BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: A pair of new student organizations have been created at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center to support non-traditional and first-generation students. The Older Wiser Law Students--or OWLS--student organization will provide a network for law students with unique life experiences, including those with families, spouses, prior careers, or other non-traditional backgrounds, said OWL  more

VINTON, Louisiana, Dec. 2 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy is responding to a natural gas outage in Vinton, La., impacting more than 700 customers. The company is further investigating the cause of the outage. "Safety is our top core value, and we will keep it at the forefront as we work to restore natural gas service to impacted residential and business customers as safely and quickly as possible," said Bo Murphy, Vice President, Louisiana and Missis  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 28 -- Delgado Community College issued the following news: This past Thursday, Delgado Athletics hosted world-renowned sports orthopedic surgeon and Louisiana native, Dr. James Andrews, on campus. Dr. Andrews, a founding partner of Andrews Institute, has gained an international reputation of excellence in repairing knee, shoulder, and elbow injuries, especially in amateur and professional athletes. He has professionally mentored over 250 surgeons and 45 fellows in   more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Nov. 30 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $31 million in investments to 34 projects across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri through the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF). 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  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Keep GSU Beautiful has been selected once again as a recipient of the University Affiliate Grant by Keep Louisiana Beautiful, the state's premier anti-litter and community improvement organization. This year's grant, in the amount of $4,510 will support the continuation of the previous start-up of the GSU's Recycling Project. The purpose of the GSU Recycling Project is designed to be a two-fold educational p  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Nov. 28 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: In tennis, a volley always starts with a serve, and Grambling University Foundation Board member Juan Cunningham is hoping he has fired an ace with a recent $25,000 donation to the Grambling State tennis program, the largest single, private donation that the program has ever received. Cunningham, a Grambling State University alumnus who was recently on campus as a member of the Golden Graduate Class of 1973,  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Nov. 28 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: A team of Grambling State University faculty and five students spent Nov. 3-5 at Christ (Deemed to be University) in Bangalore, India, to participate in the 2023 Triennial International Let Us Dream Conference. Let Us Dream was established in 2017 at Louisiana Tech University by Father Lijo Thomas of Christ University with Grambling State University and University of Louisiana Monroe as partner institutions  more

ASCENSION PARISH, Louisiana, Nov. 30 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Capchem Technology USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co., announced it is evaluating plans to invest $350 million to build an integrated carbonate solvent and lithium-ion battery electrolyte manufacturing facility in Ascension Parish. This project would create the largest facility of its kind in the United States and support the growth of domestic lithium-io  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: The Louisiana Board of International Commerce (LaBIC) today released a new Comprehensive Development Plan that establishes a detailed blueprint for sustaining the recent rapid growth of foreign trade and business investment in the state. LaBIC was created legislatively in 2012 to advance the state's international commerce initiatives and enhance the state's trade-based economy i  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls music alumna Lizbeth Ann "Beth" Turner made a significant gift from her estate that will create an endowed scholarship in her name benefiting music major students, preferably with a piano concentration. Recipients must be full-time Nicholls students with at least a 3.0 GPA, with any level of classification, freshmen to senior, eligible to receive the scholarship. If received as freshmen, studen  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Nov. 30 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines If Douglas White would have had to predict 18 months ago whether the U.S. economy could achieve a "soft landing," he along with most other economists would have given a resounding no. But the Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, appears to be threading the needle of stemming the rise of inflation while not sending the economy into a recession. Local economic numbers are   more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Allison H. Penzato will address Southeastern Louisiana University graduating students at commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 9. She will speak at the events scheduled for 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the University Center, where the university will confer nearly 1,100 degrees on students who are graduating with bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 28 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Industrial Control Systems, or ICS, are dedicated computer systems used to run continuous operations in all industrial and manufacturing facilities, including refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants, power and energy systems, and water treatment operations. Because of their critical role and long life, ICS are increasingly frequent targets for cyberattacks ranging from industrial espionage to   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of its time in 1983, Pennington Biomedical Research Center continues to raise the bar on scientific understanding of how nutrition impacts devastating diseases. * * * Every day, thousands of Baton Rouge motorists zip past the iconic Pennington Biomedical Research Center on bustling Perkins Road - the expansive campus stretching 222   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: * * * Pennington Biomedical's Amanda Staiano and Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Bill Heerman are co-principal investigators on the research study * * * Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received $13.8 million for five years of research funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research I  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 2 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: LSU Law Dean Alena Allen and the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Faculty Committee have recommended that Professors Lisa Avalos and Nick Bryner receive tenure and promotion to Professor of Law, and that Professor Summer Chandler be promoted to Associate Professor of Law. LSU administrators are expected to give final review and approval of the moves next spring. "Tenure is a huge   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 28 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: With support from a $30,000 grant from the Louisville Institute, LSU Professor of Sociology Sam Stroope, along with collaborators Rhiannon Kroeger and Samantha Ramey, are researching the effects of aging on religious involvement among Mexican Americans. In a newly