NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- Altice USA (formerly the Cablevision Systems) issued the following news release: Suddenlink, the local provider of internet, TV and phone services, recently launched a partnership with Food Network to provide free meal vouchers to the Lake Charles, Louisiana community as part of an ongoing effort to support residents and local businesses in the aftermath of Hurricanes Laura and Delta. The $50,000 worth of vouchers, which were distributed earlier this week at the Suddenlink more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- Entergy issued the following news release: The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) recently awarded Entergy Corporation five Emergency Response Awards, including recovery awards for Hurricane Laura and severe thunderstorms last April, and assistance awards for hurricanes Sally, Isaias and Hanna. Entergy is the only electric company in the country to have been recognized each year by EEI since it began the awards program. "In the midst of a global pandemic, the So more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 22 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Arkansas customers who became part of the Solar Energy Purchase Option - Option B in the fall of 2020 have already begun to reap savings from the clean, renewable energy generated at the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center. Participating agencies are projected to save about $60 million dollars over the lifetime of the solar facility. Of the 61 subscribed customers, 26 are schools, which will save an estimated $39 m more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 23 (TNSPer) -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: Gwendolyn Ferrell has been named LSU Law Director of Career Services, effective Feb. 1. She has been serving in the position as interim director since September 2019 and has been with the Office of Career Services at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center since 1999. "Gwen has been a tremendous advocate for our students for more than 20 years and she has done an exemplary job  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 22 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 21: Gov. John Bel Edwards and International Paper Bogalusa Mill Manager Bernie Chascin announced the company plans to invest up to $52.2 million in capital to increase the efficiency of the mill, which has been a manufacturing mainstay of Washington Parish for more than a century. Through the project, International Paper plans to retain the mill's 492 direct jobs that provide an average ann more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District The Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District's mission is to provide for the efficient administration, conservation, orderly development, and supplementation of groundwater resources in the parishes of East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee,  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 19 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Jan. 18: Gov. John Bel Edwards is traveling to Washington, D.C., and will attend the Inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris this week, representing the state of Louisiana at the ceremonial transition of power from one administration to the next. Gov. Edwards said: "Less than two weeks ago, our United States Capitol was besieged by a riotous mob det more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The Louisiana Master Farmer Program, an LSU AgCenter-led initiative that teaches about conservation, recently graduated its 2020 class. Five new Master Farmer certifications as well as 14 recertifications were awarded Jan. 13 during a virtual meeting of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts. Also, Mead Hardwick, of Tensas Parish, was named the 2020 Louisiana Outstanding Master F more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 22 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The 2021 LSU AgCenter Citrus Symposium will be held virtually from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 20. Sessions will be live with participant question and answer available. Sessions will also be recorded for viewing later at www.lsuagcenter.com. The 2021 Citrus Symposium will include information from LSU AgCenter researchers, University of Florida citrus extension agents and the U.S. Department of A more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 19 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: At 3:30 p.m. CST Feb. 1, The New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Seminar series will return for the second of two lectures focused on patient care. This lecture will focus on COVID-19, health care disparities, vaccine education, and what individuals can do to aid in community response and recovery. The presentation will be led by Dr. Karriem S. Watson from the University of Illinois, Chicago School of Public Hea more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 19 (TNSJou) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Students from the School of Biological Sciences and the Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology (MSNT) program recently published their findings on the impact of photon and proton radiation on neurological DNA repair and mitochondrial activity in the Journal of Neurotoxicology. In 201, Biology students Kaitlynn Willis and Kristen H. Hutson received undergraduate research awards from the Louisiana Space Gr more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 23 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The LSU AgCenter has announced the release of the latest edition of the 4-H Youth Wetlands Program (YWP) curriculum for Louisiana teachers. YWP is an initiative funded by Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). The curriculum provides wetlands lesson plans focusing on key concepts for grades three to 12. This year's curriculum release includes the migration of the curriculum to  more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Jan. 22 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University has launched a Center for Teaching Excellence to advance faculty professional development on campus. Located in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences building, the center's goal is to assist in the education, retention and graduation of students. The center will host workshops promoting research into the practice of teaching, and provide consultations to help impro more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Jan. 23 (TNSAwa) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: A Southeastern Louisiana University student at the Southeastern Channel has won first place in the nation for news videography. Dylan Domangue of Houma won a first-place national Mark of Excellence Award in the "Broadcast News Videography" category given by the Society of Professional Journalists in its annual national competition. Domangue's winning entry, "Mayors Salary Debate," was p more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- Southwestern Electric Power issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) bills are sometimes being delivered past their due dates because of unprecedented delays in mail delivery. As a result, customers may be at risk for late fees, additional deposits and possible disconnections. "SWEPCO offers a variety of digital payment options so that customers can stay on track with bill payments," said Paul Pratt, director of Customer Serv more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 22 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Andrea Boyles, an associate professor of sociology and Africana studies at Tulane University, has been appointed as a delegate to the United Nations' Economic and Social Council, providing expertise on such issues as reproductive health and violence against women. Boyles, an expert on race, social justice and Black citizen-police conflict in the Tulane School of Liberal Arts, is serving on the Council in he more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 20 (TNSJou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Researchers at Tulane National Primate Research Center have observed severe disease in aged African green monkeys exposed to SARS-CoV-2 that mimics what doctors are seeing in their most critically ill patients. Their findings were published in The American Journal of Pathology. Several research subjects exhibited acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, a common and often fatal presentation in more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 22 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Two professors in Tulane University's School of Professional Advancement's Emergency & Security Studies Program have recently partnered with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) to establish Pracademic Affairs, a journal featuring the work and experiences of practitioners in the fields of emergency management and homeland security/defense, for use in higher educ more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 23 (TNSGra) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The Cowen Institute at Tulane University has been awarded a grant by The Kresge Foundation to support a "NOLA Mental Health and Wellness Pilot" program for New Orleans college students. The grant will fund a partnership between the mental health app MetaPro, and post-secondary focused organizations College Beyond, College Track, and the Cowen Institute, to provide high quality mental health services more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Jan. 22 (TNSPer) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: H. Gordon Brooks, the first dean of the College of the Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is retiring. Michael McClure, the college's associate dean since 2013 and a professor in the School of Architecture and Design since 2001, will be interim dean until Brooks' successor is named. Brooks' 27-year tenure makes him the longest serving dean among the current  more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: A tiny satellite built by student researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will help NASA develop technology designed to keep astronauts safe. A solar-powered "CubeSat" created by UL Lafayette's CAPE Satellite Team will measure radiation levels in space. It was sent skyward Sunday from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California during NASA's Educational Launch of Nan more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release on Jan. 19: The four recipients of the University of New Orleans' annual awards are leaders who continually strive for excellence and innovative ways to get their jobs done, according to colleagues who nominated them for recognition. President John Nicklow announced the 2020 award winners during his fall state of the university address, which was delivered virtually because of the COVID-19 pandem more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 (TNSJou) -- VCOM - Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: First-year medical student and member of the inaugural class of VCOM-Louisiana, Stephanie Lazo, in collaboration with colleagues at the National Institute of Health (NIH), recently published research findings on cell-free mtDNA. "This is a very interesting paper in a prestigious journal 'Aging Cell,' by our own student, as the first author," said Dr. Pawel Michalak, Associate  more PR