MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 11 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry today launched an initiative aimed at addressing censorship on social media platforms. As part of the initiative, the official website of each attorney general now provides a "Social Media Censorship Complaint Form" for the public to report abuses by Big Tech. Attorney General Marshall and Attorney Gener more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As Congress prepares to vote on the landmark bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Democratic governors across the country are driving support for the bill and laying out how its policies would help working families and small businesses in their states. Here's just some of what Democratic governors are saying about the historic bipartisan infrastructure plan in the last week: Louisiana Gov. John more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 12 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2021: * * * New combination of already FDA-approved compounds can prevent extreme and lasting symptoms, cut hospitalizations. * * * Skymount Medical, a drug discovery company based in Canada, and Louisiana State University (LSU) announced today that human studies have begun on its unique combination of therapies for COVID-19 patients, known as SM-19. Found by artificial intell more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Governor John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D. are commending the Biden Administration and U.S. Senate for passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The bipartisan act allocates $550 billion to the states for infrastructure improvements, and Louisiana is expected to receive $5.8 billion over the next f more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 12 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: A member of the Governor's Office has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee has been working offsite, and no other employees were exposed. The employee is at home in isolation, per guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Louisiana Department of Health. The Governor's office has a high rate of fully vaccinated staff and practices all CDC and LDH-recommended CO more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: President Joe Biden moved a historic $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill through the United States Senate today, a feat his twice-impeached predecessor often spoke about but never accomplished. The bill received 69 votes in the upper chamber, including 19 votes from Republican Senators. Globally, America ranks 13th in infrastructure. Louisiana receives a dismal D+ infr more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health announced Shot For 100, a new vaccine incentive program that will give $100 to the first 75,000 college students who get their COVID-19 vaccine at participating institutions of higher education. 18-29-year-olds are one of the two least vaccinated age groups in Louisiana, and are reporting the most cases statewide. "With the spread of t more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health announced the $1 million grand prize cash winner and the last five $100,000 scholarship winners of the Shot At A Million COVID-19 campaign. Congratulations to everyone who participated and most importantly received their vaccine. All of the winners were selected in the drawing conducted by the Louisiana Lottery Corporation and overseen b more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 13 (TNSJou) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: Most of us remember a time when we could eat anything we wanted and not gain weight. But a new study suggests your metabolism, the rate at which you burn calories, actually peaks much earlier and starts its inevitable decline later than you might think. The findings appear in the journal Science. "As we age, there are a lot of physiological chan more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 11 (TNSPro) -- Loyola University issued the following news release: The Loyola University New Orleans Athletics Department is excited to announce the addition of two new intercollegiate programs: Wolf Pack beach volleyball and esports are set to start competing during the 2022-23 academic year. The announcement now gives Loyola 20 sports, as the beach volleyball program will be a women's team while esports is a coed program. With the additional offerings, the number more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU awarded 969 degrees during the university's 305th commencement exercises on Friday, Aug. 13. The 969 degrees awarded was an all-time record for any summer commencement at the university. LSU held two ceremonies for this record-setting class - one for graduate students and another for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students. During the ceremonies, LSU President William F. Tate I more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 (TNSRes) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: In a sugarcane field just outside of Cheneyville in Rapides Parish, Stacia Davis Conger and Justin Dufour are drilling, assembling and placing moisture sensors in the ground under stifling conditions. Conger, AgCenter irrigation specialist, and Dufour, area ag agent for Avoyelles, Rapides and Grant parishes, have started a project looking at irrigation efficiency of sugarcane, a crop more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Aug. 10 (TNSOps) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: By Olivia McClure Attendees of the LSU AgCenter's recent Agronomic Crops School got in the field with scientists for some hands-on lessons in pest control, crop management practices, new technologies and more. The event, held Aug. 5 at the AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center near Alexandria, built on the concept of a traditional field day where experts provide updates on  more PR

