he speaks alone." T  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new poll shows how Louisiana's messy and expensive GOP brawl in the race for governor is much closer than previously reported, with no GOP candidate earning more than a quarter of the vote and businessman Stephen Waguespack gaining steadily on Attorney General Jeff Landry. Per the new report, Landry has seen his support fall since March, from 30% to 25%, and more voters now have an unfavorable view of Land  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 27 -- General Motors issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Element 25 Limited (ASX: E25) announced today an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. Under the agreement, GM will provide Element 25 with a US$85 million loan to partially fund the construction of a new facility in the state of Loui  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 27 (TNSawa) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Google vice president Sabrina Farmer will receive the 2023 University of New Orleans Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award. Additionally, Avril Habetz, managing partner for Northwestern Mutual of Louisiana and Mississippi, has been named the 2023 Norma Jane Sabiston Distinguished Young Alumna of the Year. Both will be celebrated at a gala at the National WWII Museum on Nov. 9, 2023.   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news: The southern U.S. is facing a record heat wave that's expected to stick around through the July 4th holiday. Excessive heat warnings are in effect for parts of Texas and Louisiana, where the heat index will approach 120 degrees. The dangerously high temperatures are a result of a heat dome of high pressure over Texas that's expected to shift, bringing hot weather to more of the South. As more people turn up   more

NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana, June 28 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Louisiana Economic Development recognized the Parish of Natchitoches as a Louisiana Development Ready Community, the 56th parish or municipality to receive state certification of local investment readiness since the program began in 2008. The Louisiana Development Ready Communities program helps participants become more competitive for new investment and jobs by guiding selected communities th  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 27 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 26, 2023: Today, President Joseph R. Biden announced that Louisiana has been awarded $1.36 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the expansion of affordable, reliable high-speech internet service. These funds represent the 8th largest allocation in the country, and this announcement marks more than $1.87 billion in total federal funding for broadband expansion in Louisiana over   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 30 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 29, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed House Bill 1 of the 2023 Regular Session while also using his line item veto authority on 5 items. See below for line item veto information from the governor's veto letter: "Dear Speaker Schexnayder and President Cortez: Please allow this letter to inform you that I have signed House Bill 1 of the 2023 Regular Session. How  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 30 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * See below for a statement from Gov. John Bel Edwards on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to end affirmative action in college admissions. "All colleges and universities are better and stronger because of their diversity, and having students from all backgrounds enriches the experiences of everyone. "That is why increased diversity should always be our goal. While thi  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 30 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, has received approval by the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) to move forward with its fuel-free power plan to acquire up to 999 megawatts (MW) of renewable generation resources. The LPSC today approved the terms of a settlement agreement reached on Marc  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 1 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: A research proposal written by Dr. Gergana Nestorova, Assistant Professor of Biology and the program chair for the graduate program in Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology (MSNT) at Louisiana Tech University, has been chosen to take part in NASA's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). "The NASA EPSCoR Rapid Research Response (R3) program is a collaborative effort involving NAS  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 28 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: * * * The 12-year study affirms that metabolic surgery provides better results, less regression, as confirmed by Pennington Biomedical researchers and partners * * * Metabolic or bariatric surgery results in superior glycemic control, less medication usage and high rates of remission of Type 2 diabetes than medical or lifestyle intervention in p  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 30 (TNSeco) -- McNeese State University issued the following news on June 29, 2023: McNeese State University broke ground on a new press box for Cowboy Stadium on Thursday. In 2020, Hurricanes Laura and Delta devastated Southwest Louisiana including the Cowboy Stadium press box. "Having the press box groundbreaking is a positive message to the Southwest Louisiana and McNeese communities that recovery from Hurricane Laura is continuing," said Dr. Daryl Burckel, pre  more

ROLLA, Missouri, June 30 (TNSper) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Dr. Seung-Jong "Jay" Park has been named Kummer Endowed Chair of Computer Science at Missouri S&T effective Aug. 1. Park comes to S&T from the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he has served as a program director and managed computer science-related research projects since 2021. He has also served as the Dr. Fred H. Fenn Memorial Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at   more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, June 27 (TNSres) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Nicholls Farm has dedicated a newly created wetland for coastal restoration research and other projects, thanks to the support of Ducks Unlimited and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Water is pumped from Bayou Folse into the wetland so that the plants can filter out nutrients, and then the nutrient-free water is returned to Bayou Folse. This project will reduce the amount of nut  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, July 1 (TNStalk) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The 2023 Louisiana Girls Leadership Academy held at Nicholls State University from June 11-14 featured Melinda Schwegmann, Louisiana's first female Lieutenant Governor, as its keynote speaker for its celebration dinner. The special dinner was hosted on the third night of the program at the home of Dr. Raja and Guithre Talluri. Sporting her "Vote Schwegmann" campaign t-shirt during her speech,   more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, June 28 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: For the 14th straight year, First Guaranty Bank is providing support to Southeastern Louisiana University's television station, the Southeastern Channel. Southeastern Channel General Manager Rick Settoon said First Guaranty Bank's generosity has played a key role in the Southeastern Channel's success and its ability to provide Northshore viewers with quality television programming, while trainin  more