THIBODAUX, Louisiana, May 29 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Former Nicholls President Dr. Bruce Murphy, Colleen Hunter and "friends of Bridge" together contributed $80,000 to endow a professorship within the Bridge to Independence program to honor the memory of Murphy's late wife and former Nicholls First Lady Jeanne Picariello Murphy. The Nicholls Foundation requires a certain amount of interest to be accrued before a professorship is awarded, which can take   more

METAIRIE, Louisiana, May 30 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Armed with gloves, garbage bags and trash grabbers, Entergy employees and volunteers combed through the areas around Lake Pontchartrain on Wednesday to help pick up debris and plant mulch and pine straw, among other activities, as part of its annual Storm Aware and Prepare initiative. This cleanup and hurricane preparedness event, hosted by the Pontchartrain Conservancy and sponsored by Entergy Louisiana, provides reside  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 30 -- Gale, a part of Cengage Group, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: * * * Online Learning Platform, Gale Presents: Udemy, Available On-Demand Through Louisiana Public Libraries * * * To support lifelong learning and workforce preparedness, the State Library of Louisiana and Gale, part of Cengage Group, have partnered to provide public libraries across the state with access to online learning platform, Gale Presents: Udemy. Available at no charg  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 31 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on May 30, 2024: Today, Senate Bill 313 which creates the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) program passed the legislature and now heads to Governor Landry's desk. It begins the phase-in of Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) for K-12 schools by the year 2025. ESAs empower parents and students across our state to choose a learning environment that best fits their family's needs an  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 31 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: The recruitment process has started for Louisiana Economic Development's Small and Emerging Business Development Roundtables program, the innovative peer-to-peer learning program that brings small and emerging business leaders together for a yearlong experience of collaborative learning, problem solving and professional development. The program is based on the PeerSpectives(TM) Roundtable System  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 29 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on May 28, 2024: Today, Governor Jeff Landry signed several bills into law having to do with the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, safety, education, the economy, and health. The bills signed today are listed below. He also issued a proclamation declaring May 28th "Not On Herb Day"--recognizing Herb Jones' on-court achievements; but also his humility, his work ethic, and his commitment to our communit  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 28 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The LSU AgCenter is Louisiana rice farmers' MVP, or most valued partner, in research and crop variety development. From creating a new market for jasmine rice, to producing varieties of rice that are better for diabetics and more sustainable and resilient to changes in the environment, the LSU AgCenter has been critical to the Louisiana rice industry for more than 100 years. The research als  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, May 27 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news on May 26, 2024: The "total Louisiana Tech graduates" tally climbed to 114,892 on Saturday when 1,076 new Tech alumni and their friends and families gathered in the Thomas Assembly Center for two full-length ceremonies to cap off the academic year. The keynote speaker for both the morning and afternoon ceremonies was Frank Bright, a Class of '65 chemical engineering graduate and four-year letterman in Tech track a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 30 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has appointed Interim Chief of Police Marshall Walters as the new Chief of Police for LSU, effective June 1, following a national search. Walters has served more than 21 years with the LSU Police Department as an accredited police officer, working his way up through the department, taking on leadership roles and serving as the interim chief since last Spring. Walters graduated from Southeastern  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 29 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The Adel Sarofim award is presented every two years to an international scientist who've made significant contributions to our understanding of combustion processes, formation of combustion by-products and mechanisms of their health effects. Last week, LSU researcher Stephania Cormier received the honor at the meeting of the International Congress on Combustion By-products and Their Health E  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Instead of learning from Americans' continued rejection of their extreme agenda, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are doubling down on their relentless assault on Americans' fundamental freedoms.Trump's extreme, unpopular agenda continues to send MAGA Republicans in states across the country into a tailspin as their fundraising dries up and internal chaos takes center stage. Take a look at the latest:   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 29 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Randall Langston, the University of New Orleans' new vice president for enrollment management, wants to help "demystify" the collegiate journey for students by providing academic support that begins prior to admission and extends beyond graduation. "A big part of what I see myself and enrollment management doing is helping clear obstacles for students, whether it be financial or emotional," Langs  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 30 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Poor health outcomes and health disparities are major issues in our society, especially in the Deep South, which faces a disproportionate burden of chronic diseases compared to the rest of the nation. Tulane University is now part of a new $82 million National Institutes of Health effort that will harness the research expertise of academic medical centers to address disparities in the prevalence and treatment  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, May 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's expansion of its New Iberia Research Center is under way, paving the way for a Level 3 biosafety lab that will enable more on-site advanced research. A recent ground breaking for the biosafety lab marks the first step in the evolution of what will become the state's newest economic sector. The biosafety lab - along with the construction   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Last week, Louisiana's Republican governor signed into law an extreme measure to criminalize possession of medication abortion, the latest example of extreme Republicans ripping away reproductive freedoms from women across the country. This dystopian nightmare is brought to you by Donald Trump, who proudly brags that he was able to "kill" Roe v. Wade, who says that extreme bans in states across the countr  more