JOSEPH, Louisiana, Aug. 10 (TNSRes) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: By Cecilia Stevens Nestled in the rich agricultural landscape of northeast Louisiana's Delta region, Tensas Parish residents ironically find themselves in a food desert where 37% of the adult population is obese. Thanks to a collaborative effort between Tensas Academy and the LSU AgCenter, new school nutrition guidelines and a focus on healthy eating will hopefully impact not only studen more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 13 (TNSGra) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: By Jacey Wesley The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing in Louisiana farm to school programs. Three recipients were selected from Louisiana to receive grants: Louisiana Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance, IDEA Public Schools Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Education. This year's USDA farm to school grants, totaling nearly $300,000, will help e more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU researchers completed their 35th research cruise this year to collect data on the "Dead Zone" in the northern Gulf of Mexico. LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Professor Nancy Rabalais led a research team that mapped the bottom area of low oxygen in Louisiana coastal waters west of the Mississippi River, which is commonly known as the "Dead Zone," from July 25 - July 31. more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 12 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU's Cox Academic Center for Student-Athletes has been named recipient of the 2021 NCLCA Outstanding Learning Center Award for Special Populations, the National College Learning Center Association announced. The purpose of the NCLCA President's Outstanding Learning Center Award for Specialized Populations is to give national recognition to the work done by learning centers that provide le more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 12 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Christopher P. Heidenreich is Louisiana Tech's new Director of Bands, beginning this fall. Heidenreich (pronounced "hidin' rike") comes to Ruston after serving at the University of Michigan-Flint since 2009. Prior work includes three years at Youngstown State University and 14 teaching public school in Ohio. He completed his Doctor of Music in Wind Conducting from Indiana University (2006), holds a  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 12 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: More than 300 area residents participated in the University Lakes Project's "Our Lakes Fest!" event on Sunday, Aug. 8. The event, focused on engaging the community in plans to restore the lakes surrounding LSU's campus, was held at BREC's Milford Wampold Memorial Park and on the lawn of the Baton Rouge Gallery. "Our Lakes Fest!" offered hands-on activities with area artists, water activity more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 10 (TNSGra) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Thanks to a pair of grants from Weyerhaeuser, Louisiana Tech's Forestry program just got an upgrade and became more easily mobile. The Weyerhaeuser Community Grants were awarded to the Forestry Program in December 2019 for the creation of a mobile classroom. Despite the pandemic that altered travel last year and an ice storm in February of this year that cancelled what was to be the classroom's inaugura more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 12 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU President William F. Tate IV has named Lucien Laborde Jr., an Avoyelles Parish native, as interim vice president for agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture. Laborde replaces Bill Richardson, who recently stepped down from his administrative position to return to faculty in the College of Agriculture. "With lifelong ties to Louisiana agriculture, including teaching, research more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Aug. 11 (TNSGra) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Louisiana Office of Community Development has announced a $3.5 million grant to establish a Bayou Region Incubator at Nicholls State University. The grant is a part of the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Program (CDBG-CV). "This grant will cement Nicholls State University as the economic heart of the Bayou Region. We expect the Bayou Region Incubator will produce ev more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 10 (TNSJou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: As more states legalize marijuana, a new study by a Tulane University researcher has a warning for would-be dads. Smoking weed regularly may harm a man's fertility. Researchers from Tulane and the University of Washington found a connection between low semen volume and damaged sperm among men who smoked marijuana. But the side effects weren't all bad. The study also found that men who smoked mariju more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 11 (TNSPar) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Research, perseverance, leadership in cutting-edge science, and plain hard work toward a specific goal for more than a dozen years has led to a key partnership between Louisiana Tech University and LSU that will pay off in breakthrough industry solutions and new educational advances and opportunities on both campuses. The two universities recently announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Corrigan OSB, L.L.C. ("Corrigan OSB") will establish a new production facility in Polk County, Texas. Corrigan OSB is the wholly owned Texas subsidiary of Martco L.L.C. (also known as RoyOMartin), a wood-products manufacturing and timber-management company headquartered in Alexandria, Louisiana. The project will create 50 new jobs and $211 million in more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 12 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Two LSU graduate students Allison Snider and Jordan R. Logarbo are among the eight fellows the Gulf Research Program, or GRP, of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine announced as recipients of its 2021 Science Policy Fellowships. Snider, who is a doctoral candidate in the LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources with a concentration in wildlife biology, will be con more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 (TNSEco) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: This fall, architecture students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will begin building a 324-square-foot "House of Cards" that, despite its name, won't be constructed with materials typically reserved for games of poker or gin rummy. The one-room building won't be susceptible to toppling, either. Its design calls for 10-inch thick insulated concrete walls that app more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 (TNSMon) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has erased $2.7 million in student debt. UL Lafayette utilized allocations from the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, part of the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law in March. It provided $39.6 billion to higher education institutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1,175 students at UL Lafa more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 12 (TNSPer) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Nancy Biggio, the new associate vice president for the University of New Orleans Graduate School, has a fondness for policy and procedures. She sees them, not only as tools to ensure the continued quality of a program, but also as a way to help steer student success. Biggio said helping guide graduate student success involves removing potential hurdles or barriers created unintentionall more PR