LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Sept. 1 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana recently began construction of an approximately $100 million transmission project that aims to build resilience and increase the reliability of its electric grid in southwest Louisiana. The project will also increase capacity to help attract new economic development projects in southwest Louisiana and benefit existing residential, commercial and industrial customers. The Mud Lake to Big Lake transm more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 27 -- Entergy issued the following news release: On Aug. 13, Entergy Corp. announced a commitment of $500,000 over the next 3 years to help fund the opening of the New Orleans East Opportunity Center. The center is the latest venture by Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) to provide education, support services and enrichment activities to young people in New Orleans. "We're proud to contribute toward the growth of this powerful project to support families in New Orlean more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 3 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Meghan Collins to the Council for Early Grade Success. Meghan Collins Collins, of Tallahassee, is a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Florida's Department of Children and Families. She was previously the Executive Staff Director and Communications Director for Florida's Department of Education. Collins earned her bachelor more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Aug. 31 (TNSper) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Grambling State President Rick Gallot was recently appointed to Governor John Bel Edwards commission on cyber security. Gallot was appointed to the Louisiana Cyber Security Commission and will serve at large. The Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission's mission is to advance the State's cyber ecosystem and position Louisiana as a national leader and preferred location for cyber business, education and  more PR

SLIDELL, Louisiana, Sept. 3 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Louisiana Economic Development reaccredited the City of Slidell as a Louisiana Development Ready Community in a ceremony Thursday in St. Tammany Parish. Originally recognized in 2009, Slidell was the 11th city to receive the designation during the pilot stage of the program. The Louisiana Development Ready Communities program helps participants become more competitive for new investment and jobs by more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Sept. 1, 2022: Gov. John Bel Edwards was joined by federal, state, locally elected officials and community leaders for the inaugural Broadband Solutions Summit to announce that over $35 million will be distributed to bring affordable high speed internet to nearly 15,000 locations within the next 18-24 months. Two new parishes (Vernon and LaSalle) will be impacted by this second wave of awards pro more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 30 (TNSpar) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: As the school year begins, teachers are stepping back into the classroom to tackle another year, but school systems across the country are struggling with teacher retention. Dr. Luke Simmering, Director of Research at EPIC: Educator Perceptions and Insights Center and Louisiana Tech graduate, is a co-consultant for the Kansas Teacher Retention Initiative alongside Dr. Bret Church, a professor at Emporia more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 30 (TNSpro) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University Reserve Officer Training Corp cadets are gaining the unique experience of working on Department of Defense cutting edge research and technology. Cyber Innovation Center and Air Force Global Strike Command recently completed the first ever ROTC Cadet Training Success Program. The Louisiana Tech University program was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research through  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Sept. 2 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dick and Charlotte Fowler, of Dallas, have made a $250,000 gift to benefit the School of Accountancy in Louisiana Tech University's College of Business. Funds will support student scholarships, current and future programming, summer research grants, and awards for publication in top academic journals. "Upon moving from Louisiana to Dallas, I quickly got to compare my Louisiana Tech accounting education more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: Remission of type 2 diabetes is achieved more effectively and has longer-lasting results with bariatric surgery than through medications and lifestyle changes. A new study from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, published in the journal Diabetes Care, assessed 316 patients with type 2 diabetes to determine the effectiveness and long-term resu more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 27 (TNSconf) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Daily headlines cite teacher shortages across the country, and Louisiana is experiencing unprecedented vacancies in our classrooms. Ultimately teachers are the foundation of our future workforce and are essential to the success of industries throughout the state. On Wednesday, September 7, LSU and Southern are hosting a panel discussion titled Champions of Education: Perspectives from Clas more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 3 (TNSper) -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that seasoned regulatory attorney David Tallman has joined the firm's Financial Institutions Compliance practice group. David is a Member (Partner) based in the firm's Houston and Dallas offices. "David brings nearly 20 years of experience in consumer regulatory compliance, data security and privacy, and bank and payment processing r more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: As NASA launches the Artemis mission which will send a spacecraft into orbit around the moon, LSU prepares for the next critical mission: to train a new generation of space scientists and engineers. LSU will produce the first real-time virtual representation of the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where NASA's core rockets including the Orion Crew Capsule, the core space launch sy more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A first-of-its-kind study conducted in collaboration with LSU's School of Kinesiology, LSU Athletics, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake researched how the immune system of elite student-athletes responded to the COVID-19 virus. The football players who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were able to have their immune system back to its baseline after the CDC-recommen more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Sept. 1 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Lorio Foundation has donated $100,000 to the Nicholls State University softball program. This funding covers the cost of phase one of the Softball Batting Cage Project. Phase two of the Softball Batting Cage Project will cost $120,000 and is slated for funding from the Lorio Foundation in early 2023. "The Lorio Foundation is committed to working with Nicholls State University on projects more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 31 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: Entergy today announced Seth Cureington has been promoted to vice president, commercial development and portfolio management. He reports to David Ellis, Entergy's chief customer officer. "We are partnering with our customers to develop innovative energy solutions to help them meet their environmental goals," said Ellis. "Seth's extensive experience with the company makes him an ideal candidate to sca more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2022: A federal judge in Louisiana sided with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 12 other plaintiff states in a Louisiana-led lawsuit, issuing a permanent injunction against the Biden Administration's illegal moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal public lands and offshore waters. The permanent injunction comes after Attorney General Paxton joined the lawsuit in 2021 and successfu more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: * * * Missouri School of Journalism associate professor travels to the Gulf Coast to research the impact of climate and environmental disasters on marginalized communities and how those events are covered by media * * * Cristina Mislan was a student at Louisiana State University when Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, causing more than 1,800 fat more PR