LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2021: A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has taken his research into Reconstruction history to new heights with the launch of a graphic history book that he hopes will be the first in a series on racial history and justice in the United States. Dr. Brian Mitchell, assistant professor of history at UA Little Rock, wrote the manuscript for "Monumental: Osc more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 27 -- Delgado Community College issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2021: Ochsner Health (Ochsner) and Delgado Community College (Delgado) announced a new partnership to train the next generation of nurses and allied health professionals in Louisiana. The Ochsner Delgado School of Nursing and Allied Health will help meet critical workforce demands while providing opportunities for locals to thrive in high-wage careers. Ochsner is committing $20 million to expand  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 24 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) today announced the appointment of Bill Abler as vice president of investor relations, effective March 26. In this role, Abler will be responsible for communicating Entergy's vision and mission of creating long-term sustainable value to its shareholders and the financial community. He succeeds David Borde who will lead Entergy's utility strategy and regulatory initiativ more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 23 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) has named Michael Rhymes as its chief information officer, effective today. As CIO, Rhymes will be responsible for leading, planning and managing all of Entergy's information technology needs. He reports to Julie Harbert, Entergy's senior vice president, corporate business services. "We are pleased to welcome Michael to Entergy," said Harbert. "Technology will play an  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported fourth quarter 2020 earnings per share of $1.93 on an as-reported basis and 71 cents on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP). For the full year, the company reported 2020 earnings per share of $6.90 on an as-reported basis and $5.66 on an adjusted basis. "We are reporting strong results for another very successful year. Our adjusted earnings per share were in the top half of  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 26 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Over the past few years, Sharing Economy (SE) services such as Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit have become a main facilitator of economic growth and shared prosperity in modern-day societies. Though this form of direct business exchange has been linked to significant levels of economic growth, especially in communities at the lower end of the economic ladder, recent research has exposed a serious disc more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 27 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment and Restoration The mission of the Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment and Restoration is to support programs designed to demonstrate to the general public the importance of the Louisiana oil and natural gas exploration, product more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 27 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Governor John Bel Edwards has selected Mr. Veneeth Iyengar to serve as the first Executive Director of Broadband Development and Connectivity for the state of Louisiana. In this role, he will serve as the lead coordinator for the state's efforts to addressing the challenges around broadband accessibility and affordability. Iyengar previously served as Assistant Chief Administrative Officer for May more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 26 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards wrote to Louisiana's Congressional Delegation, encouraging its members to support a meaningful increase in the federal minimum wage as part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan for COVID-19 relief, which may be voted on as early as this week in Congress. "Families are the foundation of our communities. Investing in the success of Louisiana families means investing in our more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) has received notice that President Joseph R. Biden has ordered the federal share for Public Assistance related to Hurricane Laura, including direct federal assistance, to be increased to 90 percent of the total eligible costs, except for assistance previously authorized at 100 percent. Under Federal Emergenc more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 25 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards' Climate Initiatives Task Force published its "action proposal template" to solicit ideas from the public on ways Louisiana can reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide. All members of the public are invited to submit action ideas that apply to individual emissions sources, entire segments of the economy, or to cross-cutting or society-wide aspects of mitigating the greenhous more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Feb. 24 (TNSRep) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The Center for Economic Research, housed in Louisiana Tech University's College of Business, recently published the fourth installment of the Regional Economic Analysis of Louisiana (REAL) Report. A cohesive body of research examining multiple aspects of Louisiana standards of living, this issue builds on the Spring 2020 report exploring the economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with specific more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 26 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Republican Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-4) is playing political games with his constituents' lives and livelihoods by campaigning against the widely popular and much-needed American Rescue Plan. "Congressman Mike Johnson continues to put his political ambitions ahead of the people he serves. Johnson's opposition to direct cash payments, enhanced unemployment benefits, and funding for school saf more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 24 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: During a special meeting of the board on Feb. 23, the LSU Board of Supervisors approved a plan for modernizing the energy plants, distribution systems, and building mechanical systems at the university's main campus in Baton Rouge that includes working with both Enwave Energy and LA Energy Partners. "We are pleased to reach this monumental agreement, which is projected to save LSU and the State of  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 25 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: The LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) announced today the creation of the Department of African & African American Studies (AAAS). The proposal to create the department was approved by the Louisiana Board of Regents on Feb. 24 and was previously approved by the LSU Board of Supervisors in January. The new department will help meet the needs of the changing demographi more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Feb. 26 -- Louisiana State University Alexandria campus issued the following news on Feb. 25, 2021: As Louisiana State University of Alexandria seeks to meet Central Louisiana workforce demands, strong collaboration with local businesses is needed to ensure students are career-ready upon graduation. LSUA's longstanding relationship with Rapides Regional Medical Center (RRMC) exemplifies what community partnerships can achieve through collaboration. Through the support o more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 23 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Often local and regional regulations impact the natural environment beyond the jurisdiction for which they were developed. Scientists in LSU's College of the Coast & Environment are analyzing Louisiana's patchwork of regulations to get a big picture view of how they are influencing current conditions in the coastal watershed. This research is part of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative, or L more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: A Nicholls State University professor does not believe art history has to put non-art majors to sleep. Dr. Ashley Busby said at a recent conference that students find relating art to other subjects and modern issues more interesting. The associate professor of art history also works to design distinctive assignments for in-person or virtual learning. "These courses seek to take the otherwise more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Feb. 23 (TNSRes) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University is partnering with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to develop a database of Bayou Region and Gulf Coast research. The 4-year, $400,000 project titled "Digital Curation: Streamlining Access to Research Across Gulf of Mexico Communities," will create a database and repository of resources for scholars, agency officials and the community. Dr. John Doucet, de more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 27 (TNSJou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University researchers have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect COVID-19 in rare cases when infections were missed by nasal swab PCR tests. The research results were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Most PCR-based COVID-19 tests use nasal swabs because the virus actively replicates in the upper respiratory tract immediately after infection. However, vi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The Tulane University Libraries have signed two Publish and Read agreements with two major scholarly journal publishers. Under these recent agreements, newly published articles by Tulane researchers appearing in any of nearly 500 academic journals from Cambridge University Press and the American Chemical Society (ACS) will now be freely available to all readers under an Open Access model. The transf more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Researchers from the Tulane University School of Architecture and the School of Science and Engineering are embarking on a project that they hope answers questions about racial injustice and its impact on the design of urban spaces, monuments and memorials. The project, "Public Space and Scrutiny: Examining Urban Monuments Through Social Psychology," won a 2020 SOM Foundation Research Prize, create more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: An effort to reduce flood risks and improve floodplain management is getting a boost from researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Researchers at UL Lafayette, Tulane University and a range of state and federal agencies are informing a six-year, $15 million project to install 100 rain and river gauges and 15 water quality sensors across Louisiana. The proje more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Feb. 23 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Dr. Jennifer Hargrave is coordinating a project to help elementary students learn about subjects such as tsunamis, the Earth's core and deep sea fossils. Hargrave is an instructor in UL Lafayette's School of Geosciences and associate curator of the University's Geology Museum. The school is posting weekly videos to its YouTube channel that  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: A new $750,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will fund enhanced access to the Freedom on the Move digital database and the development of a range of new tools and materials that will facilitate educational and scholarly uses, researchers say. Freedom on the Move, housed at Cornell University, is the largest digital collection of newspaper advertisements for people more PR