CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 14 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: By Kara Zahn Karen Orozco ('19), an alumna of Austin Peay State University's Department of Art + Design, was recently invited to photograph the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Boxing from Dec. 4-9 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Orozco has been an active photographer in the boxing community for several years and said she was grateful for the opportunity to document the trials for the 2024 Paris Games. "It's an e  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Dec. 12 -- McNeese State University issued the following news: Daryl Burckel, McNeese State University's seventh president, is announcing today his intention to leave his role after nearly seven years of service. "It has been a profound honor and privilege to lead McNeese State University over the past seven years as president. I am forever grateful for the support of our faculty, staff, students and the McNeese community who made my time in this position both rewardin  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Centenary's National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) chapter won a national programming award in September 2023, capturing the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH) "Social Program of the Month" for a program called Featherweight organized by resident assistant Briana Aguirre. "Of The Months," or OTMs, are a competition sponsored by the NACURH to highlight and re  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Dec. 12 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines Don't be afraid to ask, and don't be afraid to accept. If LSUS commencement speaker Katy Murray's career displays one tenet, it'd be that. Murray will deliver the commencement message at LSUS's graduation on Friday at Brookshire Grocery Arena. Murray climbed the corporate accounting ladder in her early career, but when a chief financial officer position opened at i2 Technol  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Just as some Eastern students choose to study abroad, others come from far away for a semester at Eastern through the National Student Exchange (NSE) program. Two students from Guam and Canada shared their experiences as honorary Warriors this fall while another studying in Louisiana reflected on her time in the South. Marie-Pier Hebert from Quebec, Canada, and Neleh-Jan Leon Guerrero from Guam  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 12 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: In today's always-connected world, a resilient, reliable grid requires a comprehensive approach. That is why Entergy Louisiana has partnered with local businesses to provide a reliable and affordable backup generation solution. The benefits of the company's Power Through program, which saw the first generator go live Monday, Dec. 11, is two-fold: First, generators that are deployed and installed as   more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Grambling State University (GSU) President Rick Gallot signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between GSU's Department of Engineering Technology and Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) Tuesday morning inside the Grambling Hall Auditorium. This MOU will serve as an agreement between both institutions to facilitate the articulation of coursework and provide a seamless transfer of SUSLA's Associate of  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 8 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: The Grambling State University Police Department (GSUPD) has been awarded a $400,000 grant to establish a comprehensive, community approach to combat domestic violence, dating, and other violence against women. Entitled the Grambling State University (GSUPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU) for Prevention & Advocacy Program, the project will be carried out through the university's Police Department. The grant was   more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 16 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Keynote speaker Eric Kelly talked about determination, destiny, and creating a unique pace for success Friday morning as he served as keynote speaker during Grambling State University's Fall 2023 Commencement Exercises in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. In his current position, Kelly oversees a portfolio of technology companies comprised of Overland Tandberg, a global Hybrid Cloud software and infrast  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 8 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Grambling State University (GSU) has been named as a recipient of a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will benefit university students in need of childcare while they attend classes. Known as the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant -- was awarded to GSU to develop comprehensive support strategies for student pare  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Dec. 8 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Grambling State University (GSU) senior Zaria Griffith was preparing to graduate in the fall of 2021 with a degree in biology when she tragically lost her life in a Thanksgiving evening car accident about an hour south of campus. Griffith received a tremendous standing ovation during that Fall 2021 GSU graduation ceremony as an honorary degree was presented in her honor, something her family says they will ne  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 16 -- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center issued the following news: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) has earned its third consecutive ConventionSouth's 2023 Readers' Choice Award, the magazine's highest honor. More than 8,000 votes were cast by venue professionals to decide year's Readers' Choice winners - the most votes ever cast for this award. The recognition reflects the Convention Center's continued commitment to professi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 15 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, Governor John Bel Edwards announced the release of the inaugural Statewide Resilience Report and website launch, two significant milestones in Louisiana's commitment to enacting lasting improvements to build the state's capacity for resilience and climate adaptation. "During my eight years in office, we have witnessed an increase in the frequency, severity, and variety of e  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 15 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2023: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Tom Harris announced today that the State Mineral and Energy Board has approved the state's first-ever wind operating agreements in state offshore waters at its December meeting. The board approved a 6,162-acre property agreement for Diamond Offshore Wind La (DOW Wind) off the coast of Terrebonne a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 12 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: The Academy of Interactive Entertainment, which specializes in educating students in the development of visual effects, games and film, is the latest recipient of an award from the state's Entertainment Development Fund. Based at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, AIE will receive $750,000 to develop a virtual production studio, setting the stage for the development of accredited programs  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The home of Louisiana Tech University's latest major campus art installation, Aspire, will be named Guice Plaza in honor of the 14th president and first lady. The plaza's dedication to the Guices was announced during the president's retirement dinner in November, hosted by the Louisiana Tech Foundation Board of Directors. A full guestbook of family, friends, and University partners gathered in the Davison Athlet  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 16 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The Farming for the Future workshop, held at the LSU AgCenter Avoyelles Parish Extension Office on Dec. 8, offered beginning farmers information on risk and financial farm management. Participating in the workshop were farmers from Avoyelles, Rapides and Grant parishes who represented 20,000 acres in soybean and feed grain production. Justin Dufour, LSU AgCenter extension agent, said the wor  