BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 18 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Each year, the E. J. Ourso College of Business Rucks Department of Management recognizes 10 students as Rucks Fellows. These students are selected by faculty and represent the highest level of academic achievement among senior management majors in any of the department's concentrations. To qualify, a senior management major must have a grade-point average in the top 10 of all graduating sen more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Nov. 16 (TNSAwa) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The National Academic Advising Association has named Dr. Lori Richard a 2021 Outstanding Advising Award Winner as part of their 2021 Global Awards Program for Academic Advising. Dr. Richard received her award in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the NACADA Annual Conference held from Oct. 6-9. This is the second time she has been recognized by NACADA for her advising this year. In March, she received  more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Nov. 18 -- The Caddo Parish Public Schools issued the following news: The Caddo Parish School Board unanimously voted on Tuesday to approve up to $2,500 per district employee as a thank you for their work during this difficult school year. The Caddo Hero Incentive Plan is estimated to cost $15.5 million and will be funded primarily through federal stimulus dollars. Both full-time and substitute employees are eligible for the incentive which is designed to recognize and r more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of President Biden signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal into law today, local news outlets across the country are out with yet another round of reporting on how President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will invest in communities across the country. From expanding broadband access to rural Florida, to improving Lake Pontchartrain Basin's water quality in Louisiana, to improving Pennsyl more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 18 -- Entergy issued the following news release: During the first three quarters of 2021, the Entergy Charitable Foundation has helped power stronger, healthier communities by awarding $10 million to more than 880 nonprofit organizations located across Entergy's service area of Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Michigan. Entergy shareholders powered communities during the third quarter of 2021 with more than $2.3 million in grants to fund educational prog more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 17 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Governor Brad Little announced today Idaho joined another lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden's unprecedented government overreach and vaccine mandates. Idaho and 11 other states are part of a Louisiana lawsuit seeking to stop Biden's vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. The lawsuit follows a similar but separate 10-state challenge filed in Missouri. The Biden Administration proposed u more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 20 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and DOTD Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D., held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on the LA 3241 corridor in St. Tammany Parish. State and local officials attended the ceremony celebrating the construction of a new four-lane highway on the Northshore. This is project is part of the Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development (TIM more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by the United States Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime that will be used to improve outcomes for child and youth victims of human trafficking. The grant is a multi-year award that will be administered by the newly established Louisiana Governor's Office of Human Trafficking Prevention and will help  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 16 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: * * * This evening, Gov. John Bel Edwards released the following statement after President Joseph R. Biden named Mitch Landrieu as senior advisor and infrastructure coordinator. Gov. Edwards said: "As a former Louisiana Lieutenant Governor and Mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu has a unique firsthand experience with the challenges aging infrastructure presents to our communities and also with more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 19 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Intralox President Edel Blanks announced the company is investing $60 million to expand its Hammond manufacturing facility. The investment will more than double the facility's current footprint, adding 300,000 square feet to the 130,000 square-foot building. With the expansion, the company will create 425 direct new jobs, increasing average annual payroll by $10 million. I more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 17 (TNSPar) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: * * * Tech Library Partners With LSU, Ole Miss Libraries to Increase Access to Government Information Louisiana Tech University's Prescott Library will share regional depository responsibilities with Louisiana State University Libraries, Louisiana Tech University Library, and the University of Mississippi Libraries in efforts to increase access to governmental information for residents in both Louisian more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 16 (TNSPol) -- Loyola University issued the following news release: President Joe Biden on Saturday named former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu - a cherished Loyola University New Orleans College of Law alumnus - to lead implementation of the nation's highly anticipated $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. "I am so proud of Mitch for once again saying 'yes' to the call to serve. I know firsthand his commitment and his expertise," said Madeleine Landrieu, J.D. '88,  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 17 (TNSAwa) -- Loyola University issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: A program at Loyola University in New Orleans to prepare film students for careers in motion picture post-production is the latest recipient of an award from Louisiana's new Entertainment Development Fund. Loyola's Department of Digital Filmmaking will receive $248,975 to purchase specialized equipment to increase training opportunities in post-production in the Louisiana film indus more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 17 (TNSPar) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * LSU Online and Springboard Partner to Train Next Generation of UI/UX Designers LSU Online & Continuing Education and Springboard, an online learning platform preparing students for in-demand careers through comprehensive, mentor-led programs, announce a partnership to offer the LSU UI/UX, or User Interface and User Experience, Design Bootcamp. The partnership aims to prepare student more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: In 2020, a team of Louisiana Tech's best and brightest biomedical engineering researchers was charged by NASA with finding out how to farm cherry tomatoes and lettuce in space-like conditions. Through of the help of NASA and the Lagniappe Ladies, a philanthropic organization dedicated to improving Louisiana Tech, this team was able to buy growth chambers, simulated lunar dust, and a patent on the coding more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 20 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Through collaborative efforts between local researchers and health care providers, along with community participation and engagement, progress is being made in gathering data that allows scientists to better understand how COVID-19 and variants might impact public health. Louisiana Tech, Grambling State, and LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) have teamed with local organizations like the GSU's Foster Johnson more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 20 (TNSBook) -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2021: Members of McGlinchey's Consumer Financial Services Compliance and Litigation teams once again authored several chapters of the 2022 edition of the leading desk reference in consumer financial services law, Practising Law Institute's (PLI) Consumer Financial Services Answer Book. In addition, McGlinchey Member Thomas M. Hanson (Dallas) co-edited the book, as he has s more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Nov. 12 (TNSOps) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Dr. Brigett Scott discussed peer mentoring strategies as one of the highlight presentations during the 56th annual National Collegiate Honors Conference last month. The conference was held at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort near Orlando from Oct. 27-31. Dr. Scott's presentation, titled "Reimagining Honors Peer Mentoring" focused on the impact of peer mentoring during COVID-19.  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 20 (TNSRep) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: When the COVID-19 pandemic forced New Orleans public school teachers to switch from in-person instruction to a virtual or hybrid setting, the transition left many feeling anxious over their ability to impact student learning, according to a multi-agency study led by Tulane University. The study by the New Orleans Trauma-Informed Schools Learning Collaborative also revealed that many teachers suffer more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 19 (TNSJou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Two new studies led by former Tulane University doctoral students show the likely benefits of land building by river diversions, despite these deposits initially causing rapid subsidence in coastal Louisiana. Published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, the papers focus on subsidence in coastal wetlands and in shallow bays. Using different methods, both studies  more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Nov. 18 (TNSPar) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: The University of Mississippi has joined two Louisiana universities in a regional agreement to enhance access to federal government documents. The agreement, created through the U.S. Government Publishing Office's Federal Depository Library Program, allows the university to share collection responsibilities with Louisiana State University Libraries and Louisiana Tech University Libraries.  more PR