NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 31 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Eight Mississippi high-school seniors who gave their best in the classroom and the community were this year's recipients of Entergy Community Power Scholarships. Each year, Entergy awards $5,000 scholarships to dependents of employees in recognition of their community service and academic success. Class of 2020 scholarship recipients are: * Chandler Alexander of Madison, son of Lee Alexander, power plant manager for more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Arkansas customers in and near Riverbend Park in Hardy will soon experience improvements in the quality and reliability of their electric service. "We routinely seek opportunities to enhance reliability for our customers," said Matt Faries, Entergy Arkansas' customer service manager for Northeast Arkansas. "The load requirement for the 265 customers in the Riverbend Park area has increased substantially in re more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy New Orleans residential customers now have another free and convenient option to manage their home energy usage and save money on their energy bills. Energy Smart's virtual Home Energy Assessment provides the same expertise and personal care as an in-home energy efficiency assessment, except an energy specialist will interact with customers by video chat to minimize in-home interactions "Entergy New Orleans  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 30 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported second quarter 2020 earnings of $1.79 per share on an as-reported basis and $1.37 per share on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP). "We delivered another strong quarter and remain on track to achieve our full-year objectives. Sales were better than expected, we're on pace to achieve our cost savings target for the year, and our capital plan is unchanged. With these results, we are af more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- Entergy issued the following news release: While the state continues to grapple with the health and economic impacts from COVID-19, Entergy Texas is implementing an Enhanced Customer Assistance Plan that includes offering flexible options to extend time to pay with payment arrangements, and waiving late fees if any. As part of this plan, any customer experiencing financial hardship is eligible to take up to twelve months to pay their current bill and/or unpaid more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 28 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Ronnie Meyers has been named senior manager of safety for power generation and Braxton Bennett has been promoted to senior plant manager over four facilities. "Ronnie's experience demonstrates his ability to develop and implement safety programs and procedures that result in improved safety performance," said Charles Hall, vice president, power generation. "I look forward to his guidance helping power generation meet more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 30 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Texas, Inc. recently completed the final phase of a major transmission project designed to improve reliability and provide access to lower-cost power across southeast Texas. The Western Region Economic Project includes the construction of new substations and transmission lines and upgrades of existing transmission lines to more effectively move lower-cost power into and within the southeast Texas area for all  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 28 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is warning Floridians about unsolicited packages of seeds received through the mail. The seed packets, which may arrive unexpectedly in packages bearing Chinese characters, may bear the name China Post, and may be labeled as jewelry, have been reported in multiple states including Virginia, Kansas, Was more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 29 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on July 28: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is continuing to warn Floridians about unsolicited packages of seeds received through the mail. The seed packets, which may arrive unexpectedly in packages bearing Chinese characters, may bear the name China Post, and may be labeled as jewelry, have been reported in multiple states including more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 28 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 27: This week, hundreds of thousands of Louisianans will see their extended unemployment benefits end after Sen. Bill Cassidy wasted months and let the federal program expire. Trump and Republicans still can't get on the same page, delaying critical relief for Americans and additional funding for testing, tracing and treatment. Without extended unemployment benefits, Louisiana workers ar more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 29 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards has sent a letter to Louisiana's Congressional Delegation asking them to consider funding the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund in the current proposal for COVID-19 relief legislation as the last unemployment payment becomes a reality for workers impacted by the pandemic. "I have very serious concerns about the solvency of the Trust Fund and the need for federal assistance to more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 28 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on the death of ex-Louisiana State Rep. Frank Howard: "I'm deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Rep. Frank Howard," said Gov. Edwards. "I had the pleasure of serving with Frankie in the House of Representatives, and his love for the people of our state and especially his district was evident every day. "He genuinely cared for his constituents, and his desire to make life better for th more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 28 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on July 27: Gov. John Bel Edwards and SchoolMint CEO Bryan MacDonald announced the education software company will consolidate its U.S. operations in Lafayette, Louisiana, including transferring its headquarters from San Francisco. In the latest tech win for the Acadiana Region, the specialty software development company also will relocate corporate offices from New York and Miami to Lafayette and m more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 31 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Parents across the country are determining whether or not their children should participate in organized sports due to the coronavirus - and research has shown a broader distinction of those fears in terms of income gap, according to a recent study co-investigated by a Louisiana Tech assistant professor. The study was part of a national survey by the Aspen Institute's Project Play initiative and Utah State Unive more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- Loyola University issued the following news release: The deans of Louisiana's four law schools and 16 prominent leaders of the Louisiana bar, including eight past presidents, have joined in commending the Louisiana Supreme Court for its recent decision to waive the bar exam for recent graduates. The "Court charted an alternative path that demonstrated courage, creativity and compassion in reckoning with the cold realities of the pandemic," the leaders wrote i more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 