NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 23 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news: So many things have changed in the 36-plus years Professor Mark Wessman has taught at Tulane Law School, and then not so much. Sure, the law has changed and gone through many revisions. Now, there is cryptocurrency to explore and NFTs. But some things are constant, he said. The students are still of the highest caliber, curious, and eager to learn and be better. * * * "No matter how long you do this, y  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 24 -- Louisiana Economic Development posted the following news release: OAKDALE, La. - Boise Cascade Wood Products announced it plans to invest $75 million to expand and modernize key machine centers at its Oakdale facility in Allen Parish. These projects will increase veneer production capacity by 30 percent and allow the facility to produce up to 400 million square feet of dry veneer annually. The company expects to create 30 direct new jobs, while retaining 370   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 27 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines After getting tucked into bed one night, nine-year-old Emilie Gibson told her father Trey that she had a "bucket-list" item. Emilie, who was fighting for her life after being diagnosed with a rare pediatric brain cancer, wanted to be a queen on a Mardi Gras float. Emilie got her wish in 2017, riding on a Highland Parade float dressed like a pirate with her older brother Al  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement after Louisiana finalized the new Congressional map: "The new Congressional map for Louisiana is a much-needed victory for democracy and the Black communities that have been denied fair and equal representation for far too long. We are confident that come November, we will welcome a new Democrat from Louisiana t  more

PONCHATOULA, Louisiana, Jan. 24 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana is expanding a substation in Ponchatoula along Highway 22 to improve the electric system that serves approximately 18,000 residential and business customers in the area, including a local hospital. The substation expansion builds on several reliability projects that have been performed in the southern portion of Tangipahoa Parish over the past couple years. As part of the work, crews expanded the su  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 25 -- Entergy issued the following news release: To meet customers' needs for renewable energy, the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved the construction of facilities that would add approximately 225 megawatts of solar power to Entergy Louisiana's generation portfolio. In 2023, the company sought Commission approval of two projects to source more solar energy - one in Iberville Parish that would account for approximately 175 megawatts, the other in Ouachit  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news on Jan. 22, 2024: Professor Frederique Ferrand of the Universite Jean Moulin, Lyon 3 in Lyon, France will travel to Baton Rouge to deliver the 43rd John H. Tucker Jr. Lecture in Civil Law at LSU Law on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Presented by the Center for Civil Law Studies, which is housed in the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, the lecture will take place in the McKernan Auditor  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 24 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Blocks agency from imposing race-based mandates against Louisiana. * * * On Tuesday, U.S. district court Judge James Cain blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice from imposing disparate impact regulations against the State of Louisiana. "It is abundantly clear, that Defendants' actions iterated herein have created great cause for concern, not  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 26 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS), in collaboration with JUMP Math, is pleased to share the outcome of an education study providing evidence-based tutoring support to over 1,000 historically underserved students in school districts in Louisiana. JUMP Math, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to multiplying every student's potential and fostering equitable classrooms and comm  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 23 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Louisiana Tech University hosted teams of high school students from all across the state for the kickoff of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition Launch. The event was held from 8-12 at the Integrated Engineering and Science Building on Louisiana Tech's campus. "This annual event was a powerful opportunity for CEHS (College of Edu  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 25 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science (COES) graduate students have elected three new members to serve on the Graduate Student Council (GSC) for the rest of the 2023-24 academic year. Students elected Mohammad Jabed Perves Bappy (president), Kritik Saxena (vice president), and Tobias Misicko (treasurer). Md Reazul Islam Jamil (general secretary) and Mohammad Tarikuzzaman (public relations   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 24 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Colombian native and College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) graduate Alexa Garcia always knew that working in professional baseball was her end goal. Garcia graduated from Florida Atlantic University with her bachelor's degree where she studied exercise science and health promotion. To further her career, she knew she needed to continue her education in a program that was tailored to help her succeed in   more

