SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, March 31 (TNSPer) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: Former Evangel and LSU star Byron Dawson has been named head football coach at Centenary College. Dawson, a Shreveport native, was chosen following a national search and will lead the program when the Gents return to the field in the fall of 2024 after five decades without the sport on campus. "We were very pleased that many fine head coach candidates from across the  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 2 (TNSPer) -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that Lindsay Roberts has joined the firm's Financial Services Litigation practice group as an associate in the Jackson office. Lindsay will focus her practice on representing consumer financial services companies in such legal matters as lender liability claims, class actions, government investigations, reverse mortgage litigation, and home equity loa more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 31 (TNSPer) -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Texas, Inc. recently named new regulatory affairs leaders. Ryland Ramos has been named vice president of regulatory affairs, and Erika Garcia will serve as director. Both will oversee the company's engagement with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and other key stakeholders as Entergy Texas works to deliver new, sustainable solutions for customers while maintaining reliable and affordable power  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 30 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The Louisiana Tech University Heavy/Civil Division Estimating team won first place and the Commercial Construction Division team made its inaugural appearance at the TEXO Construction Association for North and East Texas/Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 5 competition in Irving, Texas. Reginald Jeter, Louisiana Tech Estimating teams faculty sponsor and Program Chair and Professional in Re more PR

AKRON, Ohio, April 1 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news: Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that as a preferred technology supplier, it will partner with Kiewit Industrial to deliver Fidelis New Energy's planned net-negative carbon impact biomass power plant at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 200-megawatt electric plant will be the large more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 2 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana recently completed an $86 million transmission system upgrade in Lafourche Parish, improving resiliency and reliability of the local power grid for approximately 10,000 customers in the Bayou Region. Roughly seven miles of powerlines were upgraded and approximately 80 steel structures between Cut Off and Golden Meadow were replaced with infrastructure built to withstand winds of up to 150 mph. "The more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 27 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Sharon Lavigne, an environmental justice activist, will receive the University of Notre Dame's 2022 Laetare Medal -- the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics -- at Notre Dame's 177th University Commencement Ceremony on May 15 (Sunday). Lavigne is the founder and director of Rise St. James -- a faith-based grassroots organization fighting for environmental justice in St. James Paris more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 2 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: The Maine House enacted legislation Thursday sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, that would provide for a series of tax credits to support and grow child care providers, provide relief for families and improve quality of care. Based on Louisiana's School Readiness Tax Credits program, LD 1678 seeks to incentivize and support increased quality of early care and education centers by encouragi more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 29 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University sophomore Ian Golsby of Shreveport won first place at the 19th Integration Bee at the regional Mathematical Association of America competition. Golsby, who is majoring in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering and minoring in Computer Science, outperformed 25 other students from eight universities across Louisiana and Mississippi at the bee. To prepare for the competition, he more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 1 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Alumna and former Reveille Opinion Editor Rachel Mipro is among the top five winners of the Explanatory Reporting Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Her LSU Cold Case Project story, which raises awareness about a racial injustice incident in Louisiana, earned her third place in the competition. The Explanatory Reporting Competition had more than 100 entries  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 29 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) are putting 20 years of knowledge from working with soldiers into a new app for everyone, a one-stop shop for body and mind health. It's called Z!G and although powered by artificial intelligence, it's not looking for perfection. * * * Over the past 30 years, scientists at PBRC have fundamentally changed how America more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 29 (TNSconf) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: President of the American University of Nigeria Margee Ensign orchestrated and led a successful rescue mission of 22 young women from Boko Haram in 2014. On Thursday, April 14, LSU International Programs will host Ensign as she speaks to the campus community on the importance of international education and the role that service plays in the field. The talk, "International Education: In th more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 31 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * By adding the Human Performance Lab, LSU Shreveport (LSUS) expands its role as a research hub and key service provider for the surrounding community, sparking innovation and new ventures. * * * On what used to be six racquetball courts, there are now three top-notch research labs dedicated to the study of human movement at LSUS--an exercise science lab, a motion analysis lab, and  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 25 (TNSJou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Department of Finance Associate Professor Haitao Mo and PhD student Mehdi Khorram, along with three other co-authors, analyzed momentum strategy in the stock options market in their recent paper titled "Option Momentum," which was accepted and is forthcoming in the Journal of Finance, the top journal in the finance and economics disciplines. In their study, the authors found that pric more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 1 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: When Missouri Task Force 1 was deployed to Louisiana last August in response to Hurricane Ida and in December after tornadoes hit Kentucky team members knew that when they came home they would be able to return to their jobs. When they were deployed to Joplin after an EF-5 tornado devastated that community, they couldn't be as certain. The Missouri House has voted to change that. Representative Cheri Toalson Rei more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 30 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Chronic skin wounds are a growing global concern amongst aging populations and patients with severe burns and underlying health conditions such as diabetes. Commonly seen in healthcare environments and long-term care facilities, patients with chronic skin wounds suffer from persistent pain and potentially life-threatening infections. Effective treatments for these wounds are often challen more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, March 29 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release on March 28, 2022: The Nicholls Alumni Federation honored the achievements of Nicholls alumni and the community during the annual Awards for Excellence ceremony held on March 23. "We are so blessed as a university to have men and women such as these who have contributed so much to this institution and our community over the years," said Katherine Mabile, director of Alumni Affairs. "This university wo more PR

ABERDEEN, South Dakota, March 31 -- Northern State University issued the following news: Northern State University announces the following winners from the National History Day regional competition: Junior Individual Exhibit * 1st: Wilmot; "Diversity. Unity. Equality."; Jada Cameron * 2nd: Florence; "Malala Yousafzai"; Emma Caulfield Junior Group Documentary * 2nd: Britton-Hecla; "Louisiana Purchase"; Airiana Buer, Daynika Zuehlke, Harmony Wade, Briana Buer Junior Individual Paper * 1st: more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 30 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Today officials with the Wynne Economic Development Corporation and Entergy Arkansas announced completion of the utility's Select Site certification for the 37-acre Wynne Highway 1 industrial site, located 11 miles north of Interstate 40 on Arkansas Highway 1. "The timeline for responding to prospects has shortened significantly," said Cody Slater, CEO for the Wynne EDC, "and going through the certification process  more PR