AUBURN, Alabama, June 6 -- Auburn University issued the following news article: Auburn University Associate Professor of Geosciences Chandana Mitra will be part of a NASA-funded national team tasked with studying whether cities can, via urban landscapes and/or associated aerosol processes, initiate or modify precipitating cloud systems. Mitra will use a $185,400 segment of NASA's $1.7 million grant to contribute research to the team, which includes representatives from the University of Georgi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills into law from the 2020 Regular Legislative Session: ACT 1--HB 848 Provides that Act No. 833 of the 2014 Regular Session, which provides for alternative pathways for grade level promotion and graduation of certain special education students, shall be known and may be cited as the "April Dunn Act". ACT 2--HB 11 Provides relative  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 6 -- Delgado Community College issued the following statement by Chancellor Larissa Littleton-Steib: Delgado Community College stands in solidarity with the struggle for justice and equality. During these unprecedented times, our world is being challenged in many ways. The way we respond to these challenges is very important. We must not operate in fear or with cultural biases, and certainly not with racism or prejudices. At Delgado, we have long valued the dignity more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 6 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Notice is hereby given that Entergy Arkansas, LLC (EAL or the Company) will file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC or the Commission), on or about July 7, 2020, an Application for Approval of a Rate Adjustment and Evaluation Report pursuant to Rate Schedule No. 44, Formula Rate Plan Rider (Rider FRP). The Company requests an order approving its proposed Rider FRP Revenue Change and Rate Adjustment by De more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 2 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Mississippi's $31-million reliability project is underway to upgrade Hinds County customers to a technologically-advanced system with increased capacity and reliability. The project includes building a new substation on the corner of Mill Street and Lorenz Boulevard and rebuilding the existing 115 kV line from the existing Rex Brown substation to the new substation, which will be called Mill Street Substation. more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 2 -- Entergy issued the following news release: June 1 officially marks the start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, and with the potential tropical disturbance in the Gulf, this season is already living up to predictions of an active season. Entergy Texas is ready to respond this hurricane season and wants customers to be prepared too. "While we don't know when or where a hurricane or tropical storm may strike, Entergy Texas remains ready to safely and quickl more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 5 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy's Louisiana companies are continuing to monitor and plan for the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Cristobal as it makes its way through the Gulf of Mexico over the next few days. While Cristobal's path could change, forecasters expect it to bring severe thunderstorms, strong winds, heavy rains, high tides and coastal flooding to portions of Louisiana. Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are preparing more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that following continued improvement in Louisiana's COVID-19 outlook and a significant increase in testing capacity and contact tracing, Louisiana is ready to move to Phase 2 of the White House's reopening strategy on June 5. Gov. Edwards will sign the official order for Phase 2 of a Resilient Louisiana by Thursday evening, with guidance being issued to individual in more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Lieutenant Colonel Mike Noel will be appointed as the new chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. LTC Noel, who will retire from State Police, will replace Ronnie Jones who has served since 2013. LTC Noel has been with Louisiana State Police for over 30 years. In June 2017, he was named assistant superintendent/chief of staff by State Police Superintende more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency in advance of Tropical Depression Cristobal, which is currently forecast to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico to become a Tropical Storm that will potentially make landfall in Louisiana this weekend. "While it is still too early to know for sure what impact Cristobal could have on Louisiana, now is the time to make your plans, which should include  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 1 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on the death of George Floyd: "Although I never knew George Floyd, I will never forget him or the fact that his death was both terribly wrong and completely and easily avoidable. No one who sees the video of his death can deny this, which is why it is important for all of us, regardless of the color of our skin, or ethnicity, to speak out against this great injustice. For too long, we have faile more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Secretary Don Pierson of Louisiana Economic Development announced an e-commerce initiative to empower the online performance of Louisiana's small businesses. The goal of LASmallBizOnline.com - with support from Shopify, a leading global commerce company - is making Louisiana firms more competitive during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. "Small businesses are playing a cri more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 5: Gov. John Bel Edwards is requesting that President Trump declare a pre-landfall emergency for the state of Louisiana effective June 5, 2020, due to the threat of Tropical Storm Cristobal. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts that Tropical Storm Cristobal will make landfall in Louisiana by Sunday, June 7, 2020. The impact of torrential rainfall, storm surge, high winds, and potentia more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 4: Yesterday, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed HB 848 into law, which renames Act 833 of 2014 as the April Dunn Act. April was a tireless advocate for people with disabilities and a dedicated staff member who served in the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs. She succumbed to complications from COVID-19 on March 28, 2020. The Louisiana Legislature passed Act 833 in 2014 to provide a pathway more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the order moving Louisiana to Phase Two of the White House plan for reopening, while cautioning members of the public and businesses to continue to take mitigation measures, like wearing masks when in public, to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 as more people will be interacting with each other. "I continue to be very proud of the work the people of Louisiana and  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 2 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release: Attorney General Jeff