BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills into law from the 2021 Legislative Session, including HB 375 by Rep. Aimee Freeman, which allows for sexual assault survivors to receive early termination of their residential leases. "I am proud to have signed HB 375 by Rep. Freeman into law, making it Act 1 of the 2021 Legislative Session," said Gov. Edwards. "This bill is a g more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 3 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy has long been a leader in environmental stewardship and the company continued that tradition on Wednesday by providing a $15,000 grant to the Pontchartrain Conservancy. The grant contributions will go toward supporting the nonprofit's mission to drive environmental sustainability and stewardship through scientific research, education and advocacy -- all of which benefit the Lake Pontchartrain Basin and surroun more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Louisiana Sentencing Commission The Louisiana Sentencing Commission assists the judiciary and the legislature in formulating such policy. The Commission shall conduct an annual review of the State's Sentencing structure based upon existing criminal law and law relative to criminal procedure. Louis R. Da more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Swaybox Studios in Jefferson Parish will expand its animation production operations under Louisiana's Entertainment Job Creation Program. Swaybox creates original content, featuring a unique combination of puppetry and animation, for feature films and television. Swaybox will create six new permanent jobs with an average annual salary of $62,800, plus benefits. Louis more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards on Friday requested a federal disaster declaration from President Joseph Biden for five parishes affected by the flash flooding in mid-May in Louisiana, but people who suffered damage in any parish should continue self-reporting it online at damage.la.gov. Gov. Edwards' request is for FEMA Individual Assistance for five parishes - Ascension, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Ibervi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards joined the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus for the inaugural Gov. P.B.S. (Pickney Benton Stewart) Pinchback Breakfast honoring retired Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson. Former Acting Gov. Pinchback is Louisiana's first African American governor, and this year marks the 100th anniversary of his death. The celebration was held to honor his life and more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 3 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Flores MBA graduate Dave Zimmer might have a background in engineering, but he is working to transform media through his job at Amazon. "I believe many chemical engineers want to be builders. Whether you are manufacturing styrene, fruit snacks, televisions, or software products, there are many similarities. They all have research and development, raw materials, manufacturing, supply cha more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, June 3 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Jacob Roberts, a freshman in Louisiana Tech University's Computer Science program, has been selected for a prestigious U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship (DoD SMART Scholarship). Jacob RobertsThe DoD SMART Scholarship provides academically successful students with full tuition for up to five years, summer internship opportunities, a stipend, and f more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSJou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: When saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and giant sloths roamed North America during the last Ice Age about 18,000 to 80,000 years ago, the Gulf Coast's climate was only slightly cooler, more similar to regions to the north like Missouri and North Carolina's climate today. As sea level dropped and exposed more land on the continental shelf, bald cypress trees became establ more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: University Lakes Project LLC invites community participation in the University Lakes Project - a design and construction effort to implement the Baton Rouge Lakes Master Plan - via its new website and social media pages: * Website: universitylakesproject.org * Facebook and Instagram: UniversityLakesProject * LinkedIn: University-Lakes-Project * Twitter: @LakesProject Two key opportuniti more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 (TNSPer) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The LSU AgCenter and LSU College of Agriculture have named P. Lynn Kennedy head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. Kennedy has served on the faculty of the department for 27 years and is the Crescent City Tigers Alumni Professor for Agricultural Economics. He replaces Michael Salassi, who is now the AgCenter associate vice president and program leader of an more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSRes) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: By V. Todd Miller What's in a name? For the LSU AgCenter Food Innovation Institute, it is the promise of partnering researchers with entrepreneurs to shape the future of food production, consumption and, as the name suggests, innovation. Launched in July 2013 as the LSU AgCenter Food Incubator, the institute -- known as FOODii -- began with 10 tenants. Its mission was to develop emer more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, June 2 (TNSOps) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release on June 1, 2021: The Chef John Folse Culinary Institute will rename its student lounge and culinary library in honor of Morgan City restaurateurs Brenda and Gregory Hamer, Sr. The Hamers donated $50,000 to the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute, which will be used to buy and maintain state-of-the-art kitchen and cooking equipment for students. As recognition for their significant contribution,  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: The White House has approved Louisiana's request for a Major Disaster Declaration following the flash flooding in mid-May, which damaged several thousand homes and left five people dead, Gov. Edwards announced Wednesday. This makes affected residents in five parishes eligible to apply for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "I want to thank President Biden for his quick approval of ou more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSAwa) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University and Rouses Markets are proud to announce two endowed scholarships to support the future of culinary professionals. Each of the scholarships is named after a legend within Rouses' history and in the grocery industry: Leroy Theriot and Anthony Rouse, Sr. "We're happy to continue our commitment to Nicholls State University and t more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 28 (TNSAwa) -- Samford University issued the following news release: Samford University communication and media student Camille Womack has earned the American Advertising Federation's Mosaic Award for the organization's District 7, representing 19 affiliate advertising clubs and federations in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. The Mosaic Awards recognize companies, agencies and individuals whose commitment to diversity and inclusion is evident thro more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSRes) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A new cancer treatment that uses engineered radioactive molecules to target prostate cancer cells and inhibit tumor growth extended survival for patients with advanced prostate cancer, according to newly announced results of the VISION trial. The international phase III clinical trial, which was co-led by Tulane University medical oncologist Dr. Oliver Sartor, is the first to use this approach to de more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 3 (TNSOps) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop director M.O. Walsh's second novel, "The Big Door Prize," is being adapted into a television series for Apple TV. The book, released in September 2020, garnered early praise with starred reviews. "I'm psyched! This is dream stuff for me," Walsh said. "I think every fiction writer would like to see their work cast back at them on screen. more PR