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State Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday February 18, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Entergy to Report Full-Year 2023 Financial Results on Feb. 22
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- Entergy issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Entergy will report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 financial results before the market opens Thursday, Feb. 22. Drew Marsh, chair and chief executive officer, Kimberly Fontan, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and company leaders invite you to listen to a live webcast discussion of Entergy's financial results at 10 a.m. Central time that day. The webcast may be a  more

Lamar University Professor Dr. Debbie Troxclair Elected President of AGTS-Louisiana
BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University's Dr. Debbie Troxclair has been elected as the President of the Association for Gifted & Talented Students (AGTS-Louisiana). Dr. Troxclair's experience with AGTS-Louisiana began in the late 1980s when she taught a pull-out class for gifted learners in St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. At that time, the organization provided crucial professional and personal support to educators and parents of gifted and t  more

LSU to Host 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, LSU will host 25 of Africa's bright, emerging Civic Engagement leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiativ  more

Southeastern Louisiana University: Boyet Junior High Student Wins Region 8 Science Fair
HAMMOND, Louisiana, Feb. 17 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Judah Fastring of Boyet Junior High School in Slidell was the overall winner of the 2024 Region 8 Science Fair at Southeastern Louisiana University Feb. 2. His winning project, "On a Roll," received first place honors in the physics and astronomy category. All first and second place regional winners will advance to the state science fair later this spring at Louisiana State University. Additio  more

UNO Sociology Professor Jeffrey Parker Awarded $211K National Science Foundation Grant
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: University of New Orleans sociology professor Jeffrey Parker, whose research interests include studying neighborhoods, place reputation and gentrification, has been awarded a $211,309 grant from the National Science Foundation. As an urban sociologist, Parker is broadly interested in issues of place reputation at the level of neighborhood, city, and region. More specifically, his work focuses on  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Challenges Social Media Censorship
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Murthy v. Missouri. The brief, led by the State of Montana, supports a challenge to the federal government's recent censoring of privately held opinions on online platforms. The States of Missouri and Louisiana sued the federal government over allegations that it "engaged in a broad pressure campaign d  more