28 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Last year, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine (LSU SVM) launched the Center for Lung Biology and Disease (CLBD) with more than $11.5 million in funding over five years from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH. No one involved could have predicted then that just one year later, a deadly new coronavirus that attacks lungs and causes severe acute respiratory syndrome would spread throughout th more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 28 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: The LSU AgCenter Healthy Communities research team is conducting a community survey to learn about nutrition and physical activity needs in three rural communities in Louisiana. The purpose of the survey is to guide future community-based projects, address local and state policies, and further the understanding of health challenges faced by small rural communities. The research team  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 30 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: In a new paper in Physical Review Letters, Wilde and co-author Dr. Xin Wang of Baidu Research describe how allowing a slightly wider range of physical operations than what's known as LOCC (local operations and classical communication)--which have boggled quantum scientists with difficult math for some time--makes it possible to characterize the exact entanglement cost of a given quantum state. Their more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 1 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release on July 31: As humans, we need water, food and sleep. OK -- more than that. We also need a good immune system, among other things. But thanks to plants and the sun, we as humans can eat, breathe and live. Ultimately, our survival depends on them. Yes, that's right. If you haven't thought about it lately, plants not only sequester gases such as CO2 that affect the atmosphere and acidify  more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, July 29 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: A Nicholls State University biology professor received nearly $150,000 to study diamondback terrapins and their influence on the Louisiana coast. The Louisiana Board of Regents awarded Dr. Timothy Clay (MS '09), assistant professor of biological sciences, $149,681. The grant is part of the regents' Research Competitiveness Subprogram. Diamondback terrapins get their name from the diamond pattern on more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, July 29 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Graduates from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts will be able to transfer with ease to Nicholls State University thanks to an agreement finalized by two schools this month. Nicholls President Dr. Jay Clune signed the memorandum of understanding on July 8. It will go into effect for the Fall semester. "I am excited to complete this partnership with NOCCA," Dr. Clune said. "It creates a pipeli more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, July 31 -- Southwestern Electric Power issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) is offering additional payment options for business and residential customers who are behind on their energy bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We understand that many customers are experiencing financial hardship during the pandemic, and we have added flexible bill payment options, including extended payment plans, to help customers get back on track," sa more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 28 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University has been awarded $150,000 from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to use equity-focused design to improve community participation in public health research against COVID-19. The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award will fund an equity focused, human centered design process to understand the needs and values of underrepresented stakeholders around patient-centered outcomes more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 30 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A Tulane University researcher is part of team of scientists evaluating the hazards associated with submarine landslides beneath the Indian Ocean that are associated with the East African Rift System, a seismically and volcanically active series of continental fractures. Geophysicist Cynthia Ebinger, the Marshall-Heape Chair Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, said the study dem more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The deans of Louisiana's four law schools and 16 prominent leaders of the Louisiana bar, including eight past presidents, have joined in commending the Louisiana Supreme Court for its recent decision to waive the bar exam for recent graduates. The "Court charted an alternative path that demonstrated courage, creativity and compassion in reckoning with the cold realities of the pandemic," the leaders wrote i more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 29 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Research emerging from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Laboratory is earning accolades. A paper written and presented by Cristina Ruse and Jamal Ahmadov won second place in the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts' International Student Paper Competition held in June. Ruse and Ahmadov are pursuing graduate degrees in petroleum engineeri more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release on July 28: Freedom on the Move, an online database that seeks to document the lives of fugitives from North American slavery using newspaper ads placed by enslavers, has received a $150,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand on that work. University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is a lead historian for the online project that is devoted to creating the se more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 31 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Doctors have long touted the health benefits of physical exercise. Now, several studies indicate that physical activity also is beneficial in fighting COVID-19, according to University of New Orleans human performance and health promotion professor Marc Bonis. Bonis' examination of the connection between exercise and the body's ability to defend against the coronavirus is the topic of an article more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 31 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has licensed access to a vast library of bioremediation microbes to the national environmental services firm Cameron-Cole, LLC. The company has previously been working with LSU scientists on specific projects for multiple clients in the manufacturing, petrochemical, construction, waste management, and military industries for over a decade. Much of that work has been sourced from the 11,000-organ more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: A $20 million gift from a donor wishing to remain anonymous has become Xavier University of Louisiana's largest private donation from an individual to date. This gift will allow the university to expand scholarships, endow new faculty positions and make much needed investments to sustain the mission of the nation's only Catholic and historically Black university. The $20 million gift, announced July 28 more PR