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The LSU AgCenter and LSU College of Agriculture announced the winners of their annual faculty and staff awards during a joint ceremony with the Southern University Ag Center and Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences Dec. 13 at the LSU Union Theatre. The winner of this year's Extension Excellence Award was Karen Martin, the 4-H coordinator for the N  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: * * * Research published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior closely measured cardiometabolic risk factors over two years * * * Diet quality among adolescents in the United States is among the worst across all age groups, putting young people at risk for heart attack, stroke, and diabetes, among other cardiometabolic diseases lat  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: Nearly two-dozen visiting professors from across the United States will converge at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center for LSU Law's annual Apprenticeship Week on Jan. 2-6, 2024. Among the visiting faculty are LSU Law alumni Mark Menezes ('81), president and CEO of the United States Energy Association (USEA), and Maryam Brown ('00), president of Southern California Gas  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 14 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: For a second year, K through 12 students across the state were invited to participate in the Louisiana Farm to School Art Contest by submitting unique pieces of artwork that captured the theme of "What Farm to School Means to Me." This year, over 200 students answered the call and submitted entries. After much deliberation by guest judges from the local art community, 13 budding artists were   more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Dec. 14 -- Louisiana State University Alexandria campus issued the following news: Louisiana State University of Alexandria (LSUA) is proud to announce a pioneering partnership with the Rapides Parish School Board to support Bolton Academy, the new academic and performing arts magnet school launching in the fall of 2024. Bolton Academy, designed to propel students to their highest potential, will offer a distinctive program integrating Science, Technology, Engineering,   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines The LSUS debate team wrapped up its fall season with an overall team win at the Louisiana Tech Hot and Spicy Tournament held in early December. LSUS won the individual debate sweepstakes and overall sweepstakes in a field of nine schools, which included host Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss. The team win is the first of the season for LSUS. "This fall has been a great exa  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- McNeese State University issued the following news: Melissa Blair Guilbeau, Nkem Nwaobi and Christy Roberts are the first Mcneese State University graduates of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing offered by the College of Nursing and Health Professions at the McNeese commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 8. McNeese's DNP program is a practice-based approach to prepare current nurse practitioners to care  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 14 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, in partnership with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, directed a letter to major companies who pulled their advertisements from X, formerly known as Twitter. The two attorneys general, who have partnered together on the landmark free speech case, Missouri v. Biden, to combat government censorship on social media platforms wanted to  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Professor Emeritus Robin McCarley and former LSU Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kevin Kelly have been elected as fellows to the National Academy of Inventors, or NAI. They are among 162 newly elected fellows. "Our researchers are engaged in the creation of new scientific knowledge, and LSU is a testbed for the applications of this new scientific knowledge. By providing t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 14 -- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary issued the following news: With upward trending enrollment numbers, campus renovations completed, and academic milestones marking the year, Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, looked back on 2023 with gratitude and joy. "At NOBTS and Leavell College, we are in a wonderful season of time," Dew said. "Every single day we see God's favor in the work that's happening on our  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary issued the following news on Dec. 12, 2023: By Marilyn Stewart Jamie Dew, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary president, called on graduates in Leavell Chapel, Dec. 8, to see graduation day not as a season of life ending, but rather the beginning of a time of much greater importance. Dew recalled his high school graduation to illustrate and explained how he felt at the time that life and everything familiar to hi  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls is able to continue its Tour Tuesday initiative by continuing its partnership with Entergy Louisiana. Tour Tuesday, a program focused on bringing underrepresented students to campus for tours, gives students a chance to see what a higher education can offer and provide. Since its inception in 2016, over 2,000 students and 26 high schools in Entergy and Nicholls' service area have toured Nichol  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 12 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: After earning a bachelor's degree in English from the University of New Orleans, Maurice Carlos Ruffin went on to earn a law degree and became a practicing attorney. However, he longed to be a writer, Ruffin said. Stories were his passion, Ruffin said Friday at UNO's Lakefront Arena where he delivered the keynote address during the fall commencement ceremony. "I had one little problem; I didn't  more

DENTON, Texas, Dec. 13 -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: Ryan Matthews is ready to exhale. When he was 17 years old, Matthews was convicted of a murder he did not commit. He spent five years on death row in Louisiana before DNA evidence exonerated him in 2004. Nearly 20 years later, Matthews is ready to steer his own ship and take back a life that was nearly stolen from him. Matthews takes a big step toward charting his course when he graduates from Texas Woman's on Dec  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: New Orleans area startups are staffing up and attracting more investment funding despite headwinds from higher interest rates, inflation and pessimism over the national economy, according to Tulane University's 2023 Greater New Orleans Startup Report. The report, compiled by the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane's A. B. Freeman School of Business, is based on a surv  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University researchers Tony Hu, PhD, and David Coy, PhD, have been named Fellows by the National Academy of Inventors, a prestigious distinction honoring the nation's brightest and most impactful innovators. The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) elected 162 academic inventors to its 2023 Class of Fellows. Of the 118 research universities and institutions represented, only six had more Fell  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: Xavier University of Louisiana alum Charles Marlin III ('22, '23) is educating students about the dangers of vaping as an education program coordinator at Ochsner Health. He accepted the position after interning with the health system through the Ochsner Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research (OXIHER). He credits the internship for providing him with the mentorship that has helped him get to wh  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 8 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: In a momentous celebration of scientific excellence, Dr. Florastina Payton-Stewart ('99), the associate provost for faculty affairs and professor of chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana, has been honored with the coveted Stanley C. Israel Award for the Southwest region by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The ACS has expressed its commitment to recognizing and honoring individuals who champion   more