PINEVILLE, Louisiana, April 13 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: * * * Projects power restoration to at least half of remaining customers in Slidell by end of day * * * Morning assessments by Cleco indicate that power will be restored to all Opelousas customers and at least half of the 7,000 remaining customers in Slidell by the end of day today. Slidell customers on Rats Nest Road, Carr Drive and West End Blvd. are expe  more

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, April 13 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: * * * 50 percent of customers received power last night * * * April 12, 2024 (9 a.m.) - Last night, Cleco restored power to half of the customers who remained without power following Wednesday's severe weather that disrupted power for nearly 45,000 customers statewide. "Late yesterday afternoon, we had roughly 20,000 customers without power," said Clint Rob  more

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, April 13 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Cleco crews continue to make progress in restoring power to Slidell customers following Wednesday's tornado. Earlier today, the company stated that Slidell customers on Lakeview Drive/Rats Nest Road, Carr Drive and West End Blvd. were expected to have power restored early this afternoon. Customers in the following areas of Slidell and Pearl River are expected   more

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, April 12 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * Cleco restores power to over half of customers following storms * * * Cleco and contractor crews continue to work to make system repairs and restore power following severe storms that passed through the state yesterday. Statewide, in addition to Cleco storm resources, the company has added 400 contractor line mechanics and vegetation specialists from o  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, April 9 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced Joshua McNemar as its new Chief Administrative Officer, effective April 8, 2024. McNemar brings more than seven years of experience in administrative operations and governmental affairs to DRA, after having served in various leadership roles in the public sector. A native of Vidalia, La., McNemar previously worked as the Chief of   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 11 (TNSres) -- Entergy issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Entergy will report its first-quarter 2024 financial results before the market opens Wednesday, April 24. Drew Marsh, chair and chief executive officer, Kimberly Fontan, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and company leaders invite you to listen to a live webcast discussion of Entergy's financial results at 10 a.m. Central time that day. The webcast may be accessed by   more

AMES, Iowa, April 11 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: If you're the Midcontinent Independent System Operator - the organization that manages the flow of high-voltage electricity across a central stripe of the U.S. and Canada, from Manitoba, Michigan and Minnesota through Iowa and all the way to Louisiana - you want energy supplies to meet the energy demands of 45 million people. "We make sure the right amount of electricity is generated and transmitted to ou  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 10 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Backed by state programs that empower research and innovation, bioscience startups and established institutions are powering Louisiana's emergence as a national hub of scientific exploration and collaboration. To help fuel that growth, Louisiana Economic Development has awarded a three-year grant to an award-winning organization that offers competitions, educational conferences, and cash prizes  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 10 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has named Courtney Phillips, former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, to the position of Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Health Officer. In this role, Phillips will work closely with university leadership across the LSU system as well as with healthcare partners to maximize the system's healthcare-related financial well-being, enhance operational efficiency, develop ne  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 12 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU researchers' new invention - a syringe that can temporarily store adult stem cells so that they can be delivered and given to the patient from the same device - is the booster physicians and veterinarians need to treat tendon injuries more effectively. "Stem cells have been all the rage for 20 years. That's because stem cell therapy can accomplish amazing things. But the cells and the  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 9 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Faculty from LSU, the University of Delaware, and Johns Hopkins University are collaborating on a project that may help us better understand how large and rapid mechanical forces deform the brain during events such as falls and car crashes. Having this understanding is critical to developing computer models for predicting brain injury, as well as designing safer personal protective equipmen  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams Mercer University's College of Health Professions, for the eighth consecutive year, has a 100% Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) match rate for students in the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree program. Mercer PsyD students were matched with internship positions at institutions such as the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, the University of Alabama at  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, April 9 (TNSres) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University recently deployed four buoys for independent, scientific monitoring of the Lake Maurepas ecosystem to monitor Air Products' work on its Louisiana Clean Energy Complex. The data from those buoys is now posted on the university's website and can be accessed at southeastern.edu/lakemaurepas. The page contains the real time water quality readings from four   more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, April 10 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments in three different cases at Southeastern Louisiana University on April 16. Court will convene at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Union Theater with a panel discussion following adjournment at approximately 11 a.m. Judges Mitchell R. Theriot, Allison H. Penzato and Hunter Greene will preside over the arguments, each lasting approximat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Idaho Governor Brad Little, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, to President Joe Biden urging him to reverse his Administration's policies that would strip millions of Americans from access to cruc  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 12 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The Tulane University School of Liberal Arts announced that Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer Colie Edison will receive the school's Distinguished Alumni Award and deliver the keynote address at this year's undergraduate diploma ceremony. The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes notable achievement or career distinction in promoting positive soci  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 10 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: College sports executive and University of New Orleans alumna Kiki Baker Barnes will serve as the principal speaker at the University's spring 2024 commencement ceremony, which will take place at the UNO Lakefront Arena on Thursday, May 9 at 10 a.m. Baker Barnes is the commissioner of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, a 10-member conference of historically Black colleges and universities. Bak  more