WOOSTER, Ohio, Dec. 9 (TNSper) -- The College of Wooster issued the following news: Anne E. McCall, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana, has been named the 13th president of The College of Wooster. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved McCall's appointment following a 10-month nationwide search conducted by a presidential search committee comprised of trustees, alumni, faculty, staff, and students. McCall begins her role as president on  more PR

HACKBERRY, Louisiana, Dec. 8 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: Cameron LNG announced today it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Entergy Louisiana, LLC to negotiate the terms and conditions for a new electric service agreement (ESA) to reduce Cameron LNG's Scope 2 emissions from the electricity it purchases from Entergy Louisiana. "Entergy Louisiana is a critical partner in our efforts to reduce our overall direct and indirect GHG emissions. C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2022: This weekend, Democratic governors and governors-elect gathered in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the DGA's annual winter meeting. They discussed how Democrats in governor's races ran on kitchen-table issues to pick up a net of two seats and how the DGA is planning ahead and investing to win in 2023 and beyond. Here's what people are saying about the winter meeting: * Washington Post: "As Democr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: This weekend, America's Democratic governors voted to elect New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to serve as the new Chair of the Democratic Governors Association for 2023. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will serve as Vice Chair. Maryland Gov.-Elect Wes Moore will serve as Finance Chair. Pennsylvania Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro will serve as Chair of Strategic Engagement, a new DGA leadership role focused on building and expandin more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 7 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: Entergy New Orleans and the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) celebrated the groundbreaking of the first phase of the West Power Complex, which includes a dedicated substation. When Phase I is complete, the facility will draw power from the Entergy New Orleans grid for day-to-day use and modern, in-house turbine generators for backup. A 60-megawatt Entergy New Orleans substation, three st more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 9 -- Entergy issued the following news release: To help provide free, high-quality early education to low-income Latino children and their families in Jefferson Parish, the Entergy Charitable Foundation is providing a $100,000 grant to the Jefferson Ready Start Network to launch a new two-generation program through the Jefferson Community Foundation. The Jefferson Ready Start Network is a coalition of individuals committed to creating and implementing a bold vision more PR

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 7 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: ExxonMobil today announced the successful startup of its new polypropylene production unit at the Polyolefins Plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. * Startup of new polypropylene unit increases capacity to meet growing demand for high-performance products * Polypropylene is used in everyday products, including lightweight auto parts that improve fuel efficiency * E more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) has partnered with Wiley (NYSE: WLY) to provide its more than 18,000 employees with expanded access to career-connected online education. FMOLHS serves patients in Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated systems. The company's education benefits will be provided t more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 9 (TNSawa) -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2022: Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs honored the winners of the 2022 Governor's Outstanding Leadership in Disabilities (GOLD) Awards and the 2022 Inclusive Art Contest in a ceremony at the Old State Capitol. The GOLD Awards recognize extraordinary individuals and organizations that have contributed their time and talents to benefit the lives  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Beginning tomorrow, Gov. John Bel Edwards will host a series of events during the holiday season to thank the faith community and community organizations for their dedication and hard work to move Louisiana forward in partnership with his administration since 2016. The events will gather local faith and community leaders of different backgrounds, where Gov. Edwards will give brief thank you remarks more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 8 (TNSfund) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Cancer doesn't have to be cured if it can be stopped. That's the approach Grambling State University Biology Professor Dr. Waneene C. Dorsey and a team of her students are taking with research they are currently conducting. And that research has resulted in a $670,204, three-year National Science Foundation grant being awarded to Grambling State University (GSU) and Dorsey along with a team from So more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Dec. 8 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Keep Nicholls Beautiful has been selected as a recipient of the University Affiliate Grant by Keep Louisiana Beautiful to install two new water bottle refilling stations and to host a water bottle giveaway. At the giveaway, students receiving a water bottle will sign a pledge to stop using single-use plastic water bottles and also sign up to volunteer at the next KNB event. KLB, the state's pr more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 7 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: On Tuesday, the U.S Treasury announced it has approved Louisiana's application for up to $113 million in federal support for small business owners and entrepreneurs as part of the $10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). SSBCI was first established in 2010 as a way for the federal government to help states support small businesses that were creditworthy but unable to access ca more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 7 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * LSU School of Social Work Assistant Professor Jennifer Scott was awarded a grant of $999,992 