FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: * * * * BASF supplies Future Foam with BMB Lupranate T 80 produced at BASF's Geismar, Louisiana production site * * * FLORHAM PARK, NJ and COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 - BASF and Future Foam have announced the first commercial production of flexible foam for the bedding industry made with 100% domestically produced Biomass Balance (BMB) Lupranate T 80 toluene diisocyanate (TDI). The TDI is produced   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 27 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador in a 20-state coalition to put the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on notice for possible violations of state consumer protection statutes over its evidence free standards on gender dysphoria care for minors. As confirmed by the Cass Report as well as recent disclosures by WPATH, AAP's guidance is based more  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Sept. 24 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University enrolled more than 12,000 students in the 2024 Fall Quarter including 2,453 freshmen, the largest freshman class in its 130-year history. Total enrollment for the quarter is 12,039, a nearly 4 percent increase over 2023 and the institution's highest enrollment since 2018. Beyond first-time freshmen, the University experienced growth in transfer, master's, doctoral, and international stu  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * The Championship Health Partners award $1.2 million to five winning teams in an inaugural round of research funding. * * * LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Health, LSU's Championship Health Partner, are working together to fight heart disease, cancer, accidents and chronic respiratory diseases, all leading causes of death in Louisiana that impact its citizens disproportionately. "Thi  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Sept. 25 -- McNeese State University shared the following news: For the 14th consecutive year, McNeese State University has received national recognition as one of the best regional universities in the South by U.S. News and World Report. In the just released 2025 edition of "Best Colleges," McNeese is also ranked No. 38 among the Top Public Schools in the southern region - one of six Louisiana institutions to make the Top 50. McNeese's online master's degree in cri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Van Ness Feldman, a law firm, issued the following news: VNF Senior Policy Advisor Mary Landrieu, participated in firm client Climeworks' US Carbon Removal Summit in New York on September 23. Discussions focused on the importance of Direct Air Capture as a critical tool in efforts to decarbonize, innovate, and spur workforce development. Climeworks, is the anchor direct air capture technology provider for Louisiana's Project Cypress, which has been awarded a contract fr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Van Ness Feldman, a law firm, issued the following news: VNF Senior Policy Advisor Mary Landrieu, participated in firm client Climeworks' US Carbon Removal Summit in New York on September 23. Discussions focused on the importance of Direct Air Capture as a critical tool in efforts to decarbonize, innovate, and spur workforce development. Climeworks, is the anchor direct air capture technology provider for Louisiana's Project Cypress, which has been awarded a contract fr  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Sept. 24 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: The AEP Foundation, at the recommendation of SWEPCO, contributed $4,000 to support the Louisiana Preparatory Program (LaPREP) at LSU Shreveport. As the new school year begins, SWEPCO reflects on its continued commitment to this enriching summer program, which just completed its 31st annual session. Designed to prepare middle and high school students for careers   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Suicide is a leading cause of death across the five U.S. states along the Gulf Coast -- Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. * * * By Dorian Martin A team of researchers from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health is examining potential protective factors and corresponding policy interventions that could reduce the risk of suicide in communities across the five U.S. st  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: While the major impacts of climate change -- more severe weather, rising seas and frequent wildfires -- capture most of the headlines, a changing climate affects people in other, more subtle ways. Communities may face regular flooding from stronger, more frequent rainstorms or more days sweltering in triple-digit temperatures that threaten the power grid and spike utility bills. Climate-driven eve  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: By Marie Elizabeth Oliver Late afternoon light illuminates a well-dressed crowd gathered in the formal living room of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Center, in the space A. Hays Town once designed to showcase Germaine Heymann's grand piano. All eyes are on author Tim Allis. The former In Style senior editor and Lafayette native returned to launch his book, Henr  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Sept. 24 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * For the past three years, undergraduate students in the Rosenstiel School have investigated how information on devastating landfalling hurricanes is created, shared, and used within a complete warning system. * * * By Robert C. Jones Jr Sixteen years to the day Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana, Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast state's seaport town of Port Fourchon as a Category 4 cyclone on Aug.  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 24 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Custom building solutions manufacturer will create 50 new jobs in Southwest Virginia * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that VFP Inc., a producer of custom-designed enclosures used to protect critical infrastructure for telecommunications, public safety radio, data centers, and utility projects, will invest $5 million to expand its facility in Scott County.   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University School of Social Work's Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) has received a $550,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to assist disaster management systems in helping disaster survivors recover more effectively and quickly. The grant will fund research within DRLA's Consortium for Equitable Disaster Resilience (CEDR) to collaboratively enhance the landscape for post-dis  more