BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following news on Oct. 6, 2023: On Thursday, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved a Notice of Intent (NOI) creating a one mile coastwide menhaden harvest buffer, with a special three mile buffer in areas of Cameron Parish. The final vote was 4-2. Commissioner Joe McPherson moved to adopt the NOI and Commissioner Brandon Decuir seconded the motion. Commissioner Andy Brister and Chai  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 13 -- The Water Institute issued the following news release: Furthering The Water Institute's mission of helping communities in finding realistic and common ground to become more resilient in the face of a changing environment, The Water Institute welcomes Katya Wowk, Ph.D., as Senior Social Scientist. An expert in using inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to strengthen community resilience to disasters and environmental change, Wowk focuses both on local resil  more

HOUSTON, Texass, Oct. 14 -- Houston Advanced Research Center issued the following news release: HARC is pleased to announce that the partnership for the HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for the development of a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, which is estimated to receive up to $1.2 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding. Leveraging the world's largest concentration of existi  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2023: This week, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) greets eight foreign regulators from five countries, who are participating in the NAIC's Fall 2023 International Fellows Program (October 9 - November 21). State insurance departments in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, and Virginia will serve as hosts   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 14 -- The National Performance Network issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2023: During NPN's annual Board of Directors meeting this month, Caitlin Strokosch, NPN's President and CEO, shared reflections on three key topics shaping our organization's operations: * the financial crisis in the performing arts sector * the state of intermediaries and arts service organizations * and culture wars' impact on artists, arts organizations, and our communities At a rece  more