LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: A Federal Judge has granted Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry's request for a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration's unlawful order that threatened an oil and gas lease sale on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. Judge James Cain, Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has ordered the federal government to proceed with Lease   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed a lawsuit to block the Governor from short-circuiting the rules and procedures of the Board of Pardons. In his court filings, the Attorney General noted that eligibility and notice rules were ignored, timeliness requirements were unlawfully waived, necessary steps in the process were skipped, and proceedings outside of the public eye were conduct  more

MONROE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: Attorney General Jeff Landry's Cyber Crime Unit has arrested a West Monroe man for Possession of Sexual Abuse Images/Videos of Children and it is asking the public for assistance in its ongoing investigation. Jessie Tyler Rhodes, 28, was arrested on 250 counts of Pornography Involving Juveniles Under the Age of Thirteen. The arrest was a result of an ongoing investigation by the Louisiana Bureau of  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: From energy production to recreational fishing, Louisiana's coastal waters are a busy place. Having reliable data about oceanic conditions can be critical to safe operations for those who work and play in coastal waters. Up until now, Louisiana's Gulf Coast has been hampered by a lack of high-quality information about currents, waves and other important factors. A new, LSU-led hi  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate Center issued the following news: * * * Sunil Bhaskaran directs CUNY's source for geospatial tech education in the Bronx. * * * At a geospatial computing lab in the west Bronx, a group of undergraduate students analyze maps of cities thousands of miles away in India, Australia, and South Africa. They compare them to maps of cities in New Jersey and Louisiana. These places have one thing in common: They're prone to seve  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate Center issued the following news: * * * Sunil Bhaskaran directs CUNY's source for geospatial tech education in the Bronx. * * * At a geospatial computing lab in the west Bronx, a group of undergraduate students analyze maps of cities thousands of miles away in India, Australia, and South Africa. They compare them to maps of cities in New Jersey and Louisiana. These places have one thing in common: They're prone to seve  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana has partnered with local agencies to offer bill payment assistance to qualifying residential customers. Entergy's shareholders will contribute $1 million in bill relief across Entergy Louisiana's service area in north, central, southeast and southwest Louisiana in order to address the higher-than-expected bills caused by this summer's historic heat. Customers can apply through their local United Way  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 22 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy New Orleans is piloting the first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project inside of Entergy's service territory, in partnership with First Student, the largest school transportation company in North America. Entergy New Orleans will provide new electric service to support the installation of five electric vehicle chargers with V2G capabilities, and First Student will provide five electric buses. While plugged in, the  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, the offices of Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation Monique M. Edwards announced they have made emergency declarations in response to concerns about the future stability of a salt cavern on the western side of the Sulphur Mines Salt Dome in Calcasieu Parish. While no imminent signs of collapse or major surface impact have manifested, Gov. Edwar  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards held a modified Unified Command Group (UCG) meeting in New Orleans for an update on the saltwater intrusion threat that continues to grow in the Lower Mississippi River region. Gov. Edwards was joined by several parish presidents and officials from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), the Louisiana Department  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 22 -- Southern University Law Center issued the following news: A panel of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal held oral arguments at the Southern University Law Center on Monday, September 18, 2023. The First Circuit is one of five Louisiana intermediate appellate courts. The First Circuit's territorial jurisdiction extends over sixteen parishes in the southeastern part of Louisiana, excluding the New Orleans metropolitan area. The court is domiciled in   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University has begun the 2023-24 academic year by welcoming the largest class of first-time freshmen in school history. This record-breaking group of students is 2,268 strong, representing a 27.8 percent increase from the previous year. The University's academic programs, faculty, and campus community have continued to attract students seeking an unparalleled educational experience, and the fresh  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Education has named A.E. Phillips Laboratory School a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School. This award celebrates the exceptional achievements of both public and private elementary, middle, and high schools across the nation. Schools are recognized for their remarkable commitment to overall academic excellence or significant progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. AEP is  more

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, Sept. 22 -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, the Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Center on Global Food and Agriculture (Chicago Council) announced members for the three committees that will work with The Responsive Agriculture Task Force to develop a national roadmap for responsive agriculture solu  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: LSU Law Class of 2023 graduate Olivia Maynard has returned to the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center to join the staff as advocacy fellow. Maynard will work closely with LSU Law Director of Field Placements and Moot Court/Trial Advocacy Program Jeff Brooks to coach and prepare students for moot court, mock trial, and alternative dispute resolution competitions, as well as  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The LSU Office of Data and Strategic Analytics is proud to announce the 2023-2024 Faculty Fellows. Each of the Faculty Fellows specializes in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This team will help bolster the efforts of the newly established Office of Data and Strategic Analytics. The Faculty Fellows will have the opportunity to help promote and support the strategic directi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: According to the World Economic Forum, 90% of jobs require digital skills. The ever-changing workforce needs new digital skills, including the technical know-how and experience to manage today's most powerful cloud-computing software applications. To support today's workforce needs, LSU Online & Continuing Education is launching four new programs through a collaboration with Green  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: There are currently more than 4,500 orphan oil wells in Louisiana, meaning oil companies have abandoned them for one reason or another, namely for not making money. Nearly 450 of these wells were tagged "orphan" in 1994, which means they have been dormant and possibly leaking methane gas for nearly 30 years. Thanks to a $3 million grant from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources,   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * Latest milestone for project "GLAM" assists cultural heritage institutions protect their valuable collections from storms, climate change, and other risk factors. * * * Cultural heritage institutions, including galleries, libraries, archives and museums, or GLAMs, are