BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 8 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news and letter: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he signed a number of bills into law and vetoed one bill. The Governor also issued a letter regarding his decision to let SB 44 become law without his signature. Gov. Edwards signed the following bills into law: ACT 246--HB 298 Provides relative to involuntary servitude and the administration of criminal justice. ACT 247--SB 8 Clarifies and stand  more

ELON, North Carolina, June 9 (TNSper) -- Elon University issued the following news release: Kenn Gaither, professor of strategic communications and A.J. Fletcher Professor in Communications, has been named interim dean of the School of Communications. He will succeed Dean Rochelle Ford, who will become the eighth president of Dillard University, Louisiana's first historically black university, on July 1. Since joining the faculty at Elon in 2004, Gaither has been a visible and active member of  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 10 -- Entergy issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Entergy New Orleans will begin construction on the new Sullivan substation at the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans' (SWBNO) Carrollton site. The 60-megawatt Sullivan substation at the SWBNO's Carrollton facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. Once finished, Entergy New Orleans will own, operate, and maintain the substation, which will benefit the SWBNO and all New Orleanians. T  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 7 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: An exhibit highlighting monuments and memorials as a way of creating more just and equitable spaces in New Orleans and beyond is now on display at the AIA New Orleans Design Center, 1000 St. Charles Ave. Titled Public Spaces & Scrutiny: How Do We Remember? the exhibit is a collaboration between students and faculty at the Tulane School of Architecture and the Tulane School of Science and Engineering  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 8 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 7, 2022: Gov. John Bel Edwards called a special session of Louisiana's Legislature to redraw Louisiana's Congressional district maps with two majority Black districts, as required by yesterday's ruling of the U.S. Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. "The Middle District's ruling yesterday that the Congressional maps drawn by Louisiana's Legislature earlier this year violate Section 2  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 9 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the 11 college students who have been chosen to participate in the Lamar Governor's Fellowship Program in Louisiana Government. This is an opportunity for the students to gain firsthand knowledge about the development and implementation of public policy as well as the state's rich history and current affairs of Louisiana government. The program is a partnership with L  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 11 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news and letter: Gov. John Bel Edwards sent a letter to the Senate President and Speaker of the House explaining why it is premature to cancel the Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature set to begin June 15, 2022, which the Governor called after the Middle District Court ruled that the maps of Louisiana's congressional districts drawn by Republicans in the legislature violated Section 2 of th  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 9 (TNSreact) -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: The new $19.5 million, 23,000 square-foot Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy (CMIT) facility officially opened its doors Wednesday, bringing to fruition a milestone project in the ongoing expansion of Louisiana's life sciences sector. The new CMIT facility adds new state-of-the-art equipment and consolidates research, radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and patient care under one ro  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, June 8 (TNSper) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University Foundation recently welcomed three new team members to its team, Brittany Brown, Christie Govan, and Allison Milan. "We are proud to have Brittany, Christie, and Allison join the Division of University Advancement," said Brooks Hull, Vice President for University Advancement and Chief Executive Officer. "They bring passion and expertise to our Division, and I look forward to see  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, June 7 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Erin Singer, Assistant Professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts, has received the Board of Regents ATLAS grant (Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars) to support her completion of a major scholarly project. This major scholarly project is Singer's manuscript, Poetic Vistas: Whitman and the Latinx Epic Poem, which focuses on the influence of United States poetics on American literary tra  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, June 7 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Students participating in the Global Strike National Security Fellowship Program presented their final research and development outcomes to both Command and Louisiana Tech University officials May 11 at the Louisiana Tech Academic Success Center in Bossier City, Louisiana. Administered by the Cyber Innovation Center through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement with AFGSC and managed by the Louisiana Tech  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 10 (TNSawa) -- Loyola University issued the following news release: At the General Assembly of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Loyola University New Orleans Law Dean Madeleine Landrieu, J.D. '88, H '05, received the 2022 President's Award. The LSBA honored Dean Landrieu with this award in recognition of her exemplary leadership as a judge and as Dean of Loyola University College of Law, and her overall commitment to the practice of law in Louisiana. "There ar  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 8 (TNSjou) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: * * * Getting Better at Hopping, Skipping and Jumping Could Have Long-Term Health Benefits * * * Preventing childhood obesity could soon take a major "hop" forward with an app that teaches kids to do just that, and to skip, run and throw a ball. "Fundamental motor skills like hopping, running and throwing a ball are critical to physical activit  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 6 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release on June 4, 2022: * * * Positive Clinical Trial Results Revealed at American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting * * * Study results from three clinical trial sites show that a WW International, Inc. ("WeightWatchers" or "WW") program tailored for people living with diabetes helped participants lose weight, lower blood glucose levels, and improve   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 8 (TNSpro) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Last fall, LSU announced a new initiative named FIREStarter, which would provide students with training in cybersecurity and threat analysis through the creation of a lab for cyber range exercises. These exercises would be conducted in partnership with Louisiana State Police and industry to simulate real-time cyberattacks on large-scale enterprise and control systems. A new grant of approxi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 7 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is proud to announce that the firm is relaunching McGlinchey PRIDE, a network for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ally attorneys. The group's mission is to create a home where McGlinchey's LGBTQ+ attorneys and allies feel welcomed, affirmed, valued, and empowered. "McGlinchey PRIDE is an opportunity for our LGBTQ+ colleagues to network with each other and bring atten  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, June 10 (TNSawa) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The U.S. Small Business Administration's Louisiana District Office will award the Nicholls State University Small Business Development Center its 2022 Small Business Development Center Service and Innovation Center Award. Jimmy Nguyen, associate center director, and Suzanne Carlos, business consultant, will accept the award during the 2022 SBA and Louisiana Economic Development Small Business  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 10 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 9, 2022: The Governor's Office and Louisiana State Police were briefed on the U.S. Department of Justice's civil investigation into the patterns and practices of Louisiana State Police. Both Gov. Edwards and LSP Col. Lamar Davis pledged their support and cooperation with this federal investigation into the agency. Gov. Edwards said: "I welcome the U.S Department of Justice's civil investi  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, June 9 (TNSpar) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story on June 8, 2022: In an acquisition that will strengthen the area's health care landscape, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has finalized an agreement with the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette to purchase a portion of the property that was once home to Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Acquiring the 5.834-acre tract at West St. Mary Boulevard and St. Landry Str  more