NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 13 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy shareholders and the Entergy Charitable Foundation are helping to power life in Louisiana's local communities with grants to hundreds of nonprofit groups across the state. Nearly $3.5 million in grants have been provided to local nonprofits that provide essential services to Louisiana residents. The local funds are part of Entergy's total year-to-date contributions of $8.7 million to 915 nonprofit organizatio more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 12 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release: Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, in co-signing a letter urging Congress to pass legislation amending the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984 to include eligibility for senior victims of fraud to receive funds from the Crime Victim's Fund in states t more PR

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- Cleco, a regulated electricity utility company, issued the following news release: Cleco Power has been ranked second out of 144 electric utilities nationwide for its communication and response to the COVID-19 pandemic by J.D. Power in its second-quarter 2020 Electricity Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study. The study, which consists of questions that measure residential customer satisfaction in multiple areas such as power quality and reliability, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: The Republican political attacks on the U.S. Postal Service - led by President Trump after his admission yesterday that he is blocking emergency funding because he wants to make it more difficult to process mail ballots - are also delaying prescription drug deliveries and hurting small businesses. In Maine, tens of thousands of pieces of mail were delayed this week, mail delays in North Caro more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 12 -- Entergy issued the following news release: While the state continues to grapple with the health and economic impacts from COVID-19, Entergy Arkansas 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 applicable. As part of this plan, any customer experiencing financial hardship is eligible to take up to 12 months to pay a current bill and/or unp more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 12 -- Entergy issued the following news release: The Vicksburg-Warren and Claiborne County school districts are set to begin Energy Academy programs in the 2020-2021 school year designed to prepare high school students for fulfilling careers in the energy industry. Entergy's Grand Gulf Nuclear Station is a supporter of the academies, which will offer a curriculum of interactive lectures, presentations, class assignments, field trip and research projects focusing on more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Aug. 10: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Parish Board of Election Supervisors The purpose of the board in each parish is to oversee and supervise all elections within the parish to ensure the safety and accuracy of the democratic process. The Board of Election Supervisors oversees the preparation and conducting of each electi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 12 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Aug. 11: Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed Ernest P. Legier, Jr. commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC). Legier has been serving as acting ATC commissioner since June. In addition, Gov. Edwards has appointed former state representative Terry C. Landry as deputy commissioner of ATC. Legier has worked with ATC since 2016, when he joined the office as supervisin more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Aug. 13: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards released a new COVID-19 PSA featuring Louisiana musician Jon Batiste, who serves as the bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, encouraging everyone to wear a mask to help slow the spread of COVID-19. "It is going to take every Louisianan to fight COVID-19. That's why I'm grateful to Jon for doing his part and encouraging everyone to do thei more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Aug. 12: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG), the entity responsible for the oversight, planning, and implementation of Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment settlement funds in Louisiana, has approved $204.7 million for a variety of projects aimed at helping the state continue its recovery from the 2010 oil spill. Th more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Aug. 13: Gov. Edwards announced today that Louisiana will pursue an option under President Donald Trump's executive order that it believes will allow around 454,000 eligible unemployed Louisianans to get $300 a week in additional assistance through the federal government. "Last night, we received helpful guidance from the federal government that we believe allows us to use the total amount of m more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Aug. 12: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tomakk Glass Partners will make a $1.95 million investment to launch a glass manufacturing facility in Shreveport. The company will manufacture tempered glass, frameless shower enclosures and insulated windows to supply glass contractors, glass installation businesses, window and shower door manufacturers, and millwork companies. Tomakk Glass will more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul are leading a bipartisan coalition of 44 states in urging Congress to include Edith's Bill in Coronavirus relief legislation. Their request would amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) to include victims of senior fraud as eligible for reimbursement by the Crime Victims Fund for states that provide com more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: This morning, Sen. Bill Cassidy took to the airwaves to give his full throated support for the executive orders that deferred payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare. This action, which experts have said raises "red flags," comes after Sen. Cassidy and Senate Republicans sat idle for more than two months without introducing a coronavirus relief package and allowed $600 weekly unempl more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 15 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. U-35049) involving Cleco Power: In re: Formula Rate Plan -- June 2018 Monitoring Report. (Decided at the Commission's July 15, 2020 Business and Executive Session.) This Louisiana Public Service Commission ("LPSC" or "Commission") considered the Application of Cleco Power, LLC for (I) Authorization to Continue Bill Credits resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 201 7, first authoriz more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 13 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Origin Bank has donated $40,000 to Louisiana Tech's Department of Inclusion Initiatives and Student Success, part of $700,000 the bank distributed to a variety of charitable organizations and other educational institutions in its markets in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. "This donation continues our long-term partnership with Louisiana Tech and reinforces how much we value our relationship with the Universit more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 13 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The US Department of Homeland Security has granted $22 million to LSU's National Center for Biomedical Research and Academy for Counter-Terrorism Education (LSU NCBRT/ACE). This funding allows LSU NCBRT/ACE to teach emergency preparedness trainings to first responders at the state, local, tribal and territorial level at no direct cost to the participants. The organization's classes have been recogn more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU School of Social Work (SSW) has been awarded a 5-year, $2.5 million grant from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) to expand and strengthen the state's school-based mental health workforce. The Louisiana School Social Work Expansion Project (LaSSWx), a partnership between LSU SSW and LDOE, will provide enhanced mental health services to students in high-need K-12 schools, help build the more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 12 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Pure honey is made by bees in hives, but many products sold as pure honey actually come from fields--at least in part. Cane, corn, beet, and rice are much cheaper sources of sugar than flower nectar. As syrups, they can be mixed with real honey to produce lookalikes that sort of taste like the real thing and could passably be sold as such, but with a much higher profit margin. "It's food fraud, bas more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Five LSU College of the Coast & Environment faculty, graduate students and alumnae have been awarded prestigious 2020 fellowships by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's Gulf Research Program, or GRP. LSU College of the Coast & Environment's Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Assistant Professors Cassandra Glaspie and Michael Polito are among the 20 U.S. faculty  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: Attorney General Doug Peterson joined with a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to include Edith's Bill in COVID-19 relief legislation. This bipartisan legislation would amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) to include victims of se more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 13 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Julie Rutledge, Director of Louisiana Tech's Education and Research in Children's Health (ENRICH) Center, is part of a team whose research suggests that the "pester power" of children being educated to make wise eating choices may contribute to improvements in their family's food environment. The research is the featured article in the latest publication of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior and more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 11 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, are urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to include Edith's Bill in COVID-19 relief legislation. This bipartisan legislation would amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) to incl more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The hidden and often unspoken impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the prevalence of intimate partner violence, according to Tulane University researchers, who are conducting a survey to determine how serious the problem is in the New Orleans area. In a paper published by Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy, a journal of the American Psychological Association, Tulane School of So more PR