BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 30 (TNSPer) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: Daniel Stephenson, an LSU AgCenter weed scientist, has been named to the Jack Hamilton Chair in Cotton Production effective Feb. 1. Stephenson has been with the AgCenter since 2008 and is based at the Dean Lee Research and Extension Center near Alexandria. His work focuses on identifying effective weed control strategies in row crops, including cotton. The Hamilton chair is associat more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 26 (TNSGra) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to BioAesthetics Corp. to develop a new advanced wound-care product for treating bed sores or pressure ulcers. The product will be tested at Tulane University. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award will fund initial testing and development of a skin graft that combines the company's tissue regeneration technology wit more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Dr. Kerry Laster, a former assistant deputy superintendent of Louisiana schools, has joined Centenary's Department of Education as an adjunct professor. Laster will focus on literacy education within Centenary's Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) graduate program. Laster has a long and distinguished career as a classroom educator and administrator in Louisiana public schools. After more t more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 26 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy's new Center of Excellence, a high-tech training facility for new line workers, recently opened in Clinton as part of the company's Knowledge and Skills Training (KAST) facility. Company officials gathered at a dedication ceremony to commemorate the grand opening. Afterward, they toured the new center. The COE consolidates training for line workers without previous experience from Entergy locations in Arkansas, more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 26 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Charge Up! Arkansas, a new partnership between Entergy Arkansas and Adopt a Charger, will break ground on the first of 10 electric vehicle charging stations locations Feb. 1 at Flagpole Park in Lonoke. The Lonoke location will have four charging ports and was unanimously approved by the Lonoke City Council. "Entergy Arkansas is happy to support the expansion of innovative, customer-centric technologies such as electr more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 27 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Shintech Louisiana LLC announced the company will invest $1.3 billion to expand its manufacturing and packaging facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes. Shintech is the world's leading manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride resins, or PVC. The company will make a $1.25 billion investment to increase PVC manufacturing capacity and expand chlor-alkali and vinyl chl more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 30 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners The Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners exists to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state against unauthorized, unqualified, and improper practice of social work though a proper regulatory authority. Jamie L.  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 26 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards, who serves as chairman of the National Jobs for Americas Graduates (JAG), announced that once again JAG-Louisiana has received the 5 of 5 Award for achieving all five standards set by the national organization for being consistent in quality and high achievement levels for student outcomes during the last year. This is a coveted award that Louisiana is proud to have achieved  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 27 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Gov. John Bel Edwards offers his condolences tonight to the family of former Rep. Steve Carter, who died following his battle with the coronavirus. "I am deeply saddened to learn that former Representative Steve Carter lost his battle with COVID-19 this evening. "Steve served the Baton Rouge community in the Louisiana Legislature for 12 years, and I was honored to serve with him duri more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 27 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards has requested additional federal funding from the White House to address Louisiana's $3 billion in unmet hurricane recovery needs in Louisiana communities affected by hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta last year. "As in previous times of difficulty, Louisianans have once again risen to meet the challenges of rebuilding by helping their friends, neighbors and even total stranger more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 29 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is urging parents, guardians, and consumers to be mindful of several child products that have been recently recalled. "As Attorney General, I am committed to making our State a safer place for families," said Attorney General Jeff Landry. "Taking a brief moment to learn about these recalled products can help ensure the well-being of Louisiana's you more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 27 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: Having a healthy farm economy is important on the local and national levels. To help farmers make informed choices, LSU AgCenter economists have released their latest budget planning and decision tools for the 2021 crop year. AgCenter economist Michael Deliberto and research associate Brian Hilburn have developed a system of budgets and spreadsheets to help determine production costs of major more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 26 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University alumna Anamaria Torres (civil engineering '12), has been selected for the 2021 LeadershipITE program through the Institute of Transportation Engineers, an international association of transportation professionals. Torres has nearly a decade of experience in transportation engineering, completing internships with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the University  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- Loyola University issued the following news release: Loyola University New Orleans College of Business welcomes Barbara "Bara" Watts as the new executive director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Loyola. In this role, Eckert will lead day-to-day operations of curricular enrichment programs, as well as strategic development and community outreach for the Center, a leading entrepreneurial development and teaching hub within the city. "Nationwide,  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 29 (TNSPer) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The LSU AgCenter and College of Agriculture have named Monica Guient assistant vice president for diversity, inclusion and opportunity. Her start date is Feb. 1. Guient has previously worked in roles overseeing diversity and academic programs at Binghamton University, which is part of the State University of New York system, and Xavier University of Louisiana. Most recently, she was more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Jan. 26 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University has partnered with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) in an effort to become only the third university in the world to provide the ISTE Certification for Educators. ISTE is a nonprofit organization that works with the global education community to accelerate the use of technology to solve tough problems and inspire innovation. They are the largest ed more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 26 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Questions abound about the COVID-19 vaccine and its deployment. How can the medical community ensure that no one who wants to be vaccinated is overlooked? How can underserved communities be included in the conversation? What are some of the psychosocial aspects of the vaccination effort? The Tulane University School of Social Work aims to answer those questions and more in its next Virtual Elk Place Health  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 22 (TNSAwa) -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news: Tulane Law Prof. Tonya Jupiter, for her work "above and beyond the typical pro bono commitment," received the Louisiana Appleseed Access to Justice Pro Bono Good Apple Award Thursday evening. Jupiter (L'94) is the law school's Associate Director for Pro Bono and Advocacy Programs, coordinating Tulane Law School's legendary pro bono programs. This year, she recruited law students to work more tha more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 22 (TNSGra) -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news: 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 servi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 26 (TNSRes) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Last spring, University of New Orleans political science professor Eric van Holm began studying the data the state of Louisiana was publishing weekly on the number of coronavirus cases. At the time, he was serving on the Louisiana COVID-19 Health Equity Taskforce and co-chairing the Policy and Regulatory Affairs subcommittee. Van Holm, whose expertise lies in economic development and ne more PR