NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 15 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Ring in 2023 in style at Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans with the most spectacular view of the fireworks along the Mississippi River and celebrations throughout the Hotel. On New Year's Eve, the Hotel will make the most of its reputation as the centre of New Orleans' social scene with coveted dining reservations, clinking champagne under the Chandelier, musical entertainment, and more. The glit more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 12 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Solutions awarded $75,000 in financial incentives to Grambling State University (GSU) for completing energy efficiency upgrades across seven buildings that will lead to significantly reduced electric consumption. These projects will result in GSU saving over 661,000 kilowatt-hours and reducing electricity costs by more than $50,000 in 2022. Entergy Solutions is an energy efficiency program open to all Entergy L more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Dec. 14 (TNSper) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Dr. Kristi L. Anderson, an experienced health care leader, researcher and educator, is the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's chief strategy officer. Anderson is the first person to hold the newly created position. As chief strategy officer, she will engage senior management to ensure organizational alignment and support the ongoing strategic planning process. She also  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 14 -- Louisiana Economic Development posted the following news release: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a historic public-private partnership between the state of Louisiana, the Port of New Orleans and two global maritime industry leaders to build a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art container facility on the Lower Mississippi River. The new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) in St. Bernard Parish will be able to serve vessels of all sizes, dramatically increasing Lo more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 14 (TNSfund) -- Grambling State University issued the following news on Dec. 12, 2022: The McDonald's restaurant corporation had a famous slogan in the 1970s -- "You deserve a break today." On Monday, McDonald's helped provide a break for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the region, including Grambling State University. McDonald's representatives were on the GSU campus Monday morning to present a check for $17,992.26 as part of a special HBCU- more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 15 (TNSfund) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Keep Grambling State University (GSU) Beautiful has been selected as a recipient of the University Affiliate Grant by Keep Louisiana Beautiful, the state's premier anti-litter and community improvement organization. This year's grant, in the amount of $5,000 will support the enhancement of GSU's Recycling Project. The purpose of the GSU Recycling Project is designed to be a two-fold educational in more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Jordan Blazo, Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Louisiana Tech University, partnered with Aspen Institute to complete its State of Play annual analysis of national trends in the delivery of sports activities for children and adolescents. The survey took place in September and October 2022 with the mission to understand the key factors in how young people from the ages of 6 to 18 approach sports. more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Dec. 17 (TNSbook) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University Mathematics Instructor Ann Clifton has coauthored a chapter in the book Mathematics Research for the Beginning Student, Volume 1: Accessible Projects for Students before Calculus. Clifton coauthored "But Who Should Have Won? Simulating Outcomes of Judging Protocols and Ranking Systems" with Dr. Allison Lewis, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Lafayette College, in Easton,  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Dec. 12 (TNSbook) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Michael Crosby, Louisiana Tech Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, has co-authored Geographic Information System Skills for Foresters and Natural Resource Managers, a 414-page paperback textbook published by Elsevier. The publisher describes the textbook as one that will "help readers understand how geographic information systems (GIS) can effectively be use more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Dec. 12 (TNSper) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's Division for University Advancement recently named Allison Milan Comptroller for the Division. Milan joined the University in June of this year after working in financial services and public accounting with Origin Bank and KPMG, LLP. In her role, she oversees the accounting function and internal operating controls to ensure compliance with accounting standards. "Since coming more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Dec. 15 (TNSper) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's Division of University Advancement has named Jonathan Lee, a two-time graduate of the University, as its new Senior Director of Data Operations and Information Technology. Lee will join the Division on Jan. 1. He brings more than 20 years of experience in information technology, including enterprise network design, storage architecture, risk mitigation, and information securi more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 14 (TNSbook) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Manship School of Mass Communication alumnus and media studies expert Samuel C. Spitale has released his first book, "How to Win the War on Truth," an illustrated guide to debunking misperceptions, falsehoods and fake news, published by Quirk Books. "Today, we're bombarded with so much information; it's become increasingly difficult to separate what's true from what's not," Spitale sa more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Dec. 15 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University Foundation is a recipient of $75,000 from the Ruth DeYoung Kohler Legacy Fund to repair the Chauvin Sculpture Garden. The landmark was damaged during Hurricane Ida with gusts as high as 150 miles per hour sweeping through the Chauvin area. The RDK Legacy Fund will help support the Garden's restoration efforts. "We are delighted to receive support from Ruth Arts with more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Dec. 16 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, today announced regulatory approval was received on a power purchase agreement (PPA) to add 72.5 megawatts (MW) of solar energy. The facility will be SWEPCO's first solar energy resource. SWEPCO announced plans in February 2022 for the project - named Rocking R So more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Thanks to advances in cancer therapies, most forms of breast cancer are highly treatable, especially when caught early. But the last frontier cases -- those that can't be treated with hormone or targeted therapies and don't respond to chemotherapy -- remain the deadliest and hardest to treat. Tulane University researchers have discovered for the first time how these cancers persist after chemo and  more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Dec. 16 (TNSper) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Lafayette's Dr. Nian-Feng Tzeng has been named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery. Tzeng is among 67 researchers from across the world recognized this year. He is a professor in the School of Computing and Informatics in the Ray P. Authement College of Sciences and a researcher for UL Lafayette's Center for Advanced Computer  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: A first-of-its-kind drug known as modakafusp alfa has shown early potential in combating multiple myeloma, a form of bone marrow cancer, in a study presented by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting (Abstract 565). Patients in the Phase I/II multicenter trial more PR