Landry wants Louisiana citizens to be aware that the U.S. Treasury Department has begun distributing some Economic Impact Payments to eligible individuals via prepaid debit cards; and he is offering consumer information and tips to help ease some of the concerns regarding the validity of these stimulus monies. "It is great that Louisiana consumers are being cautious more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 3 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release: Attorney General Jeff Landry wants Louisiana citizens to be aware that the U.S. Treasury Department has begun distributing some Economic Impact Payments to eligible individuals via prepaid debit cards; and he is offering consumer information and tips to help ease some of the concerns regarding the validity of these stimulus monies. "It is great that Louisiana consumers are being cautious more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 6 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release on June 5: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry thanked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody for working with him to lift travel restrictions imposed on Louisiana citizens during the COVID-19 crisis. Florida Executive Order 20-139 removes Louisiana from the list of states from which travelers entering Florida must isolate or quarantine themselves for a more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, June 2 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: Louisiana's cotton farmers have nearly completed this year's planting, and the crop size has shrunk when compared to earlier estimates. In early February, estimates had planting intentions for cotton around 230,000 acres, with the possibility it could be as large as a quarter of a million acres. Market conditions and loan availability have lowered that number considerably. LSU AgCenter more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, June 2 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Teresa Murray, associate professor in Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Sciences at Louisiana Tech University, is collaborating with former Louisiana Tech doctoral student Dr. Chelsea Pernici and professors at the University of Arizona to help develop solutions to traumatic brain injury. Murray and Pernici are working with Dr. Jonathan Lifshitz and Dr. Rachel  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, June 5 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's Medical Technology program is in the initial accreditation process with the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS). The program reached Serious Applicant status May 1. Before the process, students in the program were eligible for certification through their academic work at accredited clinical lab sites. NAACLS accreditation at the program level will give  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A recent forecast of the size of the "Dead Zone" in the northern Gulf of Mexico for late July 2020 is that it will cover 7,769 square-miles of the bottom of the continental shelf off Louisiana and Texas. The coronavirus pandemic has had no impact on the Gulf of Mexico dead zone. The unusually high Mississippi River discharge in May controls the size of this zone, which will likely be the 7th largest  more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, June 1 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release on May 29: Nicholls State University is excited to announce the 106th Commencement Ceremony for Spring and Summer graduates will be held August 7-9 in Stopher Gymnasium. "This graduating class will always have my admiration," said Nicholls President Dr. Jay Clune. "They were robbed of their final days on campus by an unprecedented pandemic, but they persevered. They deserve to walk across the stage and more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 6 -- S&P Global Platts, a subsidiary of S&P Global, issued the following news: Energy producers shut about 30% of the US Gulf of Mexico's crude oil production and more than 20% of natural gas supplies as Cristobal strengthened back into a tropical storm and began its projected trek from southern Mexico to Louisiana. About 545,000 b/d of crude oil volumes and 601 MMcf/d of gas were shut with more expected to come offline late June 5 and through the weekend, according to the more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 3 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement: Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement on two of his appointees, both experienced and highly qualified, whose confirmations were blocked. "I am deeply disappointed that Ronnie Jones was not confirmed after his decades of service and experience in gaming regulation," said Gov. Edwards. "He had served as the chair of the Gaming Control Board since 2013. Ronnie has been involved in  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference in Austin where he provided an update on Tropical Storm Cristobal, as well as hurricane preparedness and special COVID-19 considerations. Prior to the press conference, the Governor was briefed on Tropical Storm Cristobal, a weather formation in the Gulf expected to regain strength and potentially make landfall in Louisiana with possible impact to parts of deep eas more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 3 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine identified a gene that causes an aggressive form of breast cancer to rapidly grow. More importantly, they have also discovered a way to "turn it off" and inhibit cancer from occurring. The animal study results have been so compelling that the team is now working on FDA approval to begin clinical trials and has published details in the journal Scientific Repo more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 3 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: As with all segments of society, substance abuse and domestic violence are major problems among Native American families. Now, thanks to a $2.7 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health, a professor in the Tulane School of Social Work is working to find interventions that will lead to a healthier, more resilient community. Catherine McKinley, an associate professor, has been awarded the g more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, June 3 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is putting its plans for the safe resumption of on-campus courses and operational functions this fall at users' fingertips. A website launched Monday. It houses information UL Lafayette personnel and students will need to know about sanitation, protective equipment and other measures to ensure their safety as they return to campus over the nex more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 2 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Hundreds of University of New Orleans students and their family of well-wishers tuned in Sunday, May 31, to the virtual commencement ceremony for the spring 2020 graduating class. Although the COVID-19 pandemic required a change in venue, it did not diminish the celebratory spirit of the Privateer Nation. The University awarded 780 degrees this spring and many of the graduates submitted their pho more PR