NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that Lauren Ybarra has joined the firm's Insurance Regulatory group as a member (partner) affiliated with the Dallas office. Lauren focuses her practice on advising clients in the highly regulated insurance industry on a broad range of transactional and regulatory matters across state lines. "I'm delighted to join McGlinchey's team of attorneys dedicated to  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 29 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU President William F. Tate IV is among the world's most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists as well as civic, business and philanthropic leaders elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Tate joins other experts who are exploring the challenges facing society and identifying solutions that address issues of importance to the nation and the world. "It is an hon more PR

NEW YORK, April 28 (TNSPer) -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following Q&A with Chief of Psychology Michelle B. Moore: Michelle B. Moore, Psy.D. has come a long way since earning BAs in Psychology and Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College in 2004. From Louisiana to the 55th Street dorms, and ultimately back to her southern roots, the esteemed alumna is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Louisiana State University's Health Sciences Center and serves as Trainin more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 29 (TNSPer) -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that Taylor Watts has joined the law firm's Enterprise Litigation and Investigations practice group as an associate in the Houston office. Taylor will focus her practice on the legal issues faced by businesses including construction, transportation, products liability, premises liability, and other serious personal injury claims. P more PR

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, April 30 (TNSPer) -- McNeese State University issued the following news: Mona White has been named vice president for business affairs at McNeese State University. White has served as the university's chief financial officer since 2001 and was responsible for managing and supervising all of the university's accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and cash management, preparing annual fiscal reports and working with the Legislative A more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 29 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Research from the Public Policy Research Lab (PPRL) at LSU Manship School of Mass Communication's Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs shows polarization over abortion has grown while support for legal access has increased substantially among Democrats. Also, support for the death penalty has declined, but more favor than oppose. Results from the final report of the 2022 Louisiana Sur more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, April 29 (TNSAwa) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Mariposa Deutsch, a senior sociology major at Centenary, was recently awarded the Southern Sociological Society (SSS)'s 2022 Odum Award for best undergraduate paper in the southern United States. Deutsch received the award and presented her research at the SSS conference held April 6-9 in Birmingham, Alabama. Deutsch's project, "From PATRIARCHY to PATRIarchy: Exploring Gender Transform more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 28 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Professor John R. White will be awarded the 2022 National Wetlands Award in the scientific research category at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. on May 19. White, who serves as associate dean of research for the LSU College of the Coast & Environment (CC&E), is the fifth member of the college to receive this award, preceded by John W. Day, Jr. (2020), Robert Twilley  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 30 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU is the co-recipient of the 2022 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in the category of Strategic Partnerships for the LSU AgCenter-MENDELU Partnership. This award from the Institute of International Education, or IIE, recognizes the most innovative and successful models for developing and expanding international education in practice today. The IIE Heisk more PR

