BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 7 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: During the May LSU Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board named William Tate IV, Education Foundation Distinguished Professor and Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of South Carolina, as the next LSU president. Tate is expected to begin his term as president in July. "This is a very pivotal time at our university, from economic, environmental, social c more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, May 4 (TNSOps) -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release on May 3, 2021: Gov. John Bel Edwards joined Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas, SafeSource Direct CEO Justin Hollingsworth and other officials to announce the development of two manufacturing facilities for personal protective equipment, or PPE. The Acadiana Region projects will create a combined 1,221 new direct jobs, and Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 5 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As President Joe Biden prepares to visit Louisiana to tout his American Jobs Plan, Louisiana is on the mend thanks to Democratic leadership. * Louisiana has administered roughly 2.7 million vaccine doses, which is a more than 800% increase since President Biden took office. * Vaccines are now available to anyone 16 and older. * Over 2.8 million adults and 1.3 million kids received up to a $1,40 more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 8 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Children's Cabinet Advisory Board The Children's Cabinet Advisory Board provides information and recommendations from the perspective of advocacy groups, service providers and parents on policies and programs relating to Louisiana children. Its strategic goals are to advise and assist the Children's Cabine more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 8 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Amazon announced the company's first robotics fulfillment center in Louisiana, with over 1,000 jobs and a $200 million capital investment coming to an LED Certified Site in north Shreveport. Located in the Hunter Industrial Park, the site is near Interstates 20, 49 and 220 and provides ideal access for Amazon's logistics operations. The Amazon robotics fulfillment center wi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards encouraged the operators of Louisiana restaurants, bars, catering companies and other food-related establishments to register now for the U.S. Small Business Administration's new Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The fund allows businesses to offset losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. SBA launched the Restaurant Revitalization Fund as part of the American Rescue Plan Act more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement congratulating Dr. William F. Tate, who was elected as the first African American president of the Louisiana State University System and the first African American university president in the Southeastern Conference. "Following a national search, Louisiana State University has selected Dr. William F. Tate IV to serve as its new preside more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 8 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his plans to join the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of governors committed to state-led action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "Taking action to address climate change can strengthen our communities and our economy," said Gov. Edwards, "and I am proud to join this group of Governors in committing to uphold the provisions of the Paris Clim more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards joined Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas, SafeSource Direct CEO Justin Hollingsworth and other officials to announce the development of two manufacturing facilities for personal protective equipment, or PPE. The Acadiana Region projects will create a combined 1,221 new direct jobs, and Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in a combined 99 more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 8 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on May 7, 2021: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today the expansion of the State of Louisiana's U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Program to include utility assistance. The program focuses on providing financial assistance to Louisiana renters and landlords experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the expansion, the state-administered program now provides assi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Louisianans who choose to do so are now able to access their COVID-19 vaccination record through a new, optional feature of the state's digital driver's license, the LA Wallet app, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Wednesday. "If someone wants to have a digital copy of their vaccination record, they should be able to easily get one at no cost, which is what this optional feature of LA Wallet allows more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 7 (TNSRes) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release on May 6, 2021: Welcome to "Obecity, USA": the fastest-growing place in the world. Where fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores six to one, and a third of all TV ads promote junk food. Where tacos cost less than apples and school cafeteria pizza counts as a vegetable. Where portion sizes are four times larger than they were in the 1950s--a de more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, May 4 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: In June 2022, college students from around the world will converge on Ruston to socialize, network, and lock horns for a top spot in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe Competition. Thanks to the hard work of Louisiana Tech University's ASCE student chapter, the University has been selected to host the international competition. Former Louisiana Tech ASCE student president Katya  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 7 (TNSGra) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Sometimes years' worth of studies and research can turn into a collaboration that will not only help the nation's military but also coastal land-margin regions around the globe. Such is the case with LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professors Scott Hagen and Clint Willson and LSU College