NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 24 (TNSPer) -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation announced Brad Kapellas has been named vice president of outage services for the company's nuclear operations based in Jackson, Mississippi. Every 18 to 24 months, U.S. nuclear power plants perform planned outages to refuel the reactors, complete facility upgrades, and perform other maintenance activities that can only be completed when the plant is off-line. Kapellas' role and that of hi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 23 (TNSJou) -- Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Molecular architecture of fungal cell walls and the structural responses to stresses revealed in new paper. * * * In a new study published in Nature Communications, MagLab user and Associate Professor Tuo Wang and his research team from the Department of Chemistry at Louisiana State University revealed the molecular architecture of fungal cell   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 22 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University conferred degrees on 284 in the University's Fall 2021 Commencement ceremonies, held Saturday in the Thomas Assembly Center. State Rep C. Travis Johnson, a 2007 Louisiana Tech graduate in Political Science, advised Tech's newest alumni to focus on perseverance and purpose in order to achieve their future goals. "No matter what, when things seem not to be going in your favor, y  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Nov. 24 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: Attorney General Daniel Cameron today challenged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) mandatory vaccination requirement for healthcare workers. The interim final rule issued by CMS requires COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in healthcare settings that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding. Attorney General Cameron joins 13 other states in the lawsuit, whi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards joined Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D., as well as state and local officials to celebrate the completion of the Interstate 10 widening between Interstate 49 and La. 328. Gov. Edwards said, "Since I have been in office, over $550 million has been invested in transportation projects throughout Lafayette and St. Martin Pari  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards joined Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter to announce the creation of a $11.3 million housing program that will help some Lake Charles residents recover from Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta or the May 2021 flood. "This critical program will help some people impacted by these severe weather events repair their homes, but we are well aware that this is only a start. A large portion  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 25 (TNSPol) -- Louisiana State University issued the following Q&A with Greg Upton, associate research professor in the Center for Energy Studies: * * * As gas prices continue to rise, the Federal Government announced the Department of Energy will release 50 million barrels of oil held in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Customers could see the effects of this at the pump in the next few months. LSU Associate Research Professor in the Center for Energy Studies  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 23 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana State University issued the following Q&A with Marketing Professor Dan Rice: * * * It's been nearly two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year's holiday shopping is feeling the impacts of the pandemic. From supply chain disruptions, shipping delays and price inflation, LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice said supply is on the lighter side while at the same time, many consumers are ready to shop and spend this year. What  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Nov. 19 (TNSJou) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: A groundbreaking study in a leading scientific journal is offering a broader picture of plankton life in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Kelly L. Robinson, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Dr. Su Sponaugle, a professor of integrative biology at Oregon State University, led the study. Science Advances published the report online on N  more