BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 26 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: To better prepare students and working professionals for technology careers, LSU Online & Continuing Education announces new professional development programs--MicroCreds, certificates and bootcamps--in topics like cloud computing, DevOps, data analytics, statistics, cybersecurity, web and software development and more. Additionally, individuals new to online learning can try out a course at no cost more PR

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, June 23 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release: For the 20th year, Cleco is partnering with Councils on Aging and other agencies in the company's service territory to host its Annual Fan Drive for the elderly while following new protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our seniors benefit during the hot summers months from Cleco's fan drive," said Ron Smith, director of customer experience. "Instead of postponing or canceling  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 25 -- Delgado Community College issued the following news: Venture Global LNG Inc. officially kicked off its Will to Skill program in Plaquemines Parish, LA, on Wednesday, June 10. The inaugural class, which is administered through Delgado Community College, aims to provide students with the opportunity to earn a nationally recognized National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) certification. The first cohort of 19 students will receive training more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 26 -- Entergy issued the following news release: As part of its ongoing efforts to help customers with the greatest need, Entergy Arkansas announced Wednesday a $50,000 donation to the Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association, which manages the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from 14 locations across the state that covers 74 counties. The dollars will be used to purchase personal protection equipment, plexiglass or other contact bar more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 27 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Crews have restored power to more than 85% of the approximately 40,000 Louisiana customers who lost electricity after severe thunderstorms swept across the state Thursday. The roughly 6,000 customers remaining without power should be restored by (Friday, June 26), with the potential for some customers in the hardest hit locations in the central and west areas of Baton Rouge being restored tomorrow. We will have more i more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 24 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District The Harbor and Terminal District St. Bernard Port's mission is to create jobs and provide economic development having a positive impact on St. Bernard Parish and its citizens. The Port has been successful at facilitating commerce by collaborating with feder more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 26 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards formally extended Phase Two of reopening in Louisiana for another 28 days, as new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase across the state. The new order leaves in place occupancy and other restrictions of the previous Phase Two order and adds a crowd size limit of 250 to indoor gatherings. Since Monday, Louisiana has added 3,637 new COVID-19 cases, a steady uptick in ne more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 25 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and First Lady Donna Edwards released new PSAs urging the people of Louisiana to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families as the number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to rise across the state. The First Lady also released a PSA encouraging parents to set good examples for children as we work to slow the spread of COVID-1 more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 22: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana will stay in Phase Two of reopening, as the number of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations have started to rise in several regions across the state. The Governor will extend his Phase Two order for another 28 days, keeping in place occupancy limits and other restrictions. As of today, Louisiana ranks seventh out of 23 states across t more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 26 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that the new I-20/Tarbutton Road interchange in Ruston, Lincoln Parish is fully open to traffic. The $25.5 million project creates a new interstate interchange in addition to a new Tarbutton Road overpass, a reconstructed Tarbutton Road north and south of I-20, and improved traffic flow on adjacent service roads. "This type of i more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 25 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Etheredge Industrial Services CEO Mike Etheredge announced the Shreveport-based company is creating a new machine maintenance, repair and overhaul facility near Lake Charles. The company is making a $433,000 capital investment, transferring two jobs from its Texas location, and creating three new direct jobs in Calcasieu Parish. Through the expansion, Etheredge Industria more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 26 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new study shows that over 558,000 Louisianans could lose their health coverage if the Supreme Court sides with Donald Trump and Jeff Landry's lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act in the midst of the pandemic. These new numbers come at the same time the Trump administration is filing its opening briefs with the Supreme Court in its ACA repeal lawsuit, California v. Texas. This increase  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 25 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Democratic National Convention Committee announced that it would transform the Milwaukee convention to a "convention across America," featuring four nights of nationally-broadcast programming and curated satellite events in cities across the country. This change protects public health while Democrats unite to share the party's vision for America and nominate Vice President Joe Biden as the p more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 27 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Louisiana House and Senate leaders, state administrators and economic experts will explore the realities of legislating during a pandemic on Wednesday, July 1, at 3 p.m. CST. Hosted in partnership with the LSU Office of the President, this event is the final installment of the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs Communications & COVID-19 virtual series and will be livestreamed on the LSU Manshi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 25 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. T-35463) involving (agency/entity): In re: Alleged violation of La. R.S. 45:16] through 180.1 and General Order 9901 as amended for failure to comply with leasing rules on fifty-four (54) counts while operating under Common Carrier Certificate 8015-A; allegedly occurring on or about September 01, 2018 through September 30, 2018. (Decided at the Commission's Business and Executive Session  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, June 25 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University