BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 18 (TNSper) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has named Roy Haggerty, currently dean of the College of Science and Professor of Environmental Geology at Oregon State University, as the next executive vice president and provost. Haggerty will begin at LSU on Aug. 1, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. "Please join me in welcoming Roy Haggerty to LSU as executive vice president and provost. A distinguished scholar and a more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 17 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has appointed Gary Bates, professor and interim head of the Department of Plant Sciences, as the department's permanent leader. Bates has served in the interim position since 2020. Bates joined UTIA in 1993 as an Extension forage specialist, where he has worked to help producers across the state improve the sust more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 20 (TNSawa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Students from LSU Student Media outlets took home 19 awards for journalism excellence in the 2021 Region 12 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Competition and six awards in the 2022 College Media Business & Advertising Managers (CMBAM) Competition. Among the awards were five winning pieces from Tiger TV, including Best All Around Television Newscast; four winning pieces from the Rev more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 20 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills into law from the 2022 Legislative Session. ACT 18--HB 6 Creates an Employee Insurance Fund for the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office. ACT 19--HB 15 Provides relative to the transfer of certain funds in the 42nd Judicial District. ACT 20--HB 45 Re-creates the Department of State and the statutory entities made a part of the dep more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 19 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Somewhere in the labyrinth of Patrick F. Taylor Hall, there sits a disembodied head that will provide the answers to life's greatest mysteries, provided he is presented with the proper offering. His glowing eyes change color as he rewards you or disappoints you in a booming voice at the end of your long quest in search of knowledge. He is MIMIR. Okay, so it's not a labyrinth. It's a very n more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 16 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Her eyes squint to sharpen her focus while her mouth curves into a smile and her fingers push down on the controller, sending a baseball flying through the air. For the past year, 14-year-old Emerson Allen has patiently waited for this moment when she would finally be able to play ball with her classmates. Allen, a native of Baton Rouge, was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that affect more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 18 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * Marine ecologists warn of coral extinction by the end of the century * * * Vibrant coral reefs teeming with marine life are diminishing throughout the Caribbean as global temperatures rise. Coral reefs are habitats that support the seafood industry, are barriers for coastal communities from storms, flooding and sea level rise and are attractions for tourism. Their net economic value more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 19 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills into law from the 2022 Legislative Session. ACT 1--SB 84 Creates the "Maddie's Footprints" special prestige license plate. ACT 2--SB 17 Provides for the distribution of fees collected from the "Save the Honeybee" prestige license plate. ACT 3--SB 26 Provides for the terms of the members of the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Re more PR

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, May 20 -- McNeese State University issued the following news: With the last two rodeos on the season complete, the McNeese State University men's rodeo team is the champion of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association's (NIRA) Southern Region and the women's team has finished in third place. As a result, seven members have qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo: Shea Fournier, Raceland; Isaac Richard, Eunice; Gavin Soileau, Bunkie; Waylon Bourgeois, Churc more PR