NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 28 (TNSper) -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release: Bank of America has named Jonathan Matessino president of Bank of America New Orleans/Baton Rouge. As president, Matessino will assume the responsibilities for connecting banking and investment resources offered through the bank's eight lines of business to people and companies across the region. He will also lead the effort to deploy Bank of America's resources to help advan  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement: * * * Today, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to redraw their congressional map: "Today's Supreme Court order means the people of Louisiana are one step closer to achieving fair representation in Congress that better reflects the state's diversity and reaffirms that the voices of Black voters matter. "This order is anot  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on July 6, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards in partnership with Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Alan Davidson, state Representative Daryl Deshotel, ConnectLA and Swyft Telecom broke ground on the largest GUMBO project in the state that will bring high-speed affordable and reliable internet to 9,140 households and 535 small businesses in Avoyelles Parish. The total  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 7 (TNSrpt) -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on July 6, 2023: * * * The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that personal income grew 6.2 percent in Louisiana in the first quarter of 2023, compared to a 5.1 percent average increase nationally. See the statement from Gov. John Bel Edwards below. "I am proud to announce that Louisiana's personal income rate grew by over 6 percent in the first quarter of 2023, outpacing the   more

MONROE, Louisiana, July 6 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news on July 5, 2023: Yesterday a federal judge blocked the Biden Administration from colluding with Big Tech companies to censor Americans' protected speech. In Louisiana and Missouri v. Biden et al., Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana prohibited key Biden officials from pressuring or conspiring with social media companies to suppress any content containing  more

MONROE, Louisiana, July 6 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news on July 5, 2023: Ruling in favor of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a federal judge has enjoined Big Government from colluding with Big Tech companies to censor Americans' protected speech. In Louisiana and Missouri v. Biden et al., Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana prohibited key Biden officials from pressuring or conspiring with social media   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 6 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Davy Norris, Chief Innovation Officer at Louisiana Tech, joined two other innovation experts on the Our Connected World podcast from one of the world's leading technology companies, TE Connectivity Ltd., to explain and discuss current challenges and opportunities related to innovation in today's rapidly changing technology landscape. With more than 85,000 employees, including over 8,000 engineers, wo  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 7 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: * * * Pennington Biomedical's Pediatric Obesity & Health Behavior Laboratory promotes physical activity through "exergaming" and wearable technologies * * * One in five children have obesity in the U.S., and even more are considered overweight. Dr. Amanda Staiano, associate professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and director of the P  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 7 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted his motion to block top officials in the federal government from continuing to violate the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans. The judge's ruling is 155 pages long and includes 721 footnotes. The judge had harsh words   more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Dr. Sarat K. Donepudi's $1.1 million home located in Twelve Cedars Crossing was donated to Nicholls State University on Thursday, May 11, 2023. To honor the family's support, Nicholls will name two facilities in its College of Nursing after the Donepudis. In Betsy Cheramie-Ayo Hall, the auditorium on the first floor will be named in honor of Mrs. Nirmala Yalamanchili Donepudi and the High Fide  more