published article in the Journal of Aging and Health, the researchers show an earlier decline in religious service attendance in older Me  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 30 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: Kathryn "Kiki" Fontenot, an LSU AgCenter horticulturist who has educated students and Louisiana vegetable growers for more than a decade, will become director of the AgCenter Southwest Region in January. As director, Fontenot will lead the AgCenter agents who assist agricultural producers, families and 4-H clubs for 14 parishes in southwestern Louisiana. In her new role, Fontenot looks forwa  more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Dec. 2 -- Louisiana State University Alexandria campus issued the following news: The LSUA College of Liberal Arts announces the winners of the LSUA Flash Fiction Contest for 2023. The contest garnered over 180 submissions from 14 different countries and from 20 different States of the US. Flash Fiction is a genre of creative writing that is short and generally has a surprise ending, although that is not necessary. The Flash Fiction stories that were submitted were impres  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2023: By Matt Vines Fundraising. Board development. Organizational efficiency. Relationship building with clients and staff. Marketing and brand recognition. Fifteen directors of local nonprofit organizations presented their final projects Tuesday after participating in the 2023 Nonprofit Capacity Building Cohort. The projects included various aspects of nonprofit administrati  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The Rucks Department of Management at the E. J. Ourso College of Business acknowledges outstanding students as Rucks Fellows. These students are chosen by the faculty and represent the highest level of academic achievement among senior management majors in any of the department's concentrations. To be eligible, the student must be among the top graduating seniors in the management curriculu  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 30 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The E. J. Ourso College of Business Department of Public Administration is offering a seminar course beginning in January co-taught by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy and Department Chair and Associate Professor Roy Heidelberg. The class is titled Special Topics: Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence. The course will explore the ethical and moral concerns associated with the use and implementa  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Nov. 28 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: The Kicks Ball, an annual fundraising event hosted by the Grambling University Foundation, witnessed a remarkable moment of philanthropy as a generous donation of $500,000 from Magic Johnson Enterprises was announced during the black-tie affair. Presented by adidas, the event was held during Bayou Classic Weekend at the Hilton Riverside New Orleans and brought together an array of alumni and supporters of hi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 29 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that several members of the firm have been appointed to leadership roles within the American Bar Association's Business Law Section. Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) has been elected to serve as a member of the ABA Business Law Section's Council, which is the organization's governing body. With a national reputation in commercial finance, secured trans  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 2 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Member Jim Milano has been elected to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) Board of Directors. Members of the board come from various businesses across the reverse mortgage industry and must be nominated and then elected to serve. As one of the country's leading lawyers in reverse mortgage law, Jim regularly reviews and desig  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Nov. 28 -- McNeese State University issued the following news: The graduate nursing program at McNeese State University has a new leadership team. Dr. Twila Sterling-Guillory is the new leader of the graduate nursing program at McNeese. Previously, she was the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) coordinator. She earned her doctorate degree from Southern A&M University in 2011. Sterling-Guillory joined the McNeese faculty in 2004 and is a family nurse practitioner for C  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 30 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: Olga N. Weider has been appointed to serve as the University of Virginia's associate vice president of financial operations and University controller. She will start her new job on Jan. 22. Weider joins UVAFinance with a wealth of experience and a proven track record in financial management, having served as assistant vice president/university controller at the University of Florida. She holds a  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center issued the following news on Nov. 29, 2023: River District Neighborhood Investors, LLC (RDNI) and the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority broke ground today on New Orleans' newest mixed-use neighborhood located on the banks of the Mississippi River. Joined by anchor commercial tenant Shell Gulf of Mexico Operations, Louisiana Governor-elect Jeff Landry, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 28 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news: Three members of the Tulane Law community - a student, a professor and a staff member - have been honored by The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) as part of their annual Pro Bono Honor Roll award. Professor Khrista McCarden, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic Staff Member Kimberly Terrell, and current third-year law student Madison Norris (L'24) were all honored for their efforts to expand communi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A new study by Tulane University has uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that could be instrumental to halting lung cancer in its tracks. Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could lead to the development of a new anti-cancer dru  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Adding multiple smaller wetlands to the landscape can make large reservoirs more effective at flood control, according to a new study from Tulane University published in Environmental Research Letters. Using the Brazos River basin in Texas as a case study, researchers modeled more than 140 wetland scenarios and compared performance against existing dams. They found a series of decentralized wetland  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 29 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: University of New Orleans English professor Carolyn Hembree will ring in the new year with added cheer. Her third poetry collection, "For Today," is set for release January 31, 2024, from LSU Press as part of its Barataria Poetry series. Hembree is an associate professor in UNO's Creative Writing MFA program and poetry editor of Bayou Magazine, the University of New Orleans' literary magazine. S  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Christina Echegaray Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $10 million, five-year research funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the ideal "dose" of behavioral interventions to treat childhood obesity in rural and minority communities across Tennessee and Louisiana. Bill Heerman, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of General Pedia  more