ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 12 -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: At the request of the American Red Cross, Anheuser-Busch delivered three truckloads - more than 150,000 cans - of emergency drinking water to support Louisiana residents after saltwater threatened supplies of safe drinking water in New Orleans and southeast Louisiana. The donation of emergency drinking water was delivered to Anheuser-Busch wholesaler partner, Southern Eagle Sa  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2023: Today is National Stop Bullying Day, and Attorney General Jeff Landry is encouraging parents and students to Know More About Bullying so they can recognize and stop bullying in schools. "From verbal attacks to physical attacks and social bullying to cyber bullying, these forms of hostile behavior harm kids emotionally and physically," said Attorney General Landry. "Together, we  more

BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana, Oct. 14 -- Bossier Parish Community College issued the following news release: Bossier Parish Community College is pleased to announce that Jarrod Cox has been named Student Leader of the Year for Two-Year Institutions by the Louisiana Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (LACUSPA). LACUSPA is an organization dedicated to servicing higher education professionals, students, and associates in the State of Louisiana. This award recognizes  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Dr. James Eakin, associate professor of music composition and theory at Centenary's Hurley School of Music, has composed a new piece inspired by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched on December 25, 2021. Eakin composed both the music and the lyrics for the piece, "Calling from Afar," which has been recorded by the Tallgrass Chamber Choir based in Kanas. The recording   more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 11 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $3.3 million in investments to nine projects in Louisiana through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 13 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General Ashley Moody and the attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming released the following joint statement in respo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General Chris Carr, along with the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming, today released the following joint statement in   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 13 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Today, Iowa led a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the terrorist att  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today joined attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in releasing the following joint statement in respon  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Oct. 11, 2023: * * * Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards released a statement on the terrorist attacks in Israel. "As we learn more about the atrocities committed by Hamas, we must all stand up and speak out in support of Israel and our Jewish brothers and sisters here at home. Hamas is a terrorist organization, and their despicable attacks on the people of Israel are evil. Louisiana stands solid  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 10 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce the addition of Colin T. Dean to our Birmingham office as Of Counsel. Colin is joining the firm's Financial Services Litigation practice group, bringing valuable experience to this team's nationally recognized group of attorneys. Colin is the third attorney to join McGlinchey's Birmingham office in the past year. "We are excited to welcome Colin to our growin  more

CARENCRO, Louisiana, Oct. 9 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Louisiana Economic Development has recognized the City of Carencro as a Louisiana Development Ready Community, the 57th 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 through t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: The co-founders of Twistlock, a Silicon Valley startup acquired for $410 million four years after its 2015 launch, announced they have raised a $51 million seed round for their new security company, Gutsy, with headquarters in Baton Rouge. The company expects to create at least 10 direct new jobs in Louisiana over the next two years with an average annual salary of $150,000. Louisiana Economic   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Prabhu Arumugam, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering program at Louisiana Tech University's Institute of Micromanufacturing, has earned nearly $1.8 million from the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program to continue his innovative development of implantable biosensor neural probes. Th  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Dr. Kesterson studies Neurofibromatosis 1, more commonly called NF1, which is associated with an increased risk of tumors including leukemia, glioblastoma and breast cancer * * * Neurofibromatosis type 1, a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow along nerves, occurs in 1 in 3,000 to 4,000 people worldwide. Although   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 11 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU President William F. Tate IV and LSU's Boyd Professors celebrated four faculty members during the Presidential Laurel recognition ceremony on Tuesday, October 3. In its second year, this event highlights the exceptional academic, creative, and research accomplishments of faculty from all eight LSU institutions over the last academic year. This award is very selective, with a goal of highlightin  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 4 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: James M. Olson, executive director of the LSU Stephenson Security Programs Institute and retired U.S. Navy Captain, has been appointed President and CEO of Stephenson Technologies Corporation, or STC, effective October. Tiffany Galasso, senior program manager at STC, was named the new Chief Operating Officer effective September 1. STC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit federally compliant contractor focused o  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 10 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2023: By Matt Vines "We no longer have funerals. People are blotted out of existence." That was an observation made in the upstart Daily Times (now the Shreveport Times) near the height of the Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1873. That epidemic killed one-quarter of Shreveport's population in the third-worst yellow fever epidemic in U.S. history. More than 1,200 died in a 12-week spa  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Oct. 14 -- McNeese State University issued the following news: Two members of the McNeese State University faculty and staff, Dr. Srinivasan 'Vasan' Ambatipati and Curtis Rogers, are serving on the University of Louisiana System's Management and Leadership Institute. The Management & Leadership Institute for the Universities of Louisiana is a program that develops potential executive level professionals from within the universities of the system. Participants are mid-c  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 13 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General John M. Formella announces today that he along with his fellow Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2023: * * * Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the at  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in releasing the following joint statement in response to  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 2 -- Southern University Law Center issued the following news: More than $3 Billion in funding is available through the United States Department of Agriculture for agricultural producers and forest landowners to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices in fiscal year 2024, which began Oct. 1, 2023. The Inflation Reduction Act provides funds to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Progra  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 11 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: The first group of students in Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College's brand new lineworker program climbed poles for the first time this week. The workforce program was launched earlier this year in conjunction with SWEPCO to help train a future generation of lineworkers. These students are part of a 32 week program that includes up to 1,100 hours of   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: As the only energy partner powering support for the iconic St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)'s unique partnership was on display during an Ideas Worth Sharing panel this year at the annual Builder's Summit in Memphis. SWEPCO continues to power a campaign that today is part of one of the largest fundraisin  more

BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana, Oct. 13 -- Bossier Parish Community College issued the following news release: Southwestern Energy (SWN), one of Louisiana's largest natural gas producers, has pledged $75,000 to the BPCC Foundation over three (3) years to provide scholarship awards within the Division of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics at Bossier Parish Community College. The scholarship awards are designed to prepare students for successful careers in energy industry-related occupation  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 10 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Enrollment in LSU's computer science program has tripled over the last decade, largely driven by growing student interest in cybersecurity, part of the defense priority of LSU's Scholarship First Agenda. This fall, 351 LSU freshmen have already declared computer science as their major. Meanwhile, a decade ago, LSU had a total of 351 computer science students on all levels combined--undergraduate, m  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 11 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: LSU Law alumna Alexis Fetzer Sharp has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia to serve as the next state law librarian of the Virginia State Law Library, effective Nov. 1. "I am honored and humbled to have been appointed as Virginia State Law Librarian, succeeding Gail Warren in November," said Sharp. "Ms. Warren leaves behind a great legacy and I am excited and grate  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming released the following joint statement in response to the terrorist   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane epidemiologist and professor Dr. Jiang He has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine -- one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine -- for leading hypertension research that has helped transform cardiovascular disease prevention efforts across the globe. Election to the Academy recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: One of the world's largest concentrations of hydrogen production, pipelines and users is based in Texas and southwest Louisiana. The Department of Energy's new HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub will leverage these assets to deliver the benefits of clean hydrogen and good-paying jobs to local communities. The regional energy hub is part of the DOE's $7 billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment, with The Un  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: In 1996, two Kenyan scholars were awarded Fulbright Scholarships -- honors the U.S. Department of State grants to promising young academics worldwide. Fred Muyia Nafukho, who joined the University of Washington earlier this year as the vice provost for academic personnel, vividly remembers the day he was called to the U.S. embassy in Nairobi. Nafukho learned he would attend Louisiana State  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following joint statement on Oct. 13, 2023: * * * Yesterday, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming for the following joint state  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 11 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Pursuing higher education knows no bounds, and for three talented Xavierites, the dream of a bright medical future led them to the prestigious Yale Summer Enrichment Medical Academy [YSEMA]. This remarkable program has not only provided these students with invaluable insights into the world of medicine but has also showcased the extraordinary potential that exists within the Xavier University community.  more