BEREA, Kentucky, April 28 -- Berea College issued the following news release: SHAPE America-Society of Health and Physical Educators honored Jaden Johnson of Berea College as a Major of the Year during the organization's 136th National Convention and Expo, held April 26-30th in New Orleans, Louisiana. The award celebrates outstanding undergraduate students in the health, physical education, recreation, and dance professions who are nominated by a faculty advisor or professor. Johnson was recog more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 28 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana helps communities impacted by natural disasters recover long after the company restores power. As part of that commitment, the company recently provided a $10,800 grant to a local nonprofit that supports Grand Isle property and business owners affected by Hurricane Ida. Friends of Grand Isle will use the grant from Entergy to help local businesses purchase equipment like freezers and ice machines t more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy New Orleans continues to invest in improving the reliability of its electric and gas infrastructure. Today, the company has filed its Formula Rate Plan, as required, with the New Orleans City Council outlining upgrades to New Orleans' electric grid and gas infrastructure. These investments have helped contribute substantially to the New Orleans community by focusing on infrastructure investments and the comp more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 29 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * Baton Rouge start-up provides 30,000 meals a week for students in seven parishes * * * Focus Foods, a meal solutions manufacturer that has provided more than 25 million meals to schools, households, care facilities and disaster areas since 2019, announced a $1.7 million expansion and relocation from its Celtic Studios base of operations to a larger site in Baton Rouge. The project wi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 30 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on April 29, 2022: Gov. John Bel Edwards today joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the St. Mary Levee District for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Bayou Chene Floodgate. The permanent structure will prevent Atchafalaya River backwater flooding from impacting St. Mary, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Martin, Assumption, and Iberville p more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 26 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on April 25, 2022: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, joined by fellow University Lakes Project partners, announced today that Phase 1 of the University Lakes Project is now fully funded. Construction will begin this summer, led by Sevenson Environmental Services. The governor and mayor-president shared public comments alongside LSU President William F. Tate IV, Baton R more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 29 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Focus Foods, a meals solutions manufacturer that has provided more than 25 million meals to schools, households, care facilities and disaster areas since 2019, announced a $1.7 million expansion and relocation from its Celtic Studios base of operations to a larger site in Baton Rouge. The project will create 100 direct new jobs with an average annual salary of $45,000, plus benefits. Focus Foods  more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, April 26 (TNStalk) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Louisiana Supreme Court Justice John Weimer will be the keynote speaker at the 110th Commencement Ceremony held on Saturday, May 14. Commencement will consist of four ceremonies, with each held at Stopher Gym, and breaks down as follows: * 9 a.m. - The College of Science and Technology * Noon - College of Liberal Arts * 3 p.m. - The College of Education and Behavioral Sciences and the  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, April 29 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Annabeth Rawls, a senior in Biology from Monroe, placed third at the recent Benthic Ecology Meeting. The national meeting is used as a way for students and professionals to exchange scientific information focusing on marine ecosystems that inhabit the lowest level of a body of water and to foster the next generation of benthic biologists. Rawls analyzed videos and data over the course of two years to c more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, April 27 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: For the fourth consecutive year, the Tech Family raised more than $1 million during Louisiana Tech University's annual giving day held April 21. More than 1,008 gifts - and counting - contributed to the day's success. Donors included students, faculty, staff members, alumni, parents, corporate partners, and community members. "Philanthropy and loyalty are the lifeblood of Louisiana Tech," said Brooks more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 29 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: As humans continue to impact the world around us, often resulting in the destruction of wildlife and their habitats, LSU researcher Christine Lattin believes better understanding how some animals thrive while others fail to adapt will allow us to better understand human and animal stress. Research conducted in her lab, known as the Lattin Lab of Neuroendocrinology and Behavior, looks at s more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 29 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: While many STEM majors are required to take at least one standalone ethics course in addition to their "regular" science and engineering classes, LSU students in multiple disciplines will soon see ethics as more integral to STEM. By partnering with 10 faculty across LSU's main campus, from library science to engineering, Goldgaber will build open-source teaching modules to increase moral literacy-- more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 28 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Research from the Public Policy Research Lab (PPRL) at LSU Manship School of Mass Communication's Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs shows three quarters of Louisiana adults have high-speed internet service in their home. Those without broadband cite availability and cost of service as the reasons why they do not. Results from the fifth of six reports from the 2022 Louisiana Survey i more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 26 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on April 25, 2022: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, joined by fellow University Lakes Project partners, announced today that Phase 1 of the University Lakes Project is now fully funded. Construction will begin this summer, led by Sevenson Environmental Services. The governor and mayor-president shared public comments alongside LSU President William F. Tate IV more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 26 (TNStalk) -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following statement on April 25, 2022: * * * In the lawsuit originally filed by Missouri, Louisiana, and Arizona against the Biden Administration for their proposed cancellation of Title 42, the Court announced its intention to grant a Temporary Restraining Order in the case, which is expected to keep Title 42 in place until further court proceedings. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt releas more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, April 28 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Thibodaux Attorney David L. Landry (BA '69) is donating $10,500 to create the first endowed scholarship for history students at Nicholls State University. The David L. Landry History Senior Endowed Scholarship will initially award $500 per year to rising seniors studying history at Nicholls. Landry, a former history teacher at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans, said he sees a need for histor more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30 (TNSfund) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Two Tulane University School of Liberal Arts professors have received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to develop an environmental humanities minor. The planning grant will enable researchers Laura McKinney and Michelle Foa of the Environmental Studies Program (EVST) to build an interdisciplinary, environmentally focused curriculum that will create meaningful experient more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 26 (TNSfund) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The American Heart Association has awarded Tulane University researchers $940,000 to study how COVID-19 spurs vascular inflammation that may increase risks for blood clots and lingering symptoms of long COVID. The grant is one of 11 recently awarded by the American Heart Association as part of a $10 million effort to study the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular impacts of COVID-19 as the pandemi more PR