COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 1 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), has announced plans to add three renewable energy projects totaling 999 megawatts (MW). The projects represent a $2.2 billion investment in clean, cost-effective resources. SWEPCO expects to issue another request for proposal (RFP) in the near term for additional renewable energy consistent with the compan more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 3 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he signed bills into law and vetoed bills either entirely or partially using his line-item veto authority. Gov. Edwards signed the following bills into law: ACT 94--HB 5 Provides relative to group insurance expenses for certain clerks of court. ACT 95--HB 10 Provides relative to qualifications for participation in the Employee Insurance Fund for the Winn Paris more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana is committed to helping develop the workforce of the future by supporting education initiatives that tap into the rich diversity of the communities it serves. The company announced today that it will provide $1 million over three years to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Foundation to help jumpstart the MJ Foster Promise Program, a financial aid program funded by the State more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Cole Oliver and Janet Price to the St. John's River Water Management District. Cole Oliver Oliver, of Merritt Island, is an Attorney and Partner with Rossway Swan. He is active in his community, serving on the boards of Cypress Trust, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, and the East Coast Zoological Society. Oliver earned his bachelor's deg more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed House Bill 1, which is Louisiana's budget bill, making historic investments in education and infrastructure that will improve the lives of Louisianans and the outlook for the state. Gov. Edwards said: "I was proud to sign a responsible budget that invests heavily in the things that improve the lives of every day Louisianans, including education at more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 25 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statement today about Moody's upgrading Louisiana's issuer rating and revising its outlook to stable. Gov. Edwards said: "Moody's most recent upgrade is yet another step in the right direction for Louisiana's financial outlook. When I came into office, we were facing a huge fiscal cliff and unstable finances. By working together with the Legislature, we'v more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Governor John Bel Edwards, along with Congressman Troy Carter, announced funding for the Southern University Ravine Protection project in East Baton Rouge Parish. Through a grant awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) will receive $7.6 million allocated towards this $35 million erosion i more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Entergy Louisiana is committed to helping develop the workforce of the future by supporting education initiatives that tap into the rich diversity of the communities it serves. The company announced today that it will provide $1 million over three years to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Foundation to help jump-start the MJ Foster Promise Program, a financial aid progra more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 1 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Mid South Extrusion, which produces polyethylene film for food packaging and other consumer and industrial uses, is investing $4.9 million to add a 12th production line at its manufacturing facility in Monroe. The company will retain 170 jobs and create eight direct new jobs, and LED estimates the project will result in 16 indirect jobs, for a total of 24 new jobs in Ouachita Parish. The additiona more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: The Louisiana Office of Community Development is accepting public comments on an action plan amendment to spend $1.2 billion in federal funding for recovery from Hurricane Ida and an additional $450 million for recovery from Hurricanes Laura and Delta as part of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022. The 30-day public comment period starts today and ends at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jun more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 1 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Mid South Extrusion, which produces polyethylene film for food packaging and other consumer and industrial uses, is investing $4.9 million to add a 12th production line at its manufacturing facility in Monroe. The company will retain 170 jobs and create eight direct new jobs, and LED estimates the project will result in 16 indirect jobs, for a total of 24 new jobs in Ouachita Parish. The additio more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 23 (TNSawa) -- Loyola University issued the following news release: Loyola University New Orleans is pleased to announce that alumni Sasha Solano-McDaniel and Zachary Dowling have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2022-2023 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. As Fulbright participants, Sasha and Zachary will study, conduct research, and teach abroad for the 2022-2023 academic year through more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 2 (TNSconf) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The LSU School of Kinesiology announces the 10th Annual Louisiana Parkinson's Conference. This year's event will take place in-person for the first time since 2020 and will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the C. B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center. "We are honored to celebrate the tenth year of this impactful event," says Don Ingram, PhD and Adjunct Profess more PR

BOGALUSA, Louisiana, May 31 (TNSpar) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: A community center in Bogalusa has been facing challenges accessing safe drinking water. With the summer heat setting in, the LSU AgCenter wanted to ensure that visitors are staying both hydrated and active. Brilliant Mindz Community Center director Dana Walker worked with the Bogalusa Strong coalition, which is led by the AgCenter and Our Lady of Angels Hospital, to come up with a solut more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 3 (TNSper) -- Entergy issued the following news release: Ryan Magee has been named manager of public affairs for Entergy Texas, Inc. Magee replaces Dale Peddy, who recently retired after 33 years with the company. Magee has worked for Entergy for over 21 years serving various roles for both Entergy Texas and Entergy Louisiana. He was previously the manager of industrial accounts for Entergy Texas, where he and his team worked directly with some of the largest indus more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 1 (TNSper) -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to welcome ten summer associates from nine law schools who will work in six offices alongside our attorneys nationwide: Georgia Bauer (Houston) Jessica Bozell (Houston) Gabriel Guijardo, III (New Orleans) Caira "Keke" Heneghan (Washington, D.C.) Ian Joseph (Baton Rouge) Julia Berry Lopez (Albany) Alexis Minor (Baton Rouge) KayLeigh Nader (Cleveland) Jenni more PR

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 1 (TNSres) -- McNeese State University issued the following news: McNeese State University's civil engineering program has received a $30,000 grant from the Louisiana Transportation Research Center/Louisiana Department of Transportation to study how to improve structural concrete durability and achieve better structural performance through a more eco-friendly design. Headed by associate professor of civil engineering Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Mohti and including assistant p more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 1 (TNSawa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: Skymount Medical, a drug discovery company using an artificial intelligence (AI) platform developed by Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers to repurpose and build new drugs for innovative new therapies, announced today that its DeepDrug(TM) AI platform to accelerate drug discovery has garnered a Silver Stevie Award in the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Solu more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, June 3 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Dr. Daekyun Oh, assistant professor of physical education, presented research at the 2022 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo, held April 26-30 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His research, titled "National Professional Development Policies and Practices for Content Knowledge," examined the extent of national professional development practices for physical education teachers' content kno more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 1 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement: * * * Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement about a shooting on the campus of Xavier University outside the graduation ceremonies for Morris Jeff High School. One person died and two others were injured, according to police. On May 19, a shooting on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University injured four people outside of the Hammond High Magnet graduation. Gov. Edwards sa more PR