BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he signed several bills into law. Gov. Edwards signed the following bills into law: ACT 306--SB 108 Provides relative to the expansion of the Louisiana Public Livestock Market Charter Law. ACT 307--SB 156 Prohibits insurance contracts from depriving courts of this state or venue of action against insurer. ACT 308--SB 163 Provides an exemption for certain con more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 18 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he signed several bills into law. Gov. Edwards signed the following bills into law: ACT 337--HB 8 Provides relative to the rehire of retired teachers in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana as substitute classroom teachers. ACT 338--HB 93 Provides relative the composition of the election sections of the Second District of the Third Circuit Court of Ap more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he signed several bills into law and vetoed one bill. Gov. Edwards signed the following bills into law: ACT 231--SB 115 Provides relative to advertisements for legal services. ACT 232--SB 145 Provides relative to fees charged by the clerk of court for the Twenty-sixth Judicial District Court. ACT 233--SB 155 Provides for payment of supplemental compensation  more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 18 -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Dr. Barbara Davis, professor of accounting and finance at Centenary's Frost School of Business, has been named acting dean of the Frost School. Davis, who has been a member of the Centenary faculty since 1986, also holds the Samuel Guy Sample Chair of Business Administration at the College. "I am thrilled at Barbara's appointment," says Dr. Karen Soul, provost and dean of the College at Centenar more PR

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, June 20 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release: Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC announced that it has extended the expiration date for its previously announced offer to exchange any and all of its $300,000,000 outstanding principal amount of 3.375% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "Outstanding Notes") for an equal amount of new 3.375% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "Exchange Notes") that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 18 -- Delgado Community College issued the following news: Delgado Community College and Cox Communications have partnered to provide business development training to their diverse suppliers located in the Greater New Orleans and Greater Atlanta areas via Delgado's distance learning platform. This is the second year Cox Communications is funding the eight-week program, called the Small Business Growth Academy, and Delgado's second year offering online business educ more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 19 -- Entergy issued the following news release: 3BL Media has named Entergy Corporation to its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies. This is the eighth year Entergy has been included in this prestigious ranking since 2009 "Entergy has a long legacy of being a good corporate citizen and promoting healthy, vibrant communitie more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 18 -- Entergy issued the following news release on June 17: Entergy New Orleans reached a renewable energy milestone with the 100th Entergy New Orleans customer signing up to participate in the ReNEWable Orleans Residential Rooftop Solar Program. The program gives low-income customers the opportunity to have solar panels installed on their homes and receive a $30 credit on their energy bills every month. Since the first installation in December 2018, Entergy New Or more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 18 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: Louisiana State University Shreveport Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. James A. Maxin has published a paper together with graduate student Ron De Benedetti that is generating buzz within the scientific community. The paper, "Naturalness in D-brane Inspired Models", was authored in collaboration with Chinese Academy of Sciences Professor of Physics Dr. Tianjun Li and Distinguished Professo more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 20 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 19: Gov. John Bel Edwards declared June 19, 2020, as Juneteenth Observance Day in Louisiana to celebrate the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger freed the last remaining enslaved African Americans in Texas by issuing General Order Number 3. Juneteenth is a day of learning, sharing and honoring the history, culture, and achievements of African Americans throughout the state  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on June 15 Supreme Court ruling that federal workplace protections extend to LGBT employees: "Today's Supreme Court ruling confirms what we have long known: prejudice and discrimination on any basis, including sexual orientation and gender identity, are not Louisiana values and should never be tolerated," Gov. Edwards said. "When I issued the non-discrimination executive order in 2016, I knew more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D. announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation has approved Louisiana's Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant application in the amount of $135 million.These funds will be allocated toward building an elevated 8.3-mile stretch of two lanes along LA 1 from Golden Meado more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 18 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 17: Gov. Edwards and General Dynamics Information Technology executives Kristie Grinnell and Omar Bhatti announced GDIT continues to exceed employment and payroll targets for the company's Integrated Technology Center on the National Cyber Research Park campus in Bossier City. Success of the GDIT site, now in its sixth year, is prompting the company to mount a talent recruitment campaign tha more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 18 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling on all Louisianans to participate in the 2020 Census, if they have not done so already. Currently, Louisiana has a 55.7 percent self-response rate compared to the national self-response rate of 61.4 percent. Approximately 1.3 million Louisiana households have already responded to the 2020 Census, but Louisiana ranks 44th in the nation and last in the Deep South. "I more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 15 -- Loyola University issued the following news release: Loyola University New Orleans Professor of Practice of Criminology and Justice has been elected a founding member of the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), a national invitational membership organization and think tank. Independent and nonpartisan, CCJ advances understanding of the criminal justice policy choices facing the nation and builds consensus for solutions that enhance safety and justice for all. T more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, June 16 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences has added a new degree program. Students now have the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. According to Professor of Health Education and Assistant Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ralph J. Wood, the degree prepares students to pursue a variety of career opportunities in public h more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 18 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The spores that live on everything from carpets to ceiling tiles can cause a severe reaction among the large group of asthmatics who demonstrate sensitivity to fungi. A new Tulane University study aims to discover why this certain group of asthmatics experiences worse asthma, characterized by lower lung function and a more severe allergic reactions, when compared to asthmatics who react to other irritants.  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 19 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: In response to an unprecedented four openings of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in the last five years and with the possibility of more climate-driven river floods, a new Tulane University study has demonstrated the efficacy of upper river diversions as a means to improve river management and reduce the volume of water flowing through the spillway. The Bonnet Carre Spillway, located in St. Charles Parish, allows more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 16 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University will host a virtual discussion on "Race in America" with a trio of renowned national authors, including Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Kiese Laymon and Cleo Wade, on Wednesday, June 17 at 5 p.m. CDT. Michelle Miller, CBS News national correspondent and co-host of "CBS This Morning: Saturday," will moderate the discussion. The event is free, but registration is re more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 16 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Aristotle coined the phrase "nature abhors a vacuum," but a team of Tulane University researchers says their latest study proves there are exceptions to the rule. The phrase expresses the idea that unfilled spaces go against the laws of nature and physics and that every space needs to be filled with something. In their study, published in Nature Chemistry, the researchers showed that it is possible that w more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, June 15 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: Tony Chachere's Creole Foods has made a major gift to the University of Mississippi to fund the creation of three film documentaries over the next three years by the Southern Foodways Alliance. Based in Opelousas, Louisiana, the family-run corporation's $90,000 gift will allow the SFA to produce and direct short documentaries focused on hero cooks who serve their communities. "Food is a cultural p more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 16 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: A team of University of New Orleans researchers, led by political science professor Steve Mumford, has produced a study on the state of nonprofits in southeastern Louisiana that shows many organizations have been negatively impacted by COVID-19, while struggling to continue to provide services to the public. "We as a society need to better recognize the essential role nonprofits play in many sph more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 18 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, growing up for Dr. Monica Moore was unforgettable. "Sometimes I think I took for granted the ability to drive 15 minutes to the most beautiful beaches-- our beaches can definitely compete with some of the best beaches in the world," she said. Her parents always had a major influence on her life. Her Mom worked in human resources and her dad worked as a railroad more PR