NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 26 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * $107.5 million in requested funding would help finance proposed resiliency investments resulting in less damage, lower restoration costs, fewer interruptions, and faster recovery times after major storms * * * PORT ARTHUR, Texas -- Entergy Texas is seeking federal grants for the second year in a row to improve the resiliency of the power grid in Port Arthur, Texas. In April of this year, the company updated i  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 24 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication will honor the accomplishments of four distinguished mass communication professionals as they are inducted into the Manship School's 48th annual Hall of Fame at its Night of Excellence on October 3, 2024. Joining the current 141 members of the Manship School Hall of Fame are the late Martin Johnson, Ph.D., former dean of the LSU Manship School; Gil LeBreto  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 27 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Tim Slack, LSU professor of sociology, has co-authored a new book titled "Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities" (University of California Press, 2024). The book paints a social scientific portrait of rural America and confronts common misunderstandings about rural people and places. A central premise is that despite romanticized notions of r  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, July 24 -- McNeese State University shared the following news: McNeese State University hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the new McNeese Student Union. "This is a big day for McNeese. We are ready to get started on this long-awaited project for the university," said Kevin Martin, director of facilities at McNeese. The day was so big that rain could not keep people from gathering in the parking garage to talk about the new Student Union and hold up the go  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 24 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State University scientists are collaborating on a $6 million National Science Foundation research project to ensure sustainable soybean yields despite rising temperatures and increasing drought. Climate change significantly threatens agriculture, with extreme heat and drought potentially reducing soybean yields by up to 40% in the next 25 years. The interdisciplinary Program of Adv  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 25 -- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center issued the following news: * * * The Convention Center will host back-to-back Pokemon tournaments, bringing 10,000 international visitors and economic impact next summer * * * The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) and New Orleans & Company are pleased to announce that the 2025 Pokemon Championship Series is returning to New Orleans for the second consecutive year, following a successf  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, July 24 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University will host the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Louisiana Girls State program June 8-14, 2025. Louisiana Girls State is a summer leadership and citizenship program sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary for high school students who have completed their junior year. "We are honored to have been selected to serve as the host of Louisiana Girls State," said South  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 26 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to a new Tulane University study. For the first time, researchers at Tulane National Primate Research Center found that a cancer drug significantly reduced levels of SIV, the nonhuman primate equivalent of HIV, in the brain by targeting and depleting certain immune cells that har  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 27 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University has been awarded almost $2 million to lead a collaborative team working to make communities in Southwest Louisiana and Central Acadiana more resilient against climate-related disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires and other severe weather events. This funding was recently announced by Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo as part of almost $60 million in funding for projects aimed at str  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 25 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news on July 23, 2024: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's College of Engineering broke ground Tuesday for its new Engineering Student-Centered Collaborative Building. Once completed, the nearly 65,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will be home to the newly established Engineering Center of Excellence, or ECoE. Designed to foster teamwork, creativity and student success, the bui  more