being impacted by climate change. About 56 percent of these institutions reported increased damage to collections   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: It may be taken for granted on a daily basis, but a worldwide increase in spectrum usage has made spectrum sharing an important economic topic. At the heart of that topic is ensuring that spectrum management mechanisms are efficient, fair, and maintain user privacy. LSU Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Xiangwei Zhou is working with Alison Watts, professor of econ  more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- Louisiana State University Alexandria campus issued the following news: The Division of Strategic Communications at LSUA is proud to be recognized with a Lantern Award of Excellence from the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF). This recognition, presented at the fall conference in Huntsville, Alabama, underscores LSUA's dedication to outstanding public relations. SPRF, a network of over 1,400 public relations professionals from Alabama, north Florida,  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines Evolution. On the backdrop of an ever-changing South, LSUS professor Dr. Dorie LaRue explores the changing roles of women and men in her new collection of short stories, "Only Visiting This Planet: Stories from the New South." "This is a collection of stories that I've been writing forever, and nowadays, publishers want a theme for a collection," LaRue said. "I r  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines Bullying or negative social media alone doesn't cause a person to die by suicide, said school psychologist Frank Zenere. When assessing whether individuals, specifically teenagers, are at-risk for self-harm, a variety of factors are typically present for youth in the most danger. "There are undeniable connections between bullying and suicide, but somebody who is   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary issued the following news: Moving the gospel forward in a day of far-reaching cultural confusion might begin with a clear understanding of what it means to be created in God's image. This is the premise of a new book "Created in the Image of God: Applications and Implications for our Cultural Confusion" that brings together philosophers, theologians, and seasoned cultural engagers on a crucial issue. David   more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Award-winning novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin will be the guest lecturer for the 2023 Fletcher Lecture Series set to take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, in Nicholls State University's Gouaux Hall Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. The 2023 recipients of the Linda Stanga Award for Excellence in Literary Studies and the 2023 Noel Toups Award will also be recognized at the event.  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 22 -- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary issued the following news: The "Abre Mis Ojos" conference, Spanish for "open my eyes," yielded salvations as more than 800 guests from the Hispanic community gathered at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary for the second annual event, September 15-16. The conference was developed as an intentional way for NOBTS to engage the Hispanic community. "I love hearing you sing, and while I may not understand your words,  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: Nearly 200 of Louisiana's top nonprofit personnel packed into LSU Shreveport's ballroom Wednesday to hear respected voices from across the field during the Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofit Organization's annual conference. The conference is making its first appearance in North Louisiana in many years, partly because of the role LSUS's Institute for Nonprofit Administration and R  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, soon will begin installing advanced digital meters, more commonly known as smart meters, in Louisiana. Smart meters empower customers to have more control over their energy use, as well as provide improved customer service. They use secure wireless technology to provide timely an  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 21 -- The Texas A&M Forest Service issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: A Texas A&M Forest Service employee was honored with the Current Achievement Award for Fire Protection during today's National Association of State Foresters Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Paul Hannemann, retired Texas A&M Forest Service Chief of Fire Operations and Incident Response Department Head, is recognized for having been at the forefront of innovative and strategic   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: Xavier University of Louisiana was built on a foundation of educating those from underrepresented communities. Since its inception, the university has catered to those from diverse backgrounds, especially when higher education was generally inaccessible to minority communities. Now approaching a historic centennial, celebrating its last 100 years of service and looking forward to 100   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Quantum information technology is a rapidly emerging field that's expected to change modern communications, computing and other critical infrastructure. To ensure the U.S. workforce is ready, the Department of Energy's RENEW Initiative has awarded a $4.8 million grant to a seven-university consortium, which includes Tulane University. The funding will train a new generation of quantum engineers in advance  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 15 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news: Some of the best jobs in the future of law are those that will be generated in the fledgling space law industry, Tulane Law alumna and donor Darleen Jacobs told students. Jacobs spoke briefly at the official launch of the Tulane Space Law Program, an event marked by discussions with key experts of likely legal challenges to come from everything from property rights to environmental damage. The growing   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news: For a life dedicated to making the profession better, Judge Karen Wells Roby (L'87), a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana and a stalwart supporter of Tulane Law, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a member who has given time and service to the legal profession as par  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Violence was a consistent part of life among ancient communities of hunter-gatherers, according to a new study co-authored by a Tulane University researcher that looked for signs of trauma on 10,000-year-old skeletal remains from burial sites in northern Chile. The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE. Archaeological research has shown that interpersonal violence and warfare played an impo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University researchers have been awarded a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how changing the gut microbiome may ease chronic inflammation and associated gastrointestinal issues for people taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV. Long-term ART is crucial for people living with HIV to maintain low viral levels and enjoy extended, healthy lives. However,  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Sept. 19 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association will recognize Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Feeding America chief executive officer, with the 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award. The Outstanding Alumni Award is the highest honor UL Lafayette gives to a former student. It recognizes professional and personal achievements that have brought honor and distinction to the University.  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Sept. 22 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: For the third year in a row, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has seen an increase in the number of first-time freshmen. A total of 3,066 first-time freshmen are enrolled for the Fall 2023 semester, a 6.3% increase over last fall. "We continue to be the university of choice for first-time students who recognize the extraordinary opportunities that await them here," said   more