MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 1 (TNSPer) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Baker Donelson has added 24 new associates across the Firm. The new associates and their primary areas of practice are: Atlanta, Georgia * Maximilian Oehlschlaegel (Corporate) * Ida Sassani (Complex Torts) Baltimore, Maryland * Heather R. Alleva (Health) * Patrick Hanlon (Advocacy) Baton Rouge, Louisiana * David Bayard (Tax) Birmingham, Alabama * Rodney Dillard (Busin more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 4 (TNSPer) -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners The Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners licenses private investigators and businesses in the state of Louisiana in order to contribute to the safety, health, and welfare of the people of Louisiana. Maria V. Landry of La more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 30 (TNSAwa) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Michelle Sanchez, a senior professor of practice in the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, has been named the winner of the Ada Lovelace STEM Educator Award for her contributions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The awards committee cited Sanchez's work in connecting New Orleans area school children to hands-on experiences in STEM careers, for wor more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 4 (TNSAwa) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University's Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) Unit has received the distinguished Department of Defense (DoD) ROTC and Educational Institution Partnership Excellence Award for exceptional performance during the 2019-2020 academic year. The DoD singled out the Tulane NROTC Unit from the 496 colleges and universities that host ROTC units. Rear Admiral Derek Trinque will present th more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 1 (TNSAwa) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Geologist Cynthia Ebinger, a professor in the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, has won the 2021 George P. Woollard Award from the Geological Society of America. Ebinger, the Marshall-Heape Chair in Geology in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, was honored for her "outstanding contributions to geology through the application of the principles and techniques of geo more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was above average - in line with forecasts issued by Colorado State University's Tropical Meteorology Project. Twenty-one named storms formed in 2021 (the 3rd most on record), with seven of these storms becoming hurricanes and four reaching major hurricane strength. The average Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major h more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation's shareholders are helping protect the environment by contributing more than $1 million to partnering organizations through the company's Environmental Initiatives Fund. These grants mark the 21st consecutive year that Entergy has earmarked funds at this scale to support the work of these important local drivers of needed environmental progress. "Entergy is proud to partner with our communities to  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 1 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Federal Judge Terry A. Doughty in the U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana (Monroe) sided with South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and blocked the federal government from requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID 19. South Carolina is one of 14 states suing to stop the mandate, arguing that President Biden does not have the authority for the m more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 2 -- The Florida Third District Court issued the following opinion (No. 3D21-448) on Dec. 1, 2021: William Padron, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee. An appeal conducted pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Nushin G. Sayfie, Judge. William Padron, in proper person. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee. Before FERNANDEZ, C.J., and EMAS and BOKOR, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See McCo more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 1 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Governor Brad Little commented today on the action by a Louisiana court granting a nationwide injunction today in the "CMS case," which temporarily stops implementation of President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate on healthcare workers in Idaho. Governor Little and Attorney General Wasden filed the lawsuit on behalf of the State of Idaho earlier this month. "The courts are recognizing President  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. Joey Strickland, COL (USA Retired) announced the U.S. Armed Forces Memorial Grove of Lights, a brand new holiday display honoring those fallen Louisiana soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty protecting our state and nation as well as their Gold Star Families. The light display is available to see now through January  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 3 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following joint news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Venture Global LNG CEO Mike Sabel announced the company will invest more than $10 billion in a new liquefied natural gas facility in Cameron Parish that will employ carbon capture and sequestration technology (CCS) to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The project will result in at least 200 direct new jobs, with average annual salaries of $120,000, plus benefits. more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 30 (TNSPar) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: * * * LSU: SciTEC, LAGEARUp Partner With Monroe City Schools on Cyber Camp Louisiana Tech University's SciTEC (Science and Technology Education Center), LAGEARUP (Louisiana Gaining Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), and Monroe City Schools partnered to host the C2S Engineering and CyberSecurity minicamp this fall at Neville High School. Junior and senior students from Neville, Wossma more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A team of six E. J. Ourso College of Business students will advance to compete in Deloitte's national 2022 Audit Innovation Campus Challenge (AICC). The LSU team is one of 12 teams selected for the national competition out of 45 colleges and universities. Team members are Brooks Belanger of Shreveport, La; Kaitlyn Bowlin of Bossier City, La.; Veronica Cannon of Houston; Carly Carpenter of Ba more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Dec. 1 (TNSRep) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: * * * Report - "2021 Louisiana Economic Abstract" * * * The Center for Economic Research, housed in Louisiana Tech University's College of Business, recently published the 2021 Louisiana Economic Abstract. The publication is the first in an ongoing series designed to report state-level economic developments and the impact of policies in Louisiana. The report was written by Dr. Patrick Scott, the Cente more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 2 (TNSGra) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Earth's climate is changing, and those changes have been identified as a threat to U.S. national security. To gather the latest, most critical data to address these challenges, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has awarded climate researchers $5.4 million over five years as part of the Southern Climate Impact Planning Program, or SCIPP. SCIPP is a collaborative re more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Dec. 1 (TNSMon) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Peltier Foundation has donated $50,000 to Nicholls State University to help the campus community recover from Hurricane Ida. The money will be split among the Nicholls Foundation and Nicholls Alumni Federation, with $37,500 being used to provide gift cards to students, and the remaining $13,500 to go toward Alumni Affairs operating expenses. "We wanted to support the news of the community more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 30 (TNSEco) -- Tulane University issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: Tulane University, along with developers 1532 Tulane Partners, Inc. and SKK Opportunity Zone Fund I, LLC, is pleased to announce a new phase in the redevelopment of the former Charity Hospital building, which will result in Tulane initially occupying nearly 350,000 square feet through a long-term lease. Over the next few years, the developers and Tulane will transform Charity into a more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 1 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2021: A UA Little Rock history professor's graphic history novel has been honored as Louisiana's choice for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Dr. Brian Mitchell's novel, "Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana," was selected as Louisiana's choice by the Louisiana Center for the Book for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival's Great more PR