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to adapt, deliver, and assess the efficacy of a brief group mental health intervention in East Baton Rouge Parish organizations. * * * Scott's project will implement a Community-Based Participatory Research study in partnershi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 9 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Several months ago, President Joseph Biden announced the 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. One of those winners was the Greater New Orleans Development Foundation for its project H2theFuture, which received $50 million. The goal of the project is to transform the regional hydrogen energy sector and shift the South Louisiana industrial corridor toward a net- more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 28 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * CC&E scientists say land is being created at one of two sites on Louisiana's coast * * * College the Coast & Environment researchers just gave more evidence to support the large-scale Mississippi River sediment diversions currently being planned for the Louisiana coast, when they analyzed the state of two existing freshwater diversions already in place. Their results, published rec more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 7 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * LSU researchers used a unique coupled computer modeling approach to accurately recreate the coastal flooding that occurred during Hurricane Florence, demonstrating that it is more accurate than traditional modeling approaches. * * * When Hurricane Florence hit the coast of North Carolina as a Category 1 storm in 2018, it set new records for rainfall, creating damaging 500-year flood more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 6 (TNSper) -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that admiralty and maritime Members (Partners) Marcelle Mouledoux and Kevin Frey and Associate Morgan Kelley have joined the firm's Enterprise Litigation and Investigations practice group in New Orleans. "We are excited that Marcelle, Kevin, and Morgan chose McGlinchey," said Dan Plunkett, chair of the firm's Enterprise Litigation and Investigations p more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 7 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: Missouri and Louisiana are releasing the full transcript for the deposition of Dr. Anthony Fauci, which was taken on November 23rd, 2022. The deposition was taken as part of Missouri and Louisiana's landmark lawsuit against the federal government and the Biden Administration for colluding with social media companies to censor speech. "Missouri and Louisiana are leading  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 7 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry released the full transcript of the deposition of FBI Agent Elvis Chan, which was taken on November 29th, 2022. The deposition was taken as part of Missouri and Louisiana's lawsuit against the federal government and the Biden Administration for colluding with social media companies to censo more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University researchers are working on a new Chagas disease vaccine that prevents lasting heart damage, a long-term complication from the tropical disease. A new pre-clinical study published in the Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection shows the vaccine safely protected heart function in non-human primates, a critical step in moving the research forward to human clinical trials.  more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Dr. Ashley Busby, assistant professor of Art at Nicholls, chaired a panel and presented a paper at the 78th annual Southeast College Art Conference, hosted by the Maryland Institute College of Art, on Oct. 26-29, 2022. Themed "Watershed," the conference sought to foster thoughtful analyses of the myriad intersections between art, art history, education and social and environmental justice. Dr. more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Dec. 3 (TNSper) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Dr. Melanie Boudreaux has been named the new Director of the Master of Business Administration program at Nicholls State University. Dr. Boudreaux, a Nicholls alumna, received her Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a Concentration in Human Resources in 2008 and then her Master of Business Administration in 2012. She furthered her education when she graduated from the University of more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Dec. 7 (TNSconf) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: The University Counseling Center at Southeastern Louisiana University will sponsor the fifth annual Terrell Conference for Mental Health Practitioners Jan. 6, in the university's Student Union. Outreach Coordinator and Mental Health Counselor for the Southeastern UCC Marcela Spicuzza, said conference highlights include the Terrell Award presentation, a full day of continuing education o more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Public and white-collar corruption affects society in ways not always obvious. Misappropriated funds can lead to inadequate schools, faulty buildings or homes, unemployment and even homelessness. The ripple effects can also damage local economies and eventually erode public trust. However, directly addressing corruption can help tackle more extensive societal issues like taxes, infrastructure and po more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 7 (TNSfund) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The Tulane University Innovation Institute was awarded $5 million from the state of Louisiana as part of a newly announced statewide program to support entrepreneurs and small business owners throughout the region. Tulane University will match the award with another $5 million, enabling the Innovation Institute to launch a new $10 million startup fund dedicated to creating opportunities for women- more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 8 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, posted the following news: On Tuesday, the U.S Treasury announced it has approved Louisiana's application for up to $113 million in federal support for small business owners and entrepreneurs as part of the $10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). SSBCI was first established in 2010 as a way for the federal government to help states support small businesses that were creditworthy but unable to access capit more PR