BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 13: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth District denied an appeal by 21 bar owners seeking to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards' mitigation measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Louisiana, marking the ninth time that a court has ruled in favor of the governor's life-saving orders. Gov. Edwards said: "None of the decisions I have made for the past 10 months have been easy, es more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 16 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. C. Shawn Sun, assistant professor of civil engineering for Louisiana Tech University has been selected to receive the 2021 Engineering Faculty Professionalism award from the Louisiana Engineering Foundation (LEF). Sun has more than 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and professional practice in structural engineering. His research interests include the ultra-high performance concrete, beh more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 15 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Jan. 14: The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today announced Entergy Corporation as a recipient of EEI's Emergency Response Award. Entergy received five response awards, including recovery awards for Hurricane Laura and severe thunderstorms last April, and assistance awards for hurricanes Sally, Isaias and Hanna. Presented to EEI member companies, Emergency Response Awards recognize recovery and assistance efforts more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 15 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Arq CEO Julian McIntyre announced the company will develop an industrial facility in St. Rose, Louisiana, to produce Arq's proprietary Arq Fuel(TM) product. The site will receive an intermediate wet-cake material produced from discarded mined materials, and will transform it into a cleaner and valuable blending component for oil products entering the power-generation and m more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Board of Barber Examiners The Board of Barber Examiner's mission is to issue certificates of registration and serves to protect the health and welfare of the general public from communicable diseases. Marlon G. Lewis of New Iberia has been appointed to the Board of Barber Examiners. Lewis is a barber a more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 12: Gov. John Bel Edwards today extended his modified Phase 2 order, keeping COVID mitigation measures in place for another 28 days, and strongly recommended that all businesses in Louisiana move to remote work for as many employees as possible, as COVID cases and hospitalizations surge in Louisiana. The Governor's statewide mask mandate also stays in place. "What we are seeing is a huge sp more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards' request for a Major Disaster Declaration due to damage in Louisiana from Hurricane Zeta has been approved by President Trump. This will help provide direct assistance to those people and communities impacted by the storm. Hurricane Zeta made landfall in Lafourche Parish on October 28 as a very strong likely Category 3 system with sustained winds of at least 110 mph, higher  more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Jan. 13 (TNSPer) -- West Virginia University issued the following story on Jan. 12: An experienced academic leader and patent law expert has been selected as the next William J. Maier, Jr. Dean of the West Virginia University College of Law. Amelia Smith Rinehart's appointment was announced Tuesday, Jan. 12, by Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Maryanne Reed. Rinehart currently serves as associate dean of academic affairs and professor at the University  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 15 (TNSPer) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: Christopher Morrison, PhD, Professor and Director, NeuroSignaling Laboratory, has been named Associate Executive Director for Basic Science at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. "Dr. Morrison joined the Pennington Biomedical faculty in 2003 and has a deep knowledge of our basic research program. His experience will be hugely beneficial to mee more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 14 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: It's a home run for knowledge. Louisiana Tech's Dr. David Szymanski, kinesiology department chair in the College of Education, has been asked to serve as a senior contributor to SportsEDTV. Szymanski, who also serves as the director of baseball performance at Tech, will share his expert knowledge with SportsEDTV through blogs, vlogs, and videos. This partnership, while beneficial for SportsEDTV, will a more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 (TNSRes) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The start of a new year is a traditional time to make resolutions, and resolving to live healthier is a typical commitment. The way some foods are stocked, shelved and marketed could be undermining the success of those trying to make healthful choices in 2021. A new study by LSU and LSU AgCenter researchers found that sugar-sweetened beverages, with their wide availability, low price more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A brief burst of high-energy light swept through the solar system on April 15, triggering many space-based instruments, including those aboard NASA and European missions. Now, multiple international science teams conclude that the blast came from a supermagnetized stellar remnant known as a magnetar located in a neighboring galaxy. This finding confirms long-held suspicions that some gamma more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 13 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Civil & Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Hai "Thomas" Lin has received a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities consortium, or ORAU, to investigate new materials and processes to improve the sustainability and resiliency of civil engineering infrastructure. Lin is one of 35 junior faculty in the U.S. to be granted this pres more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 14 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Genevieve Palardy recently received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her project, "Understanding Ultrasonic Processing of Layered Polymer Composites Across Length Scales." It is a five-year, $585,950 award. Palardy's project is aimed at helping bring a new approach to manufacturing, specifically through the use of polymer composite ma more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 15 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University announced the conclusion of the public phase of Forever Loyal: The Campaign for Louisiana Tech University, the boldest fundraising initiative in the institution's history, which raised more than $171 million. "When we publicly announced our goal in 2018, though ambitious, we were confident the loyal members of our Tech Family would respond in tremendous ways," said Tech President Dr. Le more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 15 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Comcast and NBCU News Group have made a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and the multi-year partnership involves 17 academic partners with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions and colleges with significant Latino, Asian, Black, Indigenous and tribal populations Their goal is to reach students from underrepresented groups including those from diverse ra more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs will continue its partnership with Southern University and A&M College's Nelson Mandela College of Government and Social Sciences, Louisiana Budget Project, NAACP Louisiana State Conference and LSU Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to host the spring 2021 edition of "Racism: Dismantling the System." The series, which launched this past September, more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 12 (TNSAwa) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Kristin S. Miller, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Tulane University, is the winner of the 2021 ASME Y.C. Fung Early Career Award for outstanding contributions to the field of bioengineering through research to advance understanding of the female reproductive system. The award is given annually by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to an individual who has demonstrated more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news on Jan. 12: 157 Law School Deans from schools across the country -- including Tulane Law Dean David Meyer -- published a statement addressing the 2020 election and the events that took place in the United States Capitol last week. The statement marks a rare occasion. It is unusual for such a diverse group of law deans to come together to speak as one on an issue that falls outside the ambit of legal educat more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- Loyola University issued the following news release: Over the last seven years, 84 students from Loyola University New Orleans have received life-changing Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships to expand their horizons through study abroad. This year, Loyola senior Gabrielle Garcia and junior Zoe Stambaugh stand proudly among the four Louisiana students and 900 students nationwide to win this prestigious and competitive scholarship. Gabrielle, a theatre and musical  more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Dr. Darryl Felder was searching for a mud lobster when he pulled a bag of crustaceans from his laboratory freezer in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Billeaud Hall. He instead found a new species of hermit crab. "When I defrosted it, I thought, 'My gosh, not only is that not a mud lobster, but that is a species that's never been found before,'" the biologist said. more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 14 -- University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism issued the following news: The Local Media Association, in partnership with Facebook Journalism Project, has launched a pilot project using tools and training from Crosstown to empower smaller and mid-sized newsrooms to access and transform data into high-impact local journalism. The pilot project will be implemented by WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NOLA/The Advoc more PR