BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 20 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Governor Edwards announced that two companies in Louisiana have been awarded $320 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to expand manufacturing of electric vehicle battery components. "These massive investments will have transformational impacts in Vidalia and St. Gabriel and create hundreds of jobs," said Governor Edwards. "This is another step  more PR

DONALDSONVILLE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards, members of Louisiana's congressional delegation and several elected officials celebrated the groundbreaking of a critically needed $96 million pump station in Donaldsonville where Bayou Lafourche meets the Mississippi River. The pump station will protect the drinking water supply for Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes and will combat saltwater intrus more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Oct. 21, 2022: * * * Governor John Bel Edwards issued a statement on Louisiana's fourth straight month of record-breaking low unemployment rates. The unemployment rate is now 3.4%, lower than the national unemployment rate of 3.5%. "For four straight months, Louisiana has set new records each month for the lowest unemployment rate in state history. Our state unemployment rate is now lower  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: As NASA prepares for a late-November launch for the Artemis I Moon Mission, LSU faculty are making preparations of their own to properly train a future-ready construction workforce in extraterrestrial construction. Led by LSU Construction Management Assistant Professor Amir Jafari, the research group will work over the next year to determine how construction skills on Earth could and would more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 (TNSawa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Critical and cultural media scholar Asha Winfield, Ph.D., has been awarded the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award and the National Communication Association's (NCA) Outstanding Dissertation Award, among other honors this year, for her research on Black Health and Black representation in media. Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) recognized Winfield as one of 41 distinguish more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The timing of when plants flower, fruit and reach other stages in their life cycle, impacts ecosystems around the planet. From better predicting when agricultural crops will be ready to harvest to pinpointing when allergy season will begin and end due to high pollen counts, tracking plants' life cycles worldwide is important, which is why LSU biologist Daijiang Li is building the first worl more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The Labrador Sea lies between Canada and Greenland, a cold stretch of ocean marked by choppy waves and strong winds. It is, quite literally, a gateway to the abyss--one of the only places on the planet where the ocean ventilates, allowing atmospheric gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide to enter the water. These gases travel down to the bottom of the ocean, where crucial deep-ocean bioge more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Stephenson Technologies Corporation, or STC, is LSU's affiliate to conduct high-level defense and national security applied research and development. STC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to respond to national security needs from the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other federal markets, the intelligence community and industry. Since 2017, more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 20 (TNSawa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 James R. Short Award, Outstanding Service to the Museum Profession Award, Museum Leadership Award and Emerging Museum Professional Award. Winners were chosen from a wide range of nominees from across the Southeastern United States. The SEMC Awards Committee, chaired by Rosalind Martin with committee memb more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 21 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: As the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) strives to make the state's economy the fastest-growing, most equitable and most resilient in the nation, developing the talent for Michigan's tomorrow is a key piece of the puzzle. MEDC Executive Vice President and Chief Talent Solutions & Engagement Officer Kerry Ebersole Singh was among the panelists for this week's Manufacturing In more PR

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Oct. 20 (TNSawa) -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news: A decision to pursue her passion for physical education at Northwest Missouri State University has Abagale Lingle taking on leadership roles she hadn't imagined previously, and now she's representing the University and her field at a national level. The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) honored Lingle as its Major of the Year during the organization's 136th National Convention more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court to prevent the Biden Administration from letting thousands of deportable criminal aliens walk freely in communities across America. The initial lawsuit, led by the States of Texas and Louisiana, was filed after Biden's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued "Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law" (Final M more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 18 (TNSpro) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. John Lauck, Louisiana Tech University's Chase Bank Endowed Associate Professor of Accountancy, will offer a free fraud prevention class to area businesses and non-profits from 2-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4. The course will take place in Room 126 in the College of Business. Those interested can register online at tinyurl.com/LATechFraudCourse. "My goal is to equip interested business and nonprofit organiz more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 19 (TNSpar) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network in partnership with researchers from Louisiana Tech University, Vanderbilt University, North Dakota State University, Temple University, and Morgan State University has been awarded funding for a conference to engage the scientific community in discussions about improving underrepresented minorities in STEM through creating a Community of Practice (CoP). QE more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 19 (TNSpar) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Access to quality healthcare often determines how well military veterans and former professional football players transition to a "normal" life after serving in very different professions that are both physically and mentally demanding. Two groups with shared goals and resources, Tulane University's Center for Brain Health (TUCBH) and Merging Vets & Players (MVP), has formed a national partnership  more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 19 (TNSawa) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Chamber Singers delivered a virtuoso performance during competition held as part of the Michelangelo International Music Festival in Florence, Italy. The University's top vocal ensemble won the Grand Prix award as best overall choir competing against groups from across the world during the recent virtual event. "It's the highest hon more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 21 (TNSawa) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: UL Lafayette's Ragin' Cajuns Water Ski Team has claimed its third consecutive Division 1 national title, bringing its overall total to nine championships. With the win, the water ski team has earned the most national championships in school history. The team competes as a club sport rather than an NCAA-sanctioned sport. The Ragin' Cajuns Water Ski Team also earned Divisio more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: University of New Orleans history professor Andrea Mosterman's book about slavery and resistance in Dutch New York serves as the basis for an art exhibit at the Shirley Fiterman Art Center located on the campus of Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City. The exhibition by artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak is based on research in Mosterman's book Spaces of Enslavement: A  more PR