BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 7 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Researchers from the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication released the first report of the 2024 Louisiana Survey. Findings show most Louisiana residents think the state is heading in the wrong direction, but their perceptions of the economy and confidence in state government have improved. The 2024 Louisiana Survey includes two distinct ef  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 5 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kenneth M. Klemm of Baker Donelson was recognized recently by the Southeast Louisiana Council of Scouting America at the Pillars of Scouting Luncheon held at the Audubon Tea Room. A litigator with more than 30 years of experience handling commercial disputes, personal and property damages, and related insurance issues, Mr. Klemm is a shareholder in Baker Donelson's New Orleans office and serves as co-c  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As Republicans in the United States Senate block legislation to codify the right to contraception, GOP candidates in governor's races across the country have extreme records and plans that threaten access to contraception and abortion medication in their states. Just last month, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill that criminalizes the possession of abortion medications such as mifepristone without a pre  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 4 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Hridesh Rajan, Kingland professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science at Iowa State University, has been named the new dean of Tulane University's School of Science and Engineering. "A distinguished scholar and innovative leader, Hridesh brings an impressive breadth of knowledge and experience to this vital role. Bringing Hridesh to Tulane will elevate the School of Science and Engineering to new  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: LED has received a second round of federal funding for a program that encourages research-focused start-ups to keep their businesses rooted in Louisiana by making supplementary state funding available to recipients of federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants. The Louisiana Innovation Retention Grant (IRG) program offers awards of up t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: After a series of meetings dating back to the transition, Gov. Jeff Landry has formed historical partnerships between the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans to revitalize the infrastructure of Metro New Orleans. In order to undertake this project, Gov. Landry has directed the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), the Division of Administration (DOA) and Louisiana Economic Devel  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law Senator Valarie Hodges bill--SB 462 . This bill gives the governor the authority to appoint the chairs of boards that he already appoints the majority of the membership. Following the signing of SB 462, Governor Landry appointed Stephen I. Dwyer as the chairman of the Housing Corporation and Mark E. Romero as chairman of the Board of Supervisors for t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 7 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 6, 2024: This week, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 608 the "Women's Safety and Protection Act" into law. The bill was introduced by Representative Roger Wilder III. This legislation fortifies the definition of sex-based words, such as 'woman' and 'man', already used hundreds of times across state code. It also defines certain spaces that will be for females only moving forward.   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 4, 2024: Today, the Louisiana Legislature ended the 2024 Regular Session with major wins delivered to the people who live, work, and visit our State. The Governor received approval on all of his priority bills that address the insurance crisis, public safety, our education system, the economy, health care, and more. Watch Governor Landry's message by clicking here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joins 22 other state Attorneys General in opposing the Biden Administration's strict new energy-efficiency standards for stoves and ovens. The rule will increase the costs for kitchen appliances nationwide. "This Administration is relentless in its effort to dismantle every facet of American life under the guise of 'environmental progress.' The federal gove  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 8 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: An investigation by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's Cyber Crime Unit resulted in the arrest of two men. 31-year-old William Clayton Byrd, was arrested on Highway 190 in Covington on June 5 for violating: * LA R.S. 14:81.3 Computer-Aided Solicitation of a Minor (1 count) 22-year-old Philip Edward Walton, was arrested on 19th Avenue in Covington on June 6 for violating: * LA R.S. 14:81  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU jumped to No. 56 among universities granted U.S. utility patents in the National Academy of Inventors' 2023 Top 100 ranking. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, there are more than 2,500 undergraduate degree-granting institutions in the nation. The National Academy of Inventors ranks the top 100 among them using the number of patents received by their faculty in a single   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The bacteria that cause strep throat and hospital-acquired infections could play a role in treating inoperable tumors that resist radiation and chemotherapy. LSU Biological Sciences Professor Roger Laine is working on a cancer treatment involving two polysaccharides, or carbohydrates: CM101, which is isolated from streptococci bacteria, and PS1, which is isolated from Serratia marcescens ba  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 7 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that four Members (Partners) in its Financial Institutions Compliance practice are among the firm's 25 attorneys recognized in the 2024 edition of the Chambers USA Guide. The practice group itself also sustained its nationwide ranking as one of only 15 firms ranked in the Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) category. Thi  more

CHALMETTE, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSres) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on June 3, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum today joined 19 fellow Republican governors in sending a letter to President Biden urging his administration to unleash American energy and end the regulatory overreach that's restricting domestic production. Burgum and eight GOP governors announced the letter and outlined their concerns and requests of the Biden administration during a press conference at PBF   more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, June 7 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: A recent Southeastern Louisiana University honors graduate has received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program grant to further his academic career at Pennsylvania State University. Devin Schwaibold, who graduated from Southeastern in May with a degree in chemistry, was offered a position in the PhD program at Penn State to continue the research he began at Southeaste  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 6 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Chocolate lovers may have been alarmed by a 2023 Consumer Reports finding that some dark chocolate brands could contain harmful levels of lead and cadmium. However, a new study by Tulane University published in Food Research International has found that dark chocolate poses no adverse risk for adults and contains nutritionally beneficial levels of essential minerals. The study sampled 155 dark and   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 5 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A comprehensive new study by Tulane University's Newcomb Institute and University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy has quantified the staggering economic impact of intimate partner violence in California, revealing billions in costs that deeply affect survivors, communities and taxpayers across the state. The report, "The Costs of Intimate Partner Violence in California,"  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, June 4 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news on June 3, 2024: A delegation from about a dozen countries visited the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as part of an initiative to foster collaboration among universities on academic initiatives and student exchange programs. The visit was coordinated by UL Lafayette's Division of Global Engagement, which hosted NAFSA: Association of International Educators members who were attending t  more