BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 4 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that he has joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Corlett in the United States Supreme Court. The brief, led by Missouri and Arizona, argues that permitting law-abiding citizens to carry firearms in self-defense outside the home respects their funda more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 5 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2021: Attorney General Jeff Landry has joined Louisiana to a coalition of 47 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories in a $573 million settlement with McKinsey & Company - resolving investigations into the massive consulting firm's role in working for opioid companies, helping those companies promote their drugs, and profiting from the opioid epidemic. The s more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 4 (TNSGra) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: An LSU AgCenter plant pathologist will use a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pinpoint the location of a gene in rice that could help farmers control a potentially devastating plant disease. "Our goal is to characterize the resistance to narrow brown leaf spot at the genetic and functional level," said Jonathan Richards. Narrow brown leaf spot is also known a more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Feb. 3 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: In a year that demanded innovative and responsive communication from higher education leaders, Louisiana Tech University earned four CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Accolades awards. Each year, the CASE Accolades competition recognizes the best advancement-focused work in over 50 categories from social media to print publications. Louisiana Tech competed against universities and colleges w more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 2 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Arkansas customers will see a one-time credit on February 2021 bills, following an annual adjustment based on the outcome of certain federal tax positions and a decrease in the state tax rate. "Providing affordable, safe and reliable energy is at the heart of what we aim to do each day," said Michael Considine, Entergy Arkansas customer service vice president, "and our goal is to pass along additional credits  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 5 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2021: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR), a national leader in sustainability and environmental stewardship, today named John Weiss as vice president of sustainability and environmental policy. Weiss will begin his new role effective Feb. 8, and will report to Mike Twomey, Entergy's senior vice president of federal policy, regulatory and governmental affairs. He succeeds Chuck Barlow, who retired from the compa more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners The Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners serves to license and regulate chiropractors in the state of Louisiana. Ned J. Martello D.C. of Denham Springs has been reappointed to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Martello is the owner of Martello C more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2021: Louisiana will begin vaccinating people between the ages of 65 and 69 against COVID-19 on Monday, February 8, expanding eligibility to more than 275,000 additional Louisianans, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today. Some Unified Command Group members, state COVID emergency response personnel, local emergency response personnel, law enforcement, first responders and elections workers  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the application process for the 2021 Governor's Fellows Program in Louisiana Government is now open. This summer program gives college and university students the opportunity to experience the inner workings of state government and gain a deeper understanding of public policy. "The fellowship program has been cultivating and inspiring the next generation of leaders  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 3 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2021: A federal court has lifted a prior restraint imposed on Louisiana legislators and prominent national journalists preventing access to and public discussion of information contained in court records related to Louisiana abortion providers. While granting access to numerous documents in June Medical Services, LLC V.s Phillips, the court noted that much of what the abortion p more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 5 (TNSRep) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) is excited to announce the release of its 2020 Annual Report. This report summarizes the impact of each of its member organizations on the emergency responder community at the state, local, tribal and territorial level over the last year. The NDPC is a partnership of several nationally recognized organizations whose membership is based on more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 3 (TNSJou) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: In patients with type 2 diabetes, big swings in blood sugar levels between doctors' visits are associated with an increased risk of heart disease. The study, published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, looked at more than 29,000 patients with type 2 diabetes over a two-year period. Patients who already had heart disease were excluded. more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 3 (TNSJou) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2021: People with type 2 diabetes and obesity lost 21 percent of their body fat after taking an experimental monoclonal antibody called Bimagrumab for 48 weeks, while participants who took a placebo lost 0.5 percent of their body fat, a new study shows. The results of the study were published today in JAMA Network Open. Bimagrumab blocks more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Feb. 4 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The Louisiana Tech University Debate Team brought home four state titles and was third place overall out of more than 30 teams nationwide in its most recent virtual competition, the 2021 Southern Forensics Championship tournament the final weekend of January. Emmitt Antwine and Ashley Hale each earned Louisiana State Championship titles, and Skylar Dean won a pair. Also, Tech coach Megan Smith was named Louisian more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 5 -- Loyola University issued the following news release: Loyola University New Orleans freshman Julia Ernst of Mandeville, La., placed first this month in the Midwest Semifinals of the Music International Grand Prix Competition. Now, she's waiting to see if she will be a finalist and compete in New York City. A vocal performance major in Loyola's acclaimed College of Music and Media, Julia studies classical music with internationally heralded Greek opera star Irin more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 2 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: During its January meeting, the LSU Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to meet Louisiana's need for dental services expansion in the northern and rural areas of the state. "This is what LSU is all about," said Chair of the LSU Board of Supervisors Robert Dampf. "This is LSU at its absolute best, and we're just extraordinarily proud." The Board of Supervisors received a report that outlined th more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 6 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: This spring, LSU faculty can share their views with university leadership and peers by participating in the first-ever major faculty job satisfaction survey conducted on campus. Coordinated through the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) is a national effort to help universities gauge overall faculty satisfaction, benchmarked