BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 1 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Jan. 30, 2024: A Federal District Court dismissed a suit challenging the de-listing of the Louisiana Black Bear from the endangered species list. Louisiana intervened and defended the de-listing. Yesterday, Judge Brian Jackson granted summary judgment in favor of the state. * * * Original text and link to underlying court filing here: https://www.ag.state.la.us/Article/13185  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 3 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Louisiana Economic Development is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 CEO Roundtables series, the popular, yearlong program that provides a platform for leaders of second-stage companies to share insights and knowledge. LED will select up to eight regional cohorts consisting of 15 to 18 qualified decision makers from companies with annual revenues of $600,000 to $50 million and staff size  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Bhuvnesh Bharti and his former graduate student Jin Gyun Lee have been issued a patent for their technology which utilizes lignin nanoparticles to provide an eco-friendly method for oil spill cleanup. It's the first patent awarded to an LSU College of Engineering faculty this year. To put it simply, the technology combines lignin--a complex orga  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 31 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Highly competitive NSF Engines grant will provide up to $160 million to support Louisiana's energy industry, create jobs and develop the energy workforce. A statewide effort led by LSU with more than 50 public and private partners has won the largest and most competitive grant ever awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation - up to $160 million over the next 10 years. The NSF Engines grant wi  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- McNeese State University shared the following news on Jan. 29, 2024: McNeese State University's Department of English and Foreign Languages and Honors College are hosting a talk by G. Ronald Murphy, S.J., on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. at the Stokes Auditorium in Hardtner Hall. Murphy's talk, titled "Tree of Salvation: Yggdrasil and the Cross in Northern Europe," is part of the Joe and Lydia Cash Lecture Series. Murphy is a Professor Emeritus at G  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Feb. 1 -- McNeese State University issued the following news: Iselobhor Ikhine, McNeese State University graduate student in the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, will compete for national recognition after presenting his research and earning first place at the National Society of Black Engineers Fall Regional Conference. Ikhine, from Nigeria, is pursuing a master's degree in civil engineering. As part of McNeese's National Society of Black Engineers (N  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 31 -- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center issued the following news: The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) announces the Port of New Orleans (PORT NOLA) and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) have joined SEBconnect, the Convention Center's online and mobile resource designed to create awareness and educate small and emerging business (SEB) owners in real-time about available contracting, purchasing and new business oppo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 1 -- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center issued the following news: Cassie Jones, CVP, CEM, Senior Event Manager at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, has earned a Certification in Exhibition Management from the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE). The Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM) designation is a globally recognized designation that demonstrates the highest professional standard throughout the exhib  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Jan. 30 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news: Nicholls State University is among a group of research institutions awarded up to $160 million over the next 10 years, part of the largest grant ever funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. The consortium, Future Use of Energy in Louisiana or FUEL, includes more than 50 public and private partners. The NSF Engines grant will support Louisiana's energy industry, create jobs in the energy sector, develo  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Feb. 1 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is seeking submissions for its three Request for Proposals (RFPs) for additional generation and capacity resources to supply the needs of its customers and comply with Southwest Power Pool's planning reserve margin requirement. The RFPs will solicit bids for the purchas  more