BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 22 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is leading a coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The State of Louisiana is joined by the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina,   more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, March 22 -- Augustana College issued the following news: Augustana College will host a free screening on April 4 of "Moved by Waters," a documentary focused on the network of people and organizations in Iowa and Illinois working toward improved water quality. The screening and following panel discussion are sponsored by Augustana's Upper Mississippi Center. The public event will be held at 7 p.m. in the Olin Auditorium, 820 38th St., Rock Island. Parking is available in  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 22 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State's Department of Mechanical Engineering is becoming a named academic school with a cornerstone endowment gift from alumnus Michael W. Hall and his wife Valarie. The Michael W. Hall School of Mechanical Engineering's namesake originally hails from Pontotoc County, Mississippi and now resides in Nashville, Tennessee, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is a 1995 MSU mechanical engineeri  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 22 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State will celebrate the university's impactful research during an extended Research Week April 2-12. With a theme of "Research that Matters," this year's Research Week includes several events to highlight the innovations that are driving solutions to current issues and shaping the future of scientific fields. The festivities include showcases, panels, a solar eclipse viewing event, researc  more

SENATOBIA, Mississippi, March 22 -- Northwest Mississippi Community College issued the following news release: Northwest Mississippi Community College's chapters of Phi Theta Kappa received awards at the Regional Awards Gala at William Carey University in Hattiesburg on Feb. 29 and March 1. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is an academic honor society for two-year colleges that provides students with opportunities for leadership, service, and scholarship. Northwest has been a recipient of awards in the p  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, March 22 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: Ellen Vinzant understands when potential donors hesitate to give blood. The office manager in the Office of Public Safety admits to feeling a few butterflies whenever she steps into the Mississippi Blood Services donor van during Mississippi College's blood drives. Yet the former Long Beach resident always leaves gratified by the experience. "I leave delighted that I'm able to do this for my community," said Vinz  more