GONZALES, Louisiana, Jan. 27 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: Louisiana 4-H and FFA youth will gather in February for the 89th annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. AgCenter officials expect more than 2,000 exhibitors to bring thousands of animals for competition during the week of Feb. 10 to 17. This year, 3,876 youth validated more than 8,600 animals for showing at the parish, district and state livestock shows.   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: * * * Pennington Biomedical's Dr. John Kirwan, Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk, Dr. Leanne Redman and Dr. Philip Schauer served as associate editors * * * The two-volume set of the "Handbook of Obesity," edited by former Pennington Biomedical Research Center Executive Directors Dr. George Bray and Dr. Claude Bouchard, was recently published by Routledge a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Professor of Psychology Julia Buckner has received two separate awards from the National Institutes of Health--over $800,000 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse--to study the direct links between daily experiences with racism, including microaggressions, and alcohol and cannabis use and potential problems that result from   more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Jan. 27 -- Louisiana State University Alexandria campus issued the following news: The Louisiana State University of Alexandria College of Business releases its January 2024 issue of the Central Louisiana Economic Dashboard. Randall Dupont, Dean of the LSUA College of Business, says initial and continued unemployment claims in Louisiana were up in the past two months and bear watching in 2024. "Employment and consumer spending in central Louisiana have softened in recent  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Jan. 26 -- McNeese State University issued the following news: The McNeese State University Rodeo team has completed the fall season. After five rodeos, the men's team is in first place in the Southern Region and the women's team is in fourth place. Isaac Richard, of Eunice, is in first place in saddle bronc riding, along with Shea Fournier, of Raceland, in fifth place and Caleb Miller, of Welsh, in fourth place in the region. The Southern Region steer wrestling lea  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 24 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Agents with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's Office have arrested a Michigan woman for defrauding Louisiana's pandemic unemployment program of over $66,000. Local officials in Jackson County, Michigan took Antonya Moore, 26, of Michigan, into custody on January 12. Moore was extradited and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) agents l  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Jan. 25 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University Department of Mass Communication is set to launch the Nancy Sanderson Matherne Institute for Global Communications, a program that will connect Nicholls to the world by providing a global communications structure that will aid its local community, faculty, staff and students. Nicholls will select a group of students to be institute recipients in the initial year, and successfu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- NPR [National Public Radio] issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: NPR announced today it has received a $1M grant from the Walton Family Foundation that will support the expansion of the Collaborative Journalism Network, audience research and environmental justice coverage and community engagement efforts at the Gulf States Newsroom (GSN). "Over the past three years, the Gulf States Newsroom has grown into a strong reporting team that works with stations to  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2024: The George W. and Jean H. Pugh Institute for Justice will present "Gun Violence & Gun Control" at LSU Law on Friday, Feb. 2. The symposium will take place in the McKernan Auditorium from 12:40 to 4:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn one hour of Continuing Legal Education credit. Those who wish to r  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 27 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Company was honored by the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce with their 'Industry of the Year' Award. The announcement was made during the Chamber's annual Business and Industries Awards Luncheon inside the Marshall, TX Convention Center on January 25, 2023. "Storms like June 16 remind us how important our product is," stated SWEP  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 24 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: For educators and students the arctic temps in January often result in dreaming about fun in the summer sun. For POL Care, INC. (Package of Love Care, Inc.) and their Kidz Summer Reading Program dreams became reality when the AEP Foundation (American Electric Power Foundation) at the request of SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Company), announced a $10,000 gra  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 23 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Ark-La-Tex families with critically ill children being treated at local hospitals will soon find sanctuary at a new Ronald McDonald House thanks in part to an American Electric Power Foundation (AEP Foundation) grant award. Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) announced the AEP Foundation award of $250,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas &  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 24 -- Southern University Law Center issued the following news: On January 20, 31 graduates received their Juris doctorate degree during the Fall 2023 Commencement Ceremony for the Southern University Law Center (SULC). The prestigious ceremony was held at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on the campus of Southern University Baton Rouge. Deidre Deculus Robert, state director of rural development of the USDA, served as the commencement speaker. Chancellor John Pierre   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 23 -- Southern University issued the following news: Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) has proudly announced that its Health Information Management Systems (HIMS) program has been granted a seven-year Continuing Accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). This decision is a testament to the program's adherence to the highest educational standards. The prestigious accreditation follo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Judges relying on artificial intelligence tools to determine criminal sentences handed down markedly less jail time in tens of thousands of cases, but also appeared to discriminate against Black offenders despite the algorithms' promised objectivity, according to a new Tulane University study (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4533047). Researchers examined over 50,000 drug, fraud  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: When SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replicating. A new study from Tulane University, conducted in partnership with Florida International University and published in Protein Science, has identified a protein that may be the glue that helps COVID's spike protein stick. The study found that a small piece of a prot  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The UARK Speech and Debate Society, led by Fulbright College employee Hannah Morris, attended the 14th Annual Southern Forensics Championship Tournament this past weekend, which serves as the state championship tournament for the states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The team, comprised of Hadley Adkison, Sophie Barrentine, Matthew Cook, Megan Dial, Jackson Dowler, Tristen Farris, Maddie Fritz, Ma  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: A poetry collection published by the University of New Orleans Press and written by former Louisiana poet laureate Mona Lisa Saloy has been selected as the New Orleans citywide read for 2024. The group One Book One New Orleans selects one book for its annual citywide reading and literacy campaign. The group develops a curriculum around the selected title and through its partner organiza  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 23 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: While a brass band played to the delight of tourists who clapped and swayed to the spirited beats that filled the air in Jackson Square one breezy January afternoon, a short distance away, University of New Orleans students stood sifting--literally--through the soils of time at St. Louis Cathedral. The famed cathedral, located in the French Quarter, sits on one of the oldest church sites in Nort  more

SARASOTA, Florida, Jan. 25 -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: Denise Davis-Cotton, the director of the Florida Center for Partnerships in Arts-Integrated Teaching (PAInT) at USF Sarasota-Manatee, was part of an international group that recently visited a Louisiana middle school to glean how lessons learned from the school's arts programs might be applied to foreign aid and development assistance efforts overseas. The visiting delegation, org  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 26 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: A dedicated member of the Xavier University of Louisiana Community for over 30 years, Dr. Marguerite S. Giguette, has been permanently named the senior vice president of Academic Affairs and Provost after a brief tenure as the interim appointment in the role. Starting at Xavier as a computer science faculty member, Dr. Giguette's love for Xavier and passion for elevating the opportunities offered to its  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 25 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Xavier University of Louisiana is one of 10 institutions selected to receive a grant from the Mellon Foundation, the nation's largest funder of the arts, culture and humanities, as part of its Humanities for All Times initiative. On the cusp of celebrating 100 years of service, Xavier will receive $1,500,000 for the project "Restoring the Black Intellectual Tradition at an HBCU through a Centralized Uni  more