NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 29 -- Delgado Community College issued the following news: The Louisiana Board of Regents has awarded a $740,000 grant to the Delgado Community College English and Reading departments. The funds will support reforming the college's developmental reading and writing curriculum. Delgado Communication Division Dean Emily Cosper will serve as the primary investigator and will oversee the five-year project, titled "Supporting Transformation: Developmental Reading & Writi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 29 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Mississippi rates will drop from June through September, some of the hottest months of the year when energy use is often high. The typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month will pay $9.71 less, or less than $98. That is approximately 25 percent below the national average, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. "With the economic hit Mississippians have taken from the C  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 27 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has selected Boh Bros. Construction Company to construct three new bridges as part of the Comite River Diversion Canal Project in East Baton Rouge Parish. "Construction as well as maintaining and improving the state's infrastructure are essential functions and DOTD has continued to move projects forward  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 29 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: 19th Judicial District Court Judge Richard Moore, III ruled in favor of Gov. John Bel Edwards and against Treasurer John Schroder in the lawsuit challenging the transfer of excess dollars from the Unclaimed Property Program to the state general fund. Judge Moore has ruled that Treasurer Schroder must immediately transfer $7.3 million in excess dollars from the fund into the state general fund for fi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 28 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release: Attorney General Jeff Landry is issuing a major advisement to nursing home residents and a warning to anyone trying to defraud them. General Landry is advising nursing home residents and their loved ones to be vigilant against having their federal stimulus payments improperly taken from them. General Landry notes that while Medicaid recipients may have to sign over resources, in some c  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 30 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. U-35122) involving Atmos Energy: In re: Application Requesting Consolidation of Atmos Energy Corporation's Louisiana Rate Divisions, Trans Louisiana Gas and Louisiana Gas Service and Related Amendments to Rate Schedules and Tariffs. OVERVIEW On February 5, 2019, Atmos Energy Corporation ("Atmos Energy" or the "Company") led its request to consolidate its two Louisiana Rate Divisions, Tran  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 30 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. U-35421) involving Formula Rate Plan Extension: In re: Application for Approval of Formula Rate Plan Extension and Letter of Non-Opposition to Renew Line of Credit. OVERVIEW On November 25, 2019, Pointe Coupee Electric Membership Corporation ("PC Electric" or "Company") led an application with the Louisiana Public Service Commission ("Commission"), requesting an extension of its Formula R  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 22 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. S-35496) involving Louisiana Water: In re: Request for a Letter of Non Opposition to Issue Senior Unsecured Notes in Series Totaling up to $25,000,000 with a Maturity up to 30 Years. (Decided at the Business and Executive Session held April 29, 2020.) Company's Reguest On February 13, 2020, Louisiana Water Company ("LAWCO" or the "Company") filed the above--captioned request (the "Reques  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 29 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Patricia Persaud has been named a 2020-2021 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, joining an impressive class whose work will span the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts. As the 2020-2021 Edward, Frances, and Shirley B. Daniels Fellow, Persaud will pursue an individual project in a community dedicated to exploration and inquiry. Her research focuses  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 20 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: For decades, LSU has participated in national efforts to encourage diversity in undergraduate research--especially in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM. In 2004, the university joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) R25 program to increase the participation and retention of minority, disabled, and economically dis  more

ABBEVILLE, Louisiana, May 29 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: With crawfish season winding down, an LSU AgCenter crawfish specialist has written guidelines for stocking new ponds. "Now and the next few weeks would be a good time to stock ponds," said Mark Shirley, also a Louisiana Sea Grant agent. "Most of the rice crop is tall and dense enough for crawfish to hide under." But he said that in most cases, adding stock to an existing pond is not nec  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, May 28 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: The second Louisiana Super Plant announced for 2020 are Lucky Star pentas. "Pentas are one of the best landscape plants for attracting pollinators to a garden, and with their bright vivid colors, pentas attract people as well," said LSU AgCenter horticulturist Jeb Fields. The Louisiana Super Plants program already has included Butterfly pentas, and Lucky Star pentas were so good that it w  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, May 28 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University will receive $3.517 million of a five-year, $20 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA) and transform research and education in advanced manufacturing and materials throughout the State. Besides Tech, Louisiana State University, Southern University, Tulane University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette  more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, May 28 -- Louisiana State University Alexandria campus issued the following news release: The Louisiana State University of Alexandria has been awarded a $432,033 grant by the Board of Regents of the State of Louisiana. The grant is part of the Departmental Enhancement Program and will be utilized for enhancing the biology curriculum through undergraduate research productivity. Dr. Nathan Sammons and Dr. Carol Corbat, both professors in the LSUA Department of Biological   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 29 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) national polling expert Ashley Kirzinger and LSU Manship School of Mass Communication researchers will lead a data-driven discussion on the public's reactions to the coronavirus on Thursday, June 4, at 3:30 p.m. CST. The discussion is the sixth installment of the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs Communications & COVID-19 virtual series. "Understanding Public Re  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, May 28 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University and the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office recently celebrated the inaugural closing ceremony of a unique, transformative learning experience that puts university students in a new classroom setting with incarcerated students to study social issues. The Nicholls Inside Out Program is the first of its kind in Louisiana. The course paired 10 Nicholls students, or Outside students  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 30 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University President Michael Fitts announced today that the university's fall 2020 semester will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with the return of on-ground teaching, learning living and working. The semester, which will begin five days earlier than originally scheduled, will continue through Tuesday, Nov. 24, with classes ending right before Thanksgiving. This accelerated semester is intended to reduce   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 29 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: As communities around the world begin lifting public health precautions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health challenges will likely remain, says Tonya Hansel, Phd, of the Tulane University School of Social Work. Hansel and other experts from the Tulane School of Social Work are drawing on research following previous disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, to illuminate what pandemic recovery might look   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 29 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: After the coronavirus pandemic upended the spring semester, parents, students and teachers across the country are wondering how different the coming year will look for K-12 schools. At the same time, states and political parties are grappling with their own fall disruptions with major changes expected for the 2020 election. Next week, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts Dean Brian Edwards will host a di  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, May 29 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is drawing attention for providing "programs that level the playing field for educational opportunities." That's according to INSIGHT into Diversity, the largest diversity magazine and website in higher education. The publication assesses colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada for contributions in advancing diversity and inclusion. I  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, May 27 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Interested in earning a graduate degree? Enrolling at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette would be a good idea, according to U.S. News & World Report. The publication's 2021 Best Graduate Schools national rankings recognized six degree programs. U.S. News & World Report researched more than 2,000 graduate programs to compile the list. Each year, it ranks top schools in six majo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 27 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Xavier University of New Orleans Associate Professor of History, Dr. Elizabeth Manley, has been granted the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Award for Faculty at HBCUs. The NEH Awards for Faculty program is meant to strengthen the humanities at HBCUs by encouraging and expanding research opportunities for individual faculty and staff members. The award supports grantees pursuing scholarly res  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 27 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Dr. Biljana Obradovic, Professor of English at Xavier, recently released a book of poems by Zvonko Karanovic that she translated from Serbian. The book, "Sleepwalkers on a Picnic," features an afterword written by Dr. Obradovic. Dr. Obradovic's other publication to come out this year is a collection of essays, "Heavenly Muse: Essays on Poetry," by the late poet, Philip Dracey that Dr. Obradovic edited.   more