BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 11 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: Amid the recent tragic news of a New Orleans man killed trying to sell dirt bike on social media, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is alerting the public to take extra precautions while using online marketplaces. "While the Internet can offer opportunities for social interaction and electronic commerce, it unfortunately can likewise host bad actors hiding their   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The American University Investigative Reporting Workshop issued the following news: The Investigative Reporting Workshop and WWNO/WRKF analyzed U.S. Geological Survey Groundwater Data for Louisiana to determine the extent to which water levels have declined over time in the state's public and private wells. Along with USGS data scientists, reporters created a subset of the state's roughly 31,000 well sites they called Louisiana's Active Groundwater Monitoring Network. Wel  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 13 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Department of French Studies Professor Pius Nkashama Ngandu and LSU Department of Mathematics' Nicholson Professor Robert Lipton have been selected as this year's Distinguished Research Masters. The awards honor the exceptional research and scholarship of two LSU faculty each year from the Office of Research & Economic Development. "LSU faculty continue to strive for excellence in their resear  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 12 (TNSAcc) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Every six years, Louisiana Tech University's School of Design must go through the reaccreditation process to ensure students are learning what they need to succeed in a changing world and that the program is following safety laws and meeting professional standards. Dr. Sheryl Shoemaker, Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning at Louisiana Tech, explained why thi  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, March 9 (TNSAcc) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Board of Directors extended accreditation to the Nicholls State University College of Business Administration and Department of Accounting through 2025. AACSB reviewed the College of Business Administration during Fall 2020 to ensure the college was providing a high-quality education and responding to changes within ea  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 9 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Katie Bernhardt issued the following statement regarding recent reporting from The Advocate on complaints of sexual harassment at the Louisiana Department of Justice: "Today, The Advocate revealed sexual harassment complaints levied against Attorney General Jeff Landry's top aide, Pat Magee. These complaints are deeply disturbing. They allege that qualified   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Louisiana Women's Incarceration Task Force The Louisiana Women's Incarceration Task Force was established by House Concurrent Resolution 27 of the 2018 Regular Session to study, evaluate, analyze, and undertake a comprehensive review of the state's criminal justice system as it relates to women. Alain  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 12 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced International-Matex Tank Terminals, a North American leader in bulk-liquids handling and storage, will retain and expand its headquarters in New Orleans. By the end of 2021, IMTT will make a $1.3 million capital investment to expand its 400 Poydras Plaza headquarters, and by 2022 the company will create 42 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of $133,000, p  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 11 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the State of Louisiana has signed an agreement with NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility that could lead to creation of the Louisiana Space Campus, a dedicated 50-acre business park within NASA's 829-acre site in New Orleans. The space campus would target commercial office development, with contemporary amenities, for existing Michoud tenants and new prospects from the  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 3 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: A partnership of two Louisiana organizations to provide workforce training for entertainment industry jobs in Louisiana is the first recipient of a grant from the state's new Entertainment Development Fund. The New Orleans Video Access Center, a community-based workforce development organization for the creative industries, and Local 478 of IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Empl  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 10 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Following a steady resupply of COVID-19 vaccine doses to the state and after a series of successful mass vaccination events, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana would expand eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 16 and older with health conditions that makes them more likely to suffer a serious complication from COVID, based on federal health guidance. This change is effectiv  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 9 -- Loyola University issued the following news release: Loyola University New Orleans is now launching a new undergraduate degree program in Public Health, designed to prepare students for high-paying jobs in this critical area. Starting in Fall 2021, Loyola students will be able to pursue a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Public Health; they will also be able to minor in Public Health. "Public health majors at Loyola will prepare students for highly   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 11 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Pre-College is excited to announce its decision to hold on-campus courses this summer for middle and high school students. "With student safety as our top priority, we debated whether to offer courses on LSU's campus this summer," said LSU Pre-College Program Director Spencer Roby. "However, with in-depth safety guidelines from the university and increased distribution of vaccines across the c  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 10 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following Q&A on March 9, 2021: Will Mari, assistant professor of media law and media history at LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication, started a project in March 2020 to document the work of community newspapers in mid-America during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside Teri Finneman, an associate professor at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas, the   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 9 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University mathematics alumnae and professor emeritus Dr. Jenna Carpenter has been selected as the president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the national engineering education society dedicated to the professional needs of engineering educators. Carpenter served in several leadership roles over 26 years with Louisiana Tech's College of Engineering and Scien  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 11 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Two months after technology developed by Dr. Gergana G. Nestorova, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Louisiana Tech University, was launched into space, Dr. Kate Rubins, an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) validated that the technology worked. The new tool that featured a microscopic pin for rapid extraction of RNA was launched on SpaceX CSR-21 Dec. 6, and the test of the   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 9 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The New Frontiers in Biomedical Research will continue its COVID-19 series with the first lecture in the Spring Quarter. The seminar will focus on Health Communication during COVID-19 Pandemic at 3:30 p.m. CST Monday, March 29, on WebEx. Dr. Heidi Y. Lawrence, Associate Professor of English at George Mason University and Scott Barrows, Simulation Programming Manager at Jump Simulations, Clinical Assistant Profes  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, March 11 (TNSJou) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Applying pesticides to sugarcane billets before planting may decrease the chances for environmental contamination according to two studies published by Nicholls State University associate professor of chemistry, Dr. Darcey Wayment. The first paper, Measured Concentrations of the Fungicide Azoxystrobin and the Insecticide Thiamethoxam on Sugarcane Seed Billets Following Chemical Treatment," w  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, March 9 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences has been approved by the Board of Regents to begin offering two new certificates within the college. Beginning this fall, students can start taking classes toward earning certificates in Population Health Management and Digital Health Management. "As a result of COVID-19, healthcare has demonstrated that  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 11 (TNSRes) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $400,000 grant to Tulane University economist Patrick Button to study discrimination in access to mental health care for LGBTQ+ people and marginalized communities and whether the problem has been exacerbated by the pandemic. The five-year funding award is part of the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, the NSF's most prestigious a  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 9 (TNSJou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Scientists from Tulane University are part of an international team of researchers whose study of the 2018 eruption of the Sierra Negra volcano in the Galapagos Islands provides vital information about future volcanic activity on the islands. Their most recent research was published this month in the scientific journal Nature Communications, revealing the first detailed description of the 2018 erup  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: The University of New Orleans awarded nearly $250,000 in research grants and awards to faculty members and undergraduate students on Thursday during its annual Achievements in Research, Creativity and Scholarship awards ceremony. The awards presentation, hosted by the Office of Research, was broadcast live on YouTube. The ceremony underscores the power of research and the opportunities  more