to pee more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 3 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Louisiana's coastal wetland loss problem affects the entire state, but it disproportionately impacts indigenous coastal tribes who stand to lose sacred burial sites and other culturally significant places. A collaboration between the Lowlander Center, a nonprofit advocacy and education organization dedicated to supporting lowland people and places, and LSU aims to stop and potentially reverse part of more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 1 (TNSRes) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: After what has been called an average crop year, the annual meeting of the Louisiana Sweet Potato Association provided a better outlook. Those in the industry were given a sneak peek at some potential new varieties as well as ways to improve growing conditions and increase yields. Tara Smith, director of the AgCenter Central Region and research coordinator of the Sweet Potato Researc more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Feb. 3 (TNSRes) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: A common Gulf Coast vegetation may be shifting ecosystems because of climate change, according to a recently published study by a Nicholls State University professor. Dr. Giovanna McClenachan, assistant professor of biological sciences, co-authored the research published in Global Change Biology along with Dr. Linda Walters and Megan Witt of the University of Central Florida. Using satellite  more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Feb. 5 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Port of South Louisiana donated $18,000 to the Nicholls Farm for the fifth year in a row to advance research in coastal restoration. "If we don't start taking care of our coast, then when these students get to be my age there won't be a Thibodaux or Nicholls State University," said Paul Aucoin, executive director of the port. The funds will be used to produce native coastal plant materials for res more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Feb. 6 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University remains the only university in the Gulf South authorized to offer courses leading to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Educator Certificate in Teaching and Learning, according to the latest directory released by the International Baccalaureate Organization. Southeastern is one of only 50 IB authorized certification institutions in the United States. The certif more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 5 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Gun violence among children is lower in states with more gun laws, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study, published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, examined youth gun and weapon carrying data from 2005 and 2017 across several states. Researchers found the rates of youths carrying guns was higher in states and lower in states with more gun laws. According to researchers, this phenomenon co more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 6 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: When four biomedical engineering students from Tulane University were chosen for an internship at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) last summer, they were tasked with identifying an unmet clinical need - something that would not only save money for the agency but improve patient care and satisfaction. They brainstormed multiple ideas, ultimately settling on a project they dubbed "S more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 3 (TNSRes) -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2021: Tulane Law Prof. Vernon Valentine Palmer has solved a legal "whodunit." In his new book, The Lost Translators of 1808 and the Birth of Civil Law in Louisiana (Univ. Georgia Press 2021), Palmer (L'65) uncovers the true identity of the men who wrote the English translation of one of Louisiana's founding documents. "The book solves a fascinating mystery," Palmer, a world-renowned ex more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 6 (TNSPer) -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news: A grueling first year at Tulane Law School did not deter Antonio Milton from a new challenge, writing his way onto its oldest and most prestigious legal journal. "So I shot for the moon," said Milton (L'22) of Carencro, La. This week, he reached the proverbial moon by making history: He became the first Black editor-in-chief of the Tulane Law Review. He describes the moment he told his family:  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 4 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health has selected Tulane National Primate Research Center to lead a new partnership between the seven federally funded National Primate Research Centers to combine their efforts to accelerate promising COVID-19 vaccine and drug research. The NIH contract, awarded at $1.7 million for the first year, has the potential to reach up to $6.5 million over a four-year funding period. Tu more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Feb. 3 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and community business leaders are coordinating the Accelerate Northside program to help spur COVID-19-related economic recovery. UL Lafayette's Louisiana Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center and the Greater Southwest Louisiana Black Chamber of Commerce will lead the 12-week initiative. The entities are enlisting volunteer busines more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Dr. Patricia Rosel and alum Lynsey Wilcox have made a whale of a discovery - a new species of the aquatic mammal. It's a member of the baleen family, which includes humpback whales and the largest animals on Earth, blue whales. Rosel is an adjunct research scientist at UL Lafayette. Wilcox earned a master's degree in biology from t more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 5 (TNSPer) -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Xavier University of Louisiana has selected Kerri Alexander to serve as Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and Chief Inclusion Officer. Alexander joins the institution after having served as Director of Discipleship and Christian Education at Kingdom Fellowship A.M.E. Church where she created courses meant to engage and encourage spiritual and personal growth amongst the 6,000-member c more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 6 (TNSRes) -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Sara al-Dahir, PharmD, and her team in the College of Pharmacy were selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to present their research on vaccine hesitancy to the Biden administration. The research project was developed in response to the NIH sending a Notice of Special Interest (NSI) offering funding for research done on COVID-19 testing in the summer of 2020. Dr. Al-Dahir's team wen more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 6 (TNSPer) -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Xavier appointed Kendra Tircuit as the Executive Director of Advancement Services in January of 2021, but she is no stranger to the university. After graduating from Xavier with a BS in accounting in 1995, she continued her education at the University of New Orleans, receiving an MBA degree, all while working as a student account representative at Xavier. A true Xavierite to her core, Tircuit ha more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 4 -- Tulane University issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: The family who led the charge to build Tulane's Yulman Stadium is stepping up once more for the university, this time with a $5 million matching-challenge gift to increase scholarship opportunities for all students. Board of Tulane member Richard Yulman and his daughter and son-in-law, Katy (NC '05) and Greg Williamson, are sponsoring the Next Wave Scholarship Challenge, which will match new  more PR