OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 2 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Convicted killer transferred to Oklahoma from Louisiana to face death sentence OKLAHOMA CITY (March 2, 2025) -- Convicted murderer George John Hanson is back in Oklahoma custody for his death sentence to be carried out later this year. The state Department of Corrections transferred the inmate late yesterday from a Louisiana federal prison to Oklahoma State Penitentiary in M  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 6 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Murrill Files Opposition Brief Defending Execution of Jessie Hoffman On the night before Thanksgiving Day in 1996, Jessie Hoffman kidnapped, robbed, and raped Mary "Molly" Elliot. He then marched her--still naked--"down a dirt path which was overgrown with vegetation and in an area full of trash used as a dump." State v. Hoffman, 768 So. 2d 542, 550 (La. 2000). "Her deat  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 7 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Little Rock Port achieves Entergy Arkansas 'Select Site' Certification Little Rock, Ark. - The Little Rock Regional Chamber and Entergy Arkansas announced today the completion of its Select Site certification for a new 875-acre industrial megasite located on the southeastern portion of the Little Rock Port. Representatives from both organizations along with Congressman French Hill, Little  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 7 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * LSU First-Generation Students To Study Abroad This Summer At The University of Ghana LSU's Office of Global Engagement, in collaboration with the University of Ghana, has developed a fully funded five-week summer study abroad program in Accra. This program is tailored specifically for first-generation students, offering a transformative opportunity to engage in global learning in one of West  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 8 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McGlinchey Earns Dual National Best Workplace Recognitions McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce it has been recognized among the 2025 U.S. News Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms. The firm was also was ranked #2 of 27 "large employers" (250+ employees) in the inaugural America's Best Workplaces list in 2025 by Best Companies Group. "It is a tremendous honor to be so highly ra  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 3 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Ready for anything: Entergy Arkansas prepares for storms year-round Little Rock, Ark. - After multiple rounds of snowfall and extreme cold temperatures the last two months, many people are ready to welcome spring weather to the Natural State. But like it's winter counterpart, spring can also bring dangerous weather like thunderstorms to our area. Ahead of the seasonal switch, Arkansas h  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 5 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Sandy Among 2025 Top Class Action Authors by JD Supra Readers McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) has been recognized among JD Supra's 2025 Readers Choice Awards, ranking #4 in the top 10 authors in the Class Actions category. With 55 pieces of content published to JD Supra, Jim was McGlinchey's most prolific writer in 2024. He authored article  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 7 -- VCOM - Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: * * * VCOM-Louisiana Celebrates Research Excellence at 3rd Annual Via Research Recognition Day - DiGiuseppe and Kumar Earn Top Honors By Danielle Voumard The VCOM-Louisiana campus hosted its 3rd Annual Via Research Recognition Day on Feb. 28, 2025, bringing together health professionals, scientists, and students to celebrate and advance medical research. This annual event underscores  more