BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 30 -- The Business Network for Offshore Wind, an organization that expands the adoption of offshore wind energy, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) conducted the first offshore wind lease auction in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a $5.6 million bid for the Lease Area off the coast of Lake Charles, Louisiana from RWE Offshore U.S. Gulf, LLC. In response to today's auction, Liz Burdock, president an  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Sept. 1 -- Catawba College issued the following news: John E.P. Morrison has been named as Catawba College's Center for the Environment Interim Director effective in September. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the North Carolina Clean Future program, a partnership between Catawba and Wake Forest University. Morrison takes the helm from Brad Ives, who is departing the College for a position at Louisiana State University. "Catawba is a showcase for sust  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Centenary College recently closed a successful fiscal year in which donations to the College topped $6 million, including over $2.2 million in operational gifts and over $3.4 million in gifts dedicated to capital projects. "As the College moves forward on important curricular, co-curricular, and capital projects, we are so grateful for the investment in the life of the College from our alumni, B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2023: Today, after months of skipping public events and refusing to be seen with any other candidates, Jeff Landry will be hosting a "GOP Unity Rally" without any of the other GOP candidates in Louisiana's governor's race. This event comes as Republicans in the race are ramping up their attacks on one another -- and calling out Landry in particular for his record of "corruption and failure." It se  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- Entergy issued the following news release: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission resolved a long-standing litigation matter related to uncertain tax positions taken by System Energy Resources, Inc., or SERI, by denying a request for SERI to pay additional refunds to customers. The FERC ruling also ordered SERI to recalculate the value of overpayments on sale-leaseback refunds previously made to customers. SERI is an Entergy subsidiary that is the majority o  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 31 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Entergy Louisiana today filed a regulatory proposal with the Louisiana Public Service Commission that outlines the blueprint for providing customers with clean, reliable and affordable electric service into the future. The proposal not only would pave the way for future improvements to the grid while maintaining low rates, but also would hold the company accountable for providing high levels of servic  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A new study has found that 12% of Americans are responsible for eating half of all beef consumed on a given day, a finding that may help consumer groups and government agencies craft educational messaging around the negative health and environmental impacts of beef consumption. Those 12% - most likely to be men or people between the ages of 50 and 65 - eat what researchers called a disproportionate  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Sept. 1, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) announced that FEMA has approved Louisiana's request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) declaration to help with wildfire fighting efforts for the Highway 113 Fire in Vernon and Rapides parishes. Today's approval brings the total number of FMAGs to four, includ  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Aug. 28, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined members of the Biden-Harris administration along with members of Louisiana's Congressional delegation, local officials, state lawmakers and other stakeholders to announce the completion of the Lafourche Crossing GUMBO project that will help further close the digital divide across Louisiana. Taking part in the celebration were White House Office of   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2023: * * * Amid the record heat and the devastating fires across Louisiana, Attorney General Jeff Landry is calling on the people of our State to join him in prayer for rain: Dear Lord, News of deaths this Summer from heat and fire have devastated our communities. Wildfires now threaten our land, as the grass is brown and the rivers are low. Without cover of green - the soil   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 31 -- Loyola University issued the following news release: New Orleans chef, philanthropist, and speaker Amy Cyrex Sins '98 is this year's recipient of Loyola University New Orleans' Integritas Vitae Award, one of the highest honors the university bestows. The accolade, which recognizes those living a "life of integrity," will be presented at the annual 1912 Society Dinner on November 10 following the inauguration of the university's 18th President Dr. Xavier Cole.   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 1 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has named Anzilla Gilmore to the position of Associate Vice President for Facility & Property Oversight, which includes executive-level planning, policy development, and administrative oversight for the management of all capital assets and properties. Gilmore currently serves as the Interim Associate Vice President of Facilities, Engineering & Planning (FEP) and FEP Diversity & Inclusion Progra  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A team of LSU researchers from electrical and computer engineering and physics was recently awarded nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation for a project to develop quantum computing-inspired algorithms that will address optimization problems appearing in various critical infrastructure systems, including power systems. Examples of these problems include optimizing power flow,  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 31 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Ives will join LSU in October from North Carolina's Catawba College, which became the first certified carbon-neutral college in the Southeast U.S. under his leadership. Bradley "Brad" Ives brings a rare combination of experience in industry, government and academia. As assistant secretary for natural resources in North Carolina between 2013 and 2015, he drafted and negotiated the state's wind farm   more

CROWLEY, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: It's a few months early for most people in Louisiana to have crawfish on their minds. But the cycle of producing crawfish for those eagerly anticipated springtime boils is already underway -- and this summer's drought conditions could have an impact. Three key problems are facing Louisiana's $230 million crawfish industry as the state copes with the effects of a weekslong streak of record-high te  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Sept. 1 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines LSUS received a hunger-free campus designation from the Louisiana Board of Regents, signifying that the university has mechanisms in place to combat student hunger. LSUS met the criteria for higher education institutions set forth in Act 719 of the 2022 Regular Legislative Session. Operation of a charitable food pantry is one of the key criteria, and LSUS's food pantry has   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 31 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that Aimee Guidry Szygenda has returned to the firm's Dallas office as an Of Counsel in the firm's Financial Services Litigation practice group. She worked in the firm's Financial Services Litigation practice group, most recently as an Of Counsel, from 2005-2019. "We are happy to welcome Aimee back to McGlinchey's Dallas office," said Dwayne Danner, Dallas Of  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- McNeese State University issued the following news: McNeese State University's online program for a Master of Arts in psychology with a concentration in applied behavior analysis (ABA) in the Department of Psychology and Counseling has joined the Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence (BHCOE) as an "Academic Program Partner." Supervised experiential learning is an important part of the ABA program and the collaboration will expand the access for online stud  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls receives a $10,000 grant from Bayou Community Foundation to support its Colonel Closet in purchasing a new Colonel Card reader, enabling more efficient tracking of the quantity of customers along with relevant demographic information for grant purposes. The remaining grant funds will be used to purchase perishable and non-perishable food and drink items, personal hygiene necessities, household  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation issued the following news release: On Sept. 28, the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation will officially kick off its Annual Fund for Excellence. To celebrate the beginning of this year's annual fund campaign, the foundation is hosting "A Taste of Pennington Biomedical," an event offering an "inside look" at what makes the Pennington Biomedical Research Center so special. During t  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation issued the following news release: The Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation recently announced its 2023-24 Board of Directors. "Our board is a group of committed professionals who understand the value of Southeastern both to its students and the region," said Vice President for University Advancement Wendy Lauderdale. "They assist us in achieving the Foundation's mission to serve as a catalyst to transform live  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Aug. 31 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Tracing its partnership to the first St. Jude Dream Home(R) Giveaway, Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has helped power a fundraising campaign that today is part of one of the largest fundraising programs for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R). American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC), which raises funds and awareness for St. Jude,   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Coastal wetlands and coral reef islands will struggle to grow fast enough to keep pace with rising sea levels driven by climate change, according to a new study published in Nature. The study was conducted by an international team that includes a Tulane University researcher. The findings show that the future of marshes and other low-lying coastal areas depend heavily on whether global warming can b  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 1 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation's only Black and Catholic institution, has joined forces with LCMC Health to address healthcare disparities and cultivate a more diverse and inclusive future medical landscape. While LCMC and Xavier both have a long-standing dedication to health equity, their strategic partnership will go far beyond just bridging gaps--it will create pathways leading to a more   more