MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 17 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Brent Hicks has joined the ranks of the law firm of Baker Donelson as a shareholder in the Firm's Construction Group in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Hicks concentrates his practice in construction litigation, commercial litigation, and government contracting. * * * "The addition of Brent strengthens our capabilities in construction litigation, both within Louisiana and nationally," sa more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Louisiana has the potential to see significant investment by new and emerging companies due to its unique access to infrastructure and skilled workforce. An imperative to attracting these opportunities is safe, reliable power - and increasingly important, access to renewable power. To do its part to protect the environment and help the state grow through economic development, Entergy Louisiana recently made the large more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 18 (TNSper) -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on March 16, 2023: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) Secretary Dr. Chuck Carr Brown has submitted his resignation, effective March 31st. LDEQ Assistant Secretary for Assessment Roger Gingles will serve as interim secretary upon Sec. Brown's resignation. "I received Sec. Brown's resignation today and regretfully accepted it," G more PR

AVONDALE, Louisiana, March 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on March 13, 2023: In an effort to advance offshore wind energy technology and expand the emerging industry's skilled workforce, Gulf Wind Technology announced today it is collaborating with Shell to establish a research, training and technology demonstration program at GWT's Avondale Global Gateway facility in Jefferson Parish. GWT, supported by a $10 million investment from Shell, will create 30 ne more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 15 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on March 14, 2023: The Louisiana Veterans First Business Initiative, established in 2019 to promote businesses owned by veterans, active-duty or reserve military and Gold Star spouses, has reached a new milestone with the certification of its 1,000th participating veteran-owned business. The joint venture of Louisiana Economic Development and the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs was create more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, March 17 (TNSpp) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Grambling State University's (GSU) Department of Engineering recently held its High School Day with students from regional high schools attending the event to learn more about GSU and what its engineering program has to offer. "In recent years we've had as many as 170 students from high schools within our local areas," said Dr. Edwin Thomas, Interim Department Head/Associate Professor of GSU's Depar more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 15 -- Louisiana Economic Development posted the following news release on March 13, 2023: In an effort to advance offshore wind energy technology and expand the emerging industry's skilled workforce, Gulf Wind Technology announced today it is collaborating with Shell to establish a research, training and technology demonstration program at GWT's Avondale Global Gateway facility in Jefferson Parish. GWT, supported by a $10 million investment from Shell, will create more PR

ORANGE COUNTY, California, March 15 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight represented Landmark Event Staffing Services, Inc. in its acquisition by security and facility services company Allied Universal. The deal was announced March 13, 2023. The deal supports Allied Universal's growth agenda for its event services business and allows Landmark Event Staffing Services to join forces with an industry leader that will provide extensive resources a more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Entrepreneurs across the state will have the opportunity to apply for venture capital funding and business development resources as part of a new start-up accelerator program funded by Techstars and Louisiana Economic Development. Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship and programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, will operate the new pr more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 15 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's College of Engineering and Science (COES) Graduate Student Council (GSC) invites students to participate in its annual research symposium. The symposium, which will be held at noon on Friday, April 14, in the Integrated Engineering and Science Building, is open to all COES graduate students who register by March 31. Through the symposium, participants can share their researc more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 16 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: For Arizona native, Dr. Shelby Curtis, language analysis is an important factor that helps researchers like her understand people's internal thoughts and external behaviors. Curtis recently presented her research on "Personality, communication, and success in a competitive online environment" to the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). SPSP is an organization of over 7000 members focu more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 15 -- Louisiana Economic Development posted the following news release: The Louisiana Veterans First Business Initiative, established in 2019 to promote businesses owned by veterans, active-duty or reserve military and Gold Star spouses, has reached a new milestone with the certification of its 1,000th participating veteran-owned business. The joint venture of Louisiana Economic Development and the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs was created as a result o more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 (TNSpar) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: LSU and the largest ports in Louisiana announced a partnership to develop cybersecurity talent and technology for critical infrastructure. The collaborative effort connects the university's growing strengths in cybersecurity to the ports' pivotal role in the global supply chain and in securing food, energy, goods and materials for the nation and world. The agreement betw more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 14 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU supported $6.1 billion in Louisiana economic output, over $2.4 billion in statewide earnings and an estimated 45,700 direct and indirect annualized jobs in fiscal year 2021-2022. This equals $690 of output per Louisianian and $13.85 for every dollar of Louisiana state funding provided to LSU. "LSU's campuses contribute a tremendous amount to the state, and the Scholarship First Agend more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Louisiana's newly released draft of the state's 2023 Coastal Master Plan proposes to spend $16 billion on the construction of new tidal marshes as a key strategy to combat coastal land loss. An important question is whether these newly created marshes will be similar in ecological value to the existing natural marshes. A new study published in the journal Ecosphere and funded by the NOAA R more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, March 15 (TNSpp) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Donors Kenneth "Jerry" and Dianne Myers created the Myers Family Endowed Scholarship to benefit students at Nicholls State University. The scholarship will be awarded to graduates of E.D. White Catholic High School. "Our ability to create an endowed scholarship in our family's name means so much to me and Dianne. Both of us were awarded Nicholls Band Scholarships in the '70s. Without this hel more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 17 (TNSper) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: David T. Zhang, a prominent international lawyer, has joined the Board of Tulane, the university's main governing body. Zhang began his appointment to the board on March 1. A leader in international business law, Zhang is a senior partner in the U.S. firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, one of the most prominent law firms in the country. Drawing on decades of experience in capital markets and mergers and a more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 -- Louisiana Economic Development posted the following news release: The state of Louisiana has launched a new digital platform to connect entrepreneurs and small business owners with resources to help them start and grow their businesses. Louisiana Business Hub (LouisianaBizHub.com) brings order to the often chaotic search for information, networking and resources that are the lifeblood of every small business. Visitors to the site gain access to a searchable  more PR

RIVERDALE, New York, March 15 (TNSres) -- Manhattan College issued the following news: * * * The traveling oral history and film project presents first-person accounts of serving life in prison without parole. * * * More than 55,000 Americans are living in prisons serving life without parole, according to data compiled by The Visiting Room Project, an oral history project and website. The project has filmed more than 100 interviews with people serving life without parole at the Louisiana Sta more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 16 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Internationally renowned Tulane University cardiovascular health researcher Dr. Paul K. Whelton has been awarded the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) St. Patrick's Day Science Medal by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the head of the government of Ireland. The SFI St. Patrick's Day Science Medal is awarded annually to two distinguished U.S.-based science, engineering or technology leaders with  more PR