BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 27 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) today announced the opening of a new workforce development and community resource center designed to help the Baton Rouge community overcome employment barriers and increase access to local health care services. Located at 5353 Essen Lane, the facility includes a Workforce Innovation & Talent Center (WITC), which offers comprehensive career skills training and job place  more

NEW YORK, April 27 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news on April 26, 2024: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, with co-counsel Southeast Louisiana Legal Services and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, has successfully won summary judgment at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of current and former residents of the Acre Road public housing development ("Acre Road") in Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The court vacated the U.S. Depart  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 25 (TNSres) -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported first quarter 2024 earnings per share of 35 cents on an as-reported basis and $1.08 on an adjusted (non-GAAP) basis. "We made very important regulatory progress in recent weeks that will deliver meaningful value for customers and provide certainty for all stakeholders," said Drew Marsh, Entergy Chair and Chief Executive Officer. "We remain squarely on track with clea  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 25 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in response to Louisiana District Attorney's Office's unconstitutional incarceration of innocent witness for more than six months in flagrant disregard of her constitutional rights. Lafayette, La. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, LLC announce the f  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, April 24 -- Grambling State University issued the following news release: No stranger to Grambling State University, Louisiana State Senator Cleo Fields will serve as keynote speaker for GSU's Spring 2024 Commencement Exercises to be held at 10 a.m. May 10 inside the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. GSU officials expect to confer diplomas to graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Professional St  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 23 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on April 22, 2024: Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced new appointments to serve on the Ascension-St. James Airport and Transportation Authority, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, Louisiana Educational Television Authority, Louisiana Housing Corporation, and the Louisiana Real Estate Commission. Ascension-St. James Airport and Transportation Authority Da  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 25 (TNSres) -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on April 24, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today promoted Maine's leadership in responsibly pursuing offshore wind during a keynote address at the Oceantic Network's International Partnering Forum (IPF), a major convening of offshore wind industry leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Governor, who was invited by the Oceantic Network to participate, serv  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 23 -- Mount St. Joseph University issued the following news: Sister Helen Prejean is internationally renowned for her unwavering advocacy for social justice, making her an excellent choice to address the graduating Class of 2024. Born on April 21, 1939 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sister Helen Prejean joined the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1957. Over the years, she dedicated herself to teaching and serving in various capacities within her religious community. It was in 1982   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 23 -- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center issued the following news: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) Chief Operating Officer Adam J. Straight was recognized as a "Power 20" honoree in a recent Tourism and Hospitality issue of New Orleans CityBusiness, a weekly business newspaper. A special section published quarterly, each Power 20 edition represents a different industry and features 20 of the most influential leaders in that  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 25 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: National energy leaders unveiled several key announcements affecting the growing offshore wind industry at Oceantic Network's International Partnering Forum (IPF). The largest offshore wind conference in the Americas, IPF's third day featured plenary remarks from offshore wind industry leaders as well as government officials including U.  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release: Oceantic Network's International Partnering Forum (IPF) concluded Thursday after four days packed with new announcements and insights from offshore wind industry leaders and government officials. The largest offshore wind conference in the Americas, 2024 IPF gathered 3,400 attendees from 32 countries, who met with 400 exhibitors and heard from over 350 sp  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 26 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Following a nationwide search, the University of New Orleans has selected Randall Langston as its new Vice President of Enrollment Management. The appointment was approved today by the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. Langston has 25 years of experience as a senior enrollment management leader--predominantly at public institutions--with a track record of increasing e  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 26 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: By Charlie Bier The College of Engineering's Dr. Terrence Chambers traces the origins of his career to a 22-acre plot of land in Kansas bordered by wheat fields. There, just outside the family home and "miles from anything," sat his father's aviation mechanic's business. Federal Aviation Administration-mandated overhauls of airplane engines were the elder Chambers' specialty. He catered   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: University of New Orleans education professor Marc Pierre Bonis shares reflections, observations, and poems over a 50-year period in his new book, "100 Scribblings." Bonis is an assistant professor of human performance and health promotion in the School of Education. At a time when more people are attuned to their own mental health and self-reflection, Bonis' book invites readers to ex  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 23 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: French urbanist and professor Carlos Moreno, who popularized the planning concept of the "15-minute City," will be the guest lecturer at a University of New Orleans seminar in May. Moreno will discuss that planning concept at UNO's "Understanding Proximity: 15-minute City in New Orleans" Office of the Provost Academic Forum scheduled for May 10 in the University Center. The "15-minute City" def  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design issued the following news: * * * Originally from Louisiana, Trevian Ambroise, a graduate student ambassador for Penn's Stuart Weitzman School of Design, chose Philadelphia as the place to study economic development techniques to become a well-rounded planner. * * * Trevian Ambroise is a graduate student ambassador in the City & Regional Planning's Public Private Development at the Stuart  more