HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 9 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Collaboration Leverages Technosylva's Advanced AI and Machine Learning to Strengthen Resilience and Prepare for Extreme Weather * * * CenterPoint Energy, a leading electric and natural gas utility serving Texas, Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, Minnesota and Mississippi, today announced an agreement to work with Technosylva, a global leader in wildfire science and extreme weather risk mitigation so  more

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, Oct. 10 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release: Applications are being accepted for Cleco's Power of a Promise Scholarship, which includes full tuition, books, a stipend for incidentals and a paid internship at the company's Brame Energy Center near Boyce, La. The Power of a Promise Scholarship is part of Cleco's $1.0 million corporate contribution to Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) to help fund training  more

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, Oct. 11 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release: Cleco employees helped the staff at the Alexandria Zoo get in the holiday spirit by decorating the property for Zoo Boo and Holiday Light Safari as part of the company's Done in a Day program. Through the Done in a Day program, Cleco employees volunteer with Louisiana nonprofits or other areas of the community in need who request assistance with a project that can be completed in  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 10 -- Entergy New Orleans LLC issued the following news release: Energy Smart, Entergy New Orleans' energy efficiency program, helps businesses save money while meeting energy efficiency goals. In honor of National Energy Awareness Month, Energy Smart announces that the Energy Smart Fund has $5 million dollars remaining in 2024 for businesses in Orleans Parish. The $9 million Energy Smart Fund will cover up to 100% of qualifying project costs for businesses. To date  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 9 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State University is the recipient of a $2 million grant from the Entergy Charitable Foundation to help fund the creation of the Critical Power Grid Network Security Lab. During a press conference at the University on Monday, Oct. 7, Entergy officials presented JSU President Marcus Thompson, Ph.D., with a big check to celebrate the occasion. This advanced initiative between Jack  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 9 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill today joined a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Attorney General Murrill action alleges that TikTok exploits and harms young users and deceives the public about the social media platform's dangers. "TikTok is targeting youth wi  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University faculty, Drs. Samuel Speed and Lindsey Keith-Vincent, recently presented in a panel presentation for the Back2School Toolkit series, part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded series in partnership with Quality Education for Minorities (QEM). The panel series featured a diverse lineup of presenters addressing various aspects of mentoring. Speed and Keith-Vincent's presentation ad  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 9 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * Selected for inclusion in the FirstGen Forward Network * * * FirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success, recently announced LSU as one of eighty new members of the FirstGen Forward Network for 2024-25. To be selected as a FirstGen Forward Network Member, LSU displayed a demonstrated commitment to improving experiences and advancing success for first-generation  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 7 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: A home destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, which struck Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in 2017. Engineers at Notre Dame have been leading assessments of structural damage following major hurricanes and warn rapidly intensifying storms like Helene and Milton are the new normal. There is no rest for weary Florida residents who have yet to recover from Hurricane Helene. Less than two weeks  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 -- Savills Inc., a real estate firm, issued the following news release: * * * The boutique litigation law firm will expand by 35% to a full floor in Houston's Central Business District * * * HOUSTON (October 10, 2024) - Savills managed the real estate process for Reynolds Frizzell LLP. The boutique litigation law firm will remain at the 1100 Louisiana building and will expand to occupy a nearly 23,000-square-foot full floor, growing by 35%. "Teamwork is at the center of Re  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 11 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: Southwestern Electric Power Co., (SWEPCO, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), is making way for future development at the site of the retired H.W. Pirkey Power Plant. Work continued today to dismantle the stacks and boiler of the old plant to pave the way for future development at the decommissioned facility in Hallsville, Te  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A new Tulane University study explains why politically charged content gets more engagement from those who disagree. Researchers found a "confrontation effect," where people are more likely to interact with content that challenges their views than those that align with them. The study analyzed data from Twitter, Facebook, and online experiments over time, including during the 2020 U.S. presidentia  more