of the Coast & Environment Professor Robert Twilley, who recently received a $9.3 million grant fr more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 5 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Next year, Louisiana State University (LSU) will be the first university in the world to put technology on the Moon. The Tiger Eye 1 research mission is part of a multi-disciplinary university-industry collaboration to make future space travel safer for people and equipment by providing insight into the complex radiation environment in space. LSU's radiation detection device is now officially more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 6 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication has received the Southern States Communication Association's 2020 Minority Recruitment and Retention Award. The award honors institutions that have demonstrated noteworthy commitment to the recruitment and retention of minority students for their campuses. "This is truly a tremendous honor," said Josh Grimm, interim dean of LSU's Manship School. "We more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 7 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: By Johnny Morgan Home gardeners are often distressed by the appearance of slime molds during extended periods of overcast, warm and wet weather, which is common in Louisiana. LSU AgCenter plant doctor Raj Singh said slime molds appear as crusty or powdery coating on any surface, including wooden planks used for making raised beds, garden mulch, lawns or even the leaves and stems of all differe more PR

BATCHELOR, Louisiana, May 7 (TNSRes) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: By Kenneth Gautreaux When they can, Louisiana soybean farmers have been busy planting as many acres as the weather allows. Unfortunately, many producers have not been able to get in their fields as often as they would like. According to a May 3 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, approximately 24% of the state's intended soybean acres more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, May 7 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Ruston visual artist and Louisiana Tech School of Design professor Frank Hamrick is the recipient of Argent Financial Group's Fellowship for the 2021 Hambidge Center's Creative Residency Program, which includes a $700 stipend and a two-week residency at the Hambidge Center in Rural Gap, Ga., in July. Hamrick is a tintype photographer and book artist, inspired by objects, the surrounding environment and th more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, May 6 (TNSPar) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news on May 5, 2021: Louisiana Tech University announced today its partnership with Barnes & Noble College to implement BNC First Day(R) Complete, a course material delivery model that will drive student success by ensuring all students are prepared to begin learning on the first day of class. College textbooks stacked on a shelf in the BookstoreFirst Day Complete will be branded as Bulldog Bundle on the Louisi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 6 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: On a beautiful April day without a cloud in the sky, a team of LSU Engineering students made history when they completed LSU's first-ever successful hybrid rocket launch. The senior capstone design team is comprised of mechanical and electrical engineering seniors who had been working on their aptly-named Valkyrie project since August and are now ready to graduate, having this accomplishment  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: President Biden will be in Louisiana to highlight his so-called "American Jobs Plan." What we most likely won't see him discussing is his anti-energy policies that are costing jobs and harming states like Louisiana that benefit from the oil and gas industry. As Nikos Tsafos from the Center for Strategic Studies put it, "The Biden Administration has quietly retired the notion of an 'all of the ab more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, May 5 (TNSPer) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University is hiring a student affairs veteran as its next Dean of Students. Dr. Janice Lyn will bring three decades of higher education experience with her to Thibodaux. "Her tangible enthusiasm for and commitment to being a genuine partner with our students is impressive," said Dr. Michele Caruso, vice president for student affairs. "This is crucial as they journey through the more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, May 7 (TNSGra) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Louisiana Board of Regents has awarded a Nicholls State University professor more than $69,000 to enhance molecular education in the Bayou Region. The Board awarded Dr. Aimee Hollander, assistant professor of teacher education, $69,056 for the project. Dr. Hollander also serves as the program director for science secondary education and the Center for Teaching Excellence. Through the proje more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, May 4 (TNSGra) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: A new grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents will create a state-of-the-art collaborative learning environment at Nicholls State University. The $137,805 grant will renovate an existing computer lab and classroom in White Hall. The money will pay for group learning stations and videoconferencing technology in each room. Dr. En Mao, professor of computer information systems, said these chang more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, May 7 (TNSAwa) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors (LSPS) gave a Nicholls State University professor its top award for faculty. Dr. Brigett Scott received the 2019-2020 Outstanding Educator Award at the 2021 LSPS Convention. Dr. Scott, whose background is in dietetics, is the associate dean of the College of Science and Technology and director of the University Honors Program. She was the interim more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 6 (TNSRes) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A team of Tulane University researchers has launched a study to better understand how children are affected by skin and hair-type discrimination as they develop into adulthood. Researchers from the Tulane School of Social Work and the Department of Psychology in the Tulane School of Science and Engineering are conducting an anonymous online survey asking adults to recall childhood experiences of acce more PR