Hazel Stewart Garner Associate Professor of Chemistry, Nanosystems Engineering and Physics Dr. Tom Connor Bishop is now co-founder and co-chair of a Multiscale Genome Organization Subgroup of the Biophysical Society. The Biophysical Society is an international scientific society with over 7,500 members in academia, government, and industry. The Multiscale Genome Organization Subgroup wi more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, June 24 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Ruston musician and five-year Louisiana Tech music faculty Shayla Blake is the recipient of Argent Financial Group's Distinguished Fellowship for the 2020 Hambidge Center's Creative Residency Program, which includes a $700 stipend and two-week residency at the Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap, Georgia. The 600-acre creative sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains has been nurturing creative talents for more than 85 ye more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, June 26 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Donald P. Kaczvinsky, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and the George E. Pankey Eminent Scholar in English at Louisiana Tech, recently had his edited book, Conversations with Graham Swift, published with the University Press of Mississippi. Conversations is the first collection of interviews conducted with the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Last Orders. Beginning in 1985 with Swift's arrival in  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 26 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) created Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) emergency grants for the short-term relief of nonprofit institutions and organizations in the humanities affected by COVID-19. "A Humanities Mission Endangered: Sustaining LSU Press" will now provide support for day-to-day operations in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. "I'm absolutely th more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 25 -- Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: A new paper in the journal Cell details the extraordinary collaboration and data analysis involved in a National Institutes of Health study to detail the molecular mechanisms that explain exercise's health and anti-aging benefits. "Everyone knows about the health benefits of regular exercise and how it delays the effects of aging. Unfortunately, we still don' more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 24 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Online & Continuing Education recently announced a collaborative partnership with Quality Matters, or QM, a global non-profit organization focused on leading quality assurance for online and digital teaching environments. Now, QM Master Reviewers and Teaching Online Certificate holders have an opportunity to have their hard work recognized by LSU when they apply their credentials for college cr more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, June 24 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University has named former Colonel football player and coach Jonathan Terrell (BA '98) as its director of athletics. Terrell is the first Black athletic director in Nicholls history and has more than two decades of proven sales and coaching success. "I am grateful to Dr. Clune and the committee for giving me the opportunity to work at a place that I love," Terrell said. "I am honore more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 27 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: The virtual panel discussion seeks to analyze the current events in the United States with respect to how HBCUs have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the recent events surrounding the murder of George Floyd and other black men and women. The panel will be moderated by Xavier University alum and well-known researcher in the fields of cellular and tissue engineering and sickle cell disease  more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, June 26 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Science and Technology is now offering a Master of Science in Integrated Science and Technology with a new focus area in data science, university officials announced. "We are truly excited about ISAT's new concentration in data science," said Director of Graduate Studies John Boulahanis. "This program represents Southeastern's real-world-ready commi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 23 -- Tulane University issued the following news release on June 22: Tulane University has been awarded a share of a $20 million National Science Foundation grant to transform research and education in advanced manufacturing and materials throughout Louisiana. The award establishes the Louisiana Material Design Alliance (LAMDA) which, in addition to Tulane, includes LSU, Louisiana Tech, Southern University and University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Researchers will b more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 23 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Scientists working to develop drugs against COVID-19 are focused on interrupting its interaction with ACE2, an enzyme the spike protein on the surface of the coronavirus latches onto, like a key, to enter and infect healthy cells. Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have designed a synthetic protein that acts as a decoy to intercept and neutralize the virus before it can attach to ACE2 to ca more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 27 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: While some COVID-19 stay-at-home orders are being eased across the country, the stress on families will be felt much longer. Physical distancing, isolation and quarantine meausures designed to stop the spread of the virus could lead to an increase in family violence at home, according to a perspective in Pediatrics co-authored by Tulane University child psychiatrists. Schools, summer camps and daycare cente more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, June 26 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The state's largest broadcasting organization has named a University of Louisiana at Lafayette faculty member to its leadership ranks. Maniko Barthelemy will serve as an associate director on the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters' Board of Directors. She is an instructor in UL Lafayette's Department of Communication, where she teaches classes in television production and media  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 25 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of New Orleans Transportation Institute will help the city of New Orleans to create a map of the area's most accident-prone streets to prioritize safety improvements along those traffic corridors. UNOTI, in partnership with the city, the Regional Transit Authority and Toole Design Group, has received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 23 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Xavier's MPH program, an initiative launched as part of an effort to provide Xavierites with another option in the health sciences field, exposes enrollees to advanced public health policy and advanced epidemiology as well as a host of other health promotion and behavioral sciences framed around the advancement of health equity. "I enjoy mentoring students and young public health professionals," said  more PR