MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 20 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Twenty-seven attorneys with Baker Donelson have been named to the 2024 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers. The nineteen attorneys named to the 2024 list are: * Jennifer L. Anderson (Employment & Labor) * Edward H. "Hank" Arnold III (Transportation/Maritime) * Brian M. Ballay (Business Litigation) * Alton E. "Biff" Bayard III (Estate & Probate) * Phyllis G. Cancienne (Employment & Labor) * Roy C.  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 19 -- Delgado Community College issued the following news: The Delgado Charity School of Nursing Fall 2023 graduating class of 148 registered nurses is the first cohort to complete the program at its new location--the Ochsner Center for Nursing and Allied Health at the City Park Campus. The class began the RN program in Spring 2022 at the nursing school's previous location in downtown New Orleans on S. Claiborne Avenue. The graduates were honored in a Pinning Cerem  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Dec. 19 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $1.5 million to 13 communities in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri in its second round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow l  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 20 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the expansion of its Labor & Employment group with the addition of two accomplished highly experienced attorneys, Susan Fahey Desmond and Susanne Veters Cooper, to its New Orleans office. In 2023, McGlinchey has strategically added 10 new attorneys in New Orleans, and five to the Labor & Employment group in Louisiana. Susanne returns to McGlinchey aft  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 19 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana crews and contractors will be performing significant reliability work on its electric system over the next six months in rural areas west and south of Baton Rouge. The work, which will take place in or near Livonia, Grosse Tete, Plaquemine and Bayou Pigeon, aims to improve service for around 5,400 Entergy and Pointe Coupee Electric residential and business customers. PC Electric customers in these a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: Since its founding 35 years ago, the Pennington Biomedical Research Center has led the scientific community in achieving breakthrough research in nutrition, obesity and diabetes, and this year was no different. From its 222-acre campus in Baton Rouge, Pennington Biomedical is working on cutting-edge research to fight chronic disease, along with de  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Leda Kelly and the reappointment of Candace Falsetto and Maria Wells to the Florida Commission on the Status of Women. Leda Kelly Kelly is the Chief of Staff for the Florida Department of Transportation. Previously, she served as a Staff Director for the Florida House of Representatives and was the Deputy Director of Exter  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 22 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2023: The Council on Watershed Management approved 40 flood risk reduction projects for conditional funding awards today as part of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative's Round 2 funding opportunity for projects that benefit at-risk, disadvantaged communities throughout the state. Following the pre-application phase, watershed region steering committees prioritized projects submitted in t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Louisiana Economic Development is making a new form of financial support available to contractors through its Bonding Assistance Program, which Gov. John Bel Edwards relaunched in 2016 to support emerging, minority and women-owned, veteran-owned and other small businesses. Early-stage companies can be stymied in their efforts to secure construction contracts because large projects require signi  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Dec. 20 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University has reached a milestone in its mission to promote excellence with the establishment of the Honors College, a new collective of programs unified under the Honors banner. The Honors College is housed in University Hall, one of the most history-rich structures on campus, and a celebratory reception attended by University leaders, honors students, donors, and alumni was held in the building   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: The following are recent publications by the researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. December 1, 2023 Health inequities and socioeconomic factors predicting the access to treatment for unruptured intracranial aneurysms in the USA in the last 20 years: interaction effect of race, gender, and insurance (https://pbrc.us19.list-man  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: Celebrating nearly three decades as an academic partner, the LSU AgCenter will present some of its top researchers as featured speakers in a group of conferences in late January. The 27th annual National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference, Southern Soybean and Corn Conference, Delta States Irrigation Conference and Southern Precision Ag Conference will take place Jan. 30  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 20 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The Louisiana 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees is welcoming two new members -- a longtime 4-H volunteer from Tensas Parish and the CEO of one of the state's largest agricultural equipment companies. Kristen VandeVen, a technology consultant from Newellton, joined the board in October, and Rob Richter, the president and CEO of Sunshine Quality Solutions Inc. from Baton Rouge, will join in Janu  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 20 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines "Buy For Two" tote bags. "Do I Look Homeless?" posters. "Our Home" sticker designs. LSUS digital arts students collaborated with The Providence House this semester to design marketing materials for the Shreveport-based nonprofit organization. The class - Design for Social Impact - focuses on experiential learning for students while assisting a local organization that's fig  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 18 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines Imposter Syndrome. The idea that someone doesn't belong or isn't good enough. Nearly all college students encounter this feeling at some point in their academic careers. But for first-generation students, ones in which neither parent obtained a four-year degree, these types of feelings can appear more often and have a larger negative impact compared to their peers. "Impo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 20 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford announces the addition of Alyssa Szymczyk to the firm's Financial Services Litigation group as an associate attorney in its Washington, DC office. Alyssa is one of the 50 attorneys McGlinchey has welcomed in 2023, as part of a focused recruitment initiative aimed at expanding its nationally recognized team. Alyssa is the third attorney and seventh professional hire McGlinch  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 21 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that Douglas Charnas, a Member (partner) in its Washington, DC office, was one of 13 inducted into Case Western Reserve University School of Law's 2023 Society of Benchers - the law school's Hall of Fame. Every year, Case Western Reserve University School of Law honors the achievements of distinguished alumni, faculty, and prominent members of the legal commu  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Dec. 21 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Allen and Jeanette Guillory Thomason Foundation contributed $250,000 to create an endowed scholarship to benefit education and nursing majors at Nicholls State University. Recipients must be enrolled full-time as a sophomore, junior or senior at Nicholls with at least a 2.0 GPA and show a financial need. The scholarship will honor the memory of Herbert Allen Thomason, known as Allen Thomason. Alle  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 22 -- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2023: Brittany and Drew Brees announced today that The NOLA Pickle Fest presented by b1BANK will return to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center August 8-11, 2024. The Breeses and the staff of the Brees Dream Foundation are working closely with local tourism leaders at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: Dr. Florina Corpodean, a postdoctoral researcher and surgical research fellow at Pennington Biomedical, was named as the 2024 Resident Research Award recipient by the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, or SSAT. Dr. Corpodean works in the Translational and Integrative Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Research laboratory, or TIGER lab, at Pe  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: When the calendar flips to from December to January, many people set goals and resolutions for the upcoming year. A number of those resolutions involve nutrition, exercise and mental health. While drastic lifestyle changes can be overwhelming and difficult to maintain, research conducted at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center shows that subt  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Dec. 23 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Students in Stephen F. Austin State University's School of Art and Mass Communication and Marketing departments earned honors at the annual District 10 American Advertising Federation Student Conference and Competition held in November in Houston. SFA students worked alongside their peers from other universities in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma to create and present an advertising campaign. T  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Dec. 21 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) recently named Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) as the Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas 2023 Employer of Excellence. Each year, TWC's 28 Local Workforce Development Boards have the honor of nominating one outstanding employer within their respective areas. "Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas was excited to rec  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Scientists at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a promising new model to study a pneumonia-causing fungus that has been notoriously difficult to culture in a lab. Researchers were able to use precision-cut slices of lung tissue to study Pneumocystis species, a fungus that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients and children. This innovation overcomes a major hu  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: One of the most common forms of gut bacteria may be to blame for osteoporosis. Osteoporosis -- dubbed the "silent disease" -- affects more than a third of all women ages 50 and older and more than 200 million people worldwide. Fractures can lead to disability or even death, and osteoporosis is expected to cost patients and the U.S. healthcare system more than $25 billion annually by 2025. A new st  more