PINEVILLE, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Yesterday, the Board of Commissioners for Recreation District #1 of St. Tammany Parish (Pelican Park) honored Cleco and Cleco employee, Gary Guidroz, for leadership and communication efforts during Hurricane Francine. Hurricane Francine made landfall on Sept. 11 as a Category 2 storm, causing power outages for approximately 37,000 Cleco customers. Cleco's hardest  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- Entergy New Orleans LLC issued the following agency statement on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * For decades, Entergy has been at the forefront of addressing climate issues and has positioned itself as one of the cleanest large-scale generation fleets in the United States. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in our diverse power generation portfolio and in our ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Our power generation portfolio At Entergy, more than ha  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden-Harris administration from imposing an electric-vehicle mandate on truck manufacturers. A coalition of 24 States teamed up in Nebraska v. EPA to challenge the new rule. "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' bureaucrats in D.C. want everyone in Louisiana to drive   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 19 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU marked the final day of President William F. Tate IV's statewide bus tour by announcing the vision for a new $107 million Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building and a $15 million leadership gift from Art Favre, founder of Performance Contractors and a graduate of the first LSU construction management class in 1972. Already recognized as one of the top construction management programs in  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Oct. 16 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: The Southeastern Louisiana University Office of Marketing and Communications was recognized for graphic design by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts with three Communicator Awards, including two first place Gold Awards of Excellence. Assistant Director of Creative Michael Trahan of French Settlement was recognized with Gold Awards of Excellence for his design of the program and invitatio  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University joins Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Columbia and six other leading universities as the site of one of a series of new regional centers the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is establishing around the country to help regions better prepare for future pandemics and other public health emergencies. The Region 6 C  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: The Ragin' Cajuns Water Ski Team won its 11th national championship -- the most in University of Louisiana at Lafayette history. The team, which competes as a club sport rather than an NCAA-sanctioned sport, has also earned Division I national championships in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2015, 2010, 2005, 2003, 1997 and 1995. COVID-19 considerations prevented the championship from being held   more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 19 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: Enrollment continues to rise at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. UL Lafayette's overall enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester is 19,213; 15,665 students - 13,432 undergraduates and 2,233 graduate students - are degree-seeking, a 2% increase over last year. The total also includes 3,548 non-credit-bearing students who take training courses, pursue certifications and enroll in Prof  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: University of New Orleans graduate student Patrick Urbine has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to research how communities are reimagining car-centric transportation networks in Brazil. Beginning in the spring 2025 semester, Urbine will spend nine months in Sao Paulo as he completes his Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree. According to Urbine, as the largest city in the Am  more