LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 (TNSEve) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Dr. Lawrence Feingold will discuss "Jewish - Christian Dialogue: 'The Glory of Thy People Israel'" for this year's Flora Plonsky Levy Lecture at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, at Angelle Hall on campus. It is free and open to the public. Feingold is a writer and an associate professor at Kenrick-Glennon Semin  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 9 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Crews supporting Entergy Louisiana's restoration efforts following historic Hurricane Ida are continuing to repair, rebuild and strengthen the electric system in hard-hit coastal communities like Port Fourchon and Grand Isle. In areas where the height of Ida's strength was felt, approximately 2,500 customers remain without electric service as dedicated lineworkers and others continue to set new poles, hang new wire an  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * LSU Communication Sciences & Disorders Professor Receives Early Career Award Dr. Julie Schneider, assistant professor in the LSU Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, was recently selected as an award recipient of the 2021 Small Grants Program for Early Career Scholars from the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). Schneider's research combines behavioral and  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the state of Louisiana, through the Governor's Office Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, is opening the Hurricane Ida Sheltering Program, which will provide temporary housing, like travel trailers, to people in heavily impacted parishes where other sheltering options are currently unavailable. Those whose homes were destroyed or currently unlivable can  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Dr. Courtney Phillips and Louisiana State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter went sleeves up at the Baton Rouge General Hospital to get their flu shots and - if they were eligible - their COVID-19 booster doses. It is safe, effective and efficient for people to get their flu shots when they get their COVID-19 booster doses, if they are e  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday that Louisiana has joined the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's "Race to Zero" campaign. This is a global effort of thousands of governments, higher education institutions and businesses committed to taking actions to continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to avoid further worsening effects of climate change on the world's communi  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (TNSRes) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: By Renee Cho At the end of August, category four Hurricane Ida ravaged Louisiana and caused enormous damage in the Northeast due to flooding. Many homes in both regions were destroyed and prolonged power outages occurred. As Ida moved north, it spawned tornadoes, record rainfall, extensive flooding, and resulted in 82 deaths. Is it possible to determine how much climate change influen  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * Preliminary data from a recent study of over 10,000 Americans conducted by researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of Wisconsin-River Falls reveals new information on how people are responding to COVID-19. * * * A new study, led by researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of Wisconsin-River Falls, shows most Americans routinely take preca  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: We are pleased to announce that the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) has approved the Child and Family Studies undergraduate program at LSU as offering coursework that meets the standards and criteria required for the provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation. The Academic Program Review (APR) Committee has reviewed our program and determined that it includes a  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 9 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: In Louisiana Tech University's College of Business, ethics is one of the foundational principles of the curriculum alongside sustainability and entrepreneurship. In the College's annual Marbury Ethics Lecture, Gov. John Bel Edwards shared how he uses information, a team of advisors, and his moral compass to make ethical decisions that benefit the community Throughout his career, Edwards said, he has bee  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 5 (TNSGra) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: In its 12th year, the Louisiana Tech University Lagniappe Ladies organization has awarded 20 grants totaling $77,000 to University programs. This year, over 40 grant applications were submitted to the women's philanthropic group. "Women have just begun in the last 20 years to realize that they can be and should be philanthropists on their own," said Beth Craig, Director of Donor Engagement and Stewardsh  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Oct. 8 (TNSMon) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Morgan City Oilfield Fishing Rodeo is donating $10,000 to the petroleum engineering technology and safety management programs at Nicholls State University. Dr. Milton Saidu said the program will use the money to purchase process safety management laboratory equipment and hazard analysis simulation modules. The fishing rodeo has donated more than $72,000 to the petroleum program at Nicholl  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Oct. 8 (TNSMon) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University's Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology has received a $25,000 contribution from the Contractors' Educational Trust Fund in support of the department's Faculty Enhancement Fund. The funds will support department faculty in attending workshops, training, industry meetings and conferences providing resources to keep them ahead of technology a  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 6 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The National Academies' Gulf Research Program (GRP) has selected Tulane University to join the newly launched Gulf Scholars Program (GSP), a five-year, $12.7 million pilot program that prepares graduates to address the most pressing environmental, health, energy and infrastructure challenges in the Gulf of Mexico region. The program aims to cultivate future leaders who will serve the region as scientists, en  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 6 (TNSRes) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: A University of Louisiana at Lafayette researcher is one of eight scientists chosen by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the Gulf of Mexico's changing ecosystem. Dr. Robert Miller is an assistant professor of civil engineering and assistant director of UL Lafayette's Louisiana Watershed Flood Center. Miller earned a 2021 Early-Career Rese  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 6 (TNSMon) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The Louisiana Department of Athletics has received a $2 million gift from IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon Bank, through the Louisiana First Horizon Foundation, for the highly-anticipated renovation of Cajun Field, it was announced on Tuesday afternoon. The pledge also secures the naming rights to the Ragin Cajun Stadium West Concourse and the Athletics Administration  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: * * * University of Louisiana-Lafayette: Global Electrochemical Society Taps Engineering Researcher as Fellow The world's largest professional society for electrochemical science and applications has named a prolific University of Louisiana at Lafayette researcher to its 2021 class of Fellows. Dr. Xiao-Dong Zhou is among 10 Electrochemical Society Fellows recognized this y  more