MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 4 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has elected 13 new shareholders across the Firm. The new shareholders and their primary areas of practice and office locations are: * Heather R. Alleva (Health Law; Nashville, Tennessee) * Lauren Brink Adams (Logistics, Energy and Manufacturing Litigation; New Orleans, Louisiana) * Hannah McSween Cole (Health Law; Knoxville, Tennessee) * Chuck Delorey (Real Estate/Finance; Birmingham  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 4 (TNSres)-- Entergy issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Entergy announced its 2023 Performance Report (https://performancereport.entergy.com/), titled "Energy for a better future." This detailed report integrates a comprehensive overview of the company's 2023 achievements, including financial results with economic, environmental, governance, and social performance and impacts. Entergy's strategic approach, outlined in the report, is designed  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 3 -- Entergy issued the following news release: David Gibbs has been named director, regulatory affairs for Entergy Mississippi. In this role, he will help develop the company's regulatory strategy, particularly with respect to annual filings made to the Mississippi Public Service Commission that address investments the company makes to support reliable and affordable service for its customers. "David is an invaluable member of Entergy Mississippi's leadership tea  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, April 3 -- Grambling State University issued the following news release: Music has played a major role in the life of entertainment executive, entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist Shanti Das. So has silence. Das spoke during a Women's History Month program sponsored by Grambling State University's Campus Activities Student Engagement and The Lyceum Committee inside the GSU Nursing Building Auditorium, discussing her varied career and life experiences while delivering  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, April 6 -- Grambling State University issued the following news release: Portia Taylor Singh has always been all about goals. That includes life goals, academic goals, and even athletic goals like helping the Grambling State University soccer team net its first Southwestern Athletic Conference championship in 2004. Singh has scored in reaching every goal set for herself, including earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from GSU and a Ph.D. in Biomedical  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 3 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford is proud to announce the appointment of Kerry Ann Cummings as the Office Managing Member of its Fort Lauderdale office. Kerry brings a wealth of legal expertise and leadership skills to her new role, which will further enhance the firm's presence and service offerings in the South Florida region. Kerry is a respected litigator with a track record of success in financial ser  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 2 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Louisiana Economic Development is now accepting applications for its fourth annual Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative, the small business program that helps local companies overcome challenges unique to rural communities. Program participants must be second-stage businesses, which typically have 5 to 99 employees and are poised for further growth, often spurred by expansion to out-of-state marke  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 5 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced four recipients of the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP). These grants expand opportunities to recruit, train, and retain a local workforce, while simultaneously creating talent pipelines and establishing sector-based partnerships. The four recipients of the 2024 Louisiana Delta Workforce Grant Program are as follows:   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 6 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on April 5, 2024: Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced new appointments to serve on the Ascension-St. James Airport and Transportation Authority, Drug Policy Board, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, Parish Boards of Election Supervisors, Pilotage Fee Commission, State Board of Commerce and Industry. * * * Ascension-St. James Airport and Transportation Auth  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 2 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry today applauded Representative Bret Geymann and others for their role in developing legislation to modernize the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR) to provide for better management of the State's natural resources, in addition to offering positive changes to the make-up of the Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority Board (CPRA). Since taking office, G  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 3 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: McGlinchey Stafford announces the addition of Associate Joshua C. Populus to the firm's Enterprise Litigation and Investigations practice as an associate attorney in its Baton Rouge office. Joshua's hire comes as part of a focused recruitment initiative to expand McGlinchey's nationally recognized team. McGlinchey hired 50 new attorneys firmwide in 2023. * * * "I am thrilled  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, April 5 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's College of Education and Human Sciences is part of a collaborative partnership poised to reach more than 10,000 Louisiana students. The STEM Collective for Innovative Louisiana Stakeholders (SCILS) in the Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) in CEHS secured support to implement the Engineering is Elementary (EIE) professional development opportunity. Through this initiativ  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 6 -- Loyola University issued the following news release: The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance is pleased to present two new, contemporary offerings in its Lower Depths Series, set to take place March 15-16 and April 5-6 in the Lower Depths Theater at Loyola University. Students will perform scripted readings of "Horse Girls," by Jenny Rachel Weiner, and "A New Saint for a New World," by Ryan Campbell, in the school's flexible, black-box theater, on the first   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 5 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU was the first of 28 universities across the nation to unveil a limited-edition "Jack Goes Back to College" product line, featuring LSU gear, at a special event at midnight on April 4 at the LSU Barnes & Noble Bookstore on campus. The event coincided with the national launch of the product line. The apparel collection was designed and produced by Cactus Jack, the official brand of multi-platinum  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 3 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A fiber optics-powered breakthrough discovery could quickly and accurately identify pipeline leaks, preventing potentially significant environmental damage and saving the oil and gas industry billions of dollars a year. "Oil and gas pipeline leaks have enormous economic and environmental costs. The energy industry spends more than $3 billion each year on leak detection, but costs, labor and accura  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 5 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Member Charles "Chase" Stoecker (Fort Lauderdale) will be honored at the ALM/Daily Business Review's Florida Legal Awards with the On the Rise (Small/Midsize Firm) award. Honorees will be recognized at an awards dinner on April 4, 2024. "Congratulations to Chase on this well-deserved recognition," said Kerry Ann Cummings, Managing Member of McGl  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 6 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Samford University's Beeson Divinity School announced April 4 the hiring of two new faculty members. Chip Hardy will join Beeson's faculty as an associate professor of divinity, while Alex Kirk will join as an assistant professor of divinity. Both men's areas of focus will be in Old Testament and Hebrew. Hardy comes from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he began teaching in 2014. Hardy served  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, April 5 (TNSres) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University's economic impact across the region is more than $1 billion annually, according to a study conducted by Lightcast, a company that provides colleges and universities with labor market data that help create better outcomes for students, businesses, and communities. Lightcast measured the economic impacts created by Southeastern on the business community an  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, April 6 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: With assistance from multiple departments within SWEPCO, the ribbon was cut on a much-anticipated grand opening of the new Travel Centers of Americas truck stop and EV charging station near Hosston, Louisiana. "This is what we do," expressed Jeff Thigpen, SWEPCO Alternate Energy Resource Manager while addressing a large crowd of Caddo Parish and state leaders du  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 2 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that trademark and contracts attorney Thomas F. Dunn has joined the firm's Boston office as a Member. With more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property and corporate law, Tom's practice combines trademark and copyright matters with licensing and contracts for individual and business clients in numerous industries. Tom is the second Membe  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 2 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Because of catfishing and other dating scams, privacy is essential on online dating sites, even more so than other places online. However, these privacy concerns can make people reticent to share the very personal information that could help them make a connection with someone. A new Tulane University study finds that sharing ephemeral photos, which vanish after being seen, can increase the number  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 5 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Dr. Ignatius Cahyanto will spend five months in Vietnam during the 2024-2025 academic year after earning a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award. Cahyanto is an associate professor of management in the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration. He holds the Coca-Cola/BORSF Endowed Professorship in Hospitality Management and the Community C  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 6 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: Three community leaders were honored as part of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's recent Women's Leadership Conference. The conference's Sarah Brabant Trailblazer Award recognizes longstanding dedication to advancing equity and community service; its Rising Leader and Emerging Leader awards are bestowed, respectively, on women at the middle and early stages of their careers who e  more

TYLER, Texas, April 4 -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler received nearly $114,000 from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, State Wildlife Grant Program and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enhance freshwater mussel conservation in Louisiana. Dr. Neil Ford, UT Tyler professor emeritus of biology, serves as principal investigator on the two-year research project. Ford will lead a Houston-based environmental  more