LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Hiring of Autumn Hamit Patterson as New Arkansas Solicitor General Griffin: 'I am thrilled that Arkansas is getting such an extraordinary talent as Autumn to be our next Solicitor General' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing Autumn Hamit Patterson as the state's new Solicitor General: "I am plea  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 19 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Entergy reports 2024 financial results, initiates 2025 guidance Results in top half of guidance range for 9th consecutive year, company raises outlooks NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported fourth quarter 2024 earnings per share of 65 cents on an as-reported basis and 66 cents on an adjusted (non-GAAP) basis. For the full year, the company reported 2024 earnings per share of $2.45 on an as-re  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 21 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Entergy Texas receives approval on backup generation program Company partners with customers on solutions to provide a more reliable and resilient energy future for Southeast Texas THE WOODLANDS, Texas - In today's world, electricity is an essential part of our everyday life. People rely on energy to help power everything from electronics and appliances to public transportation and infrastru  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 17 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: * * * Fisheries summit to highlight research, industry information March 25 in Slidell SLIDELL, La. -- The LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant will hold the Louisiana Regional Fisheries Summit March 25 in Slidell. The daylong event, which will focus on freshwater impacts in the Pontchartrain Basin, will provide information relevant to the commercial and recreation-for-hire fishing industri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Emboldened by Trump, Texas and Louisiana Republicans Threaten to Punish Doctors Supplying Medication to Patients Fleeing Extreme Abortion Bans Arrow In response to Republicans' recent attacks on abortion shield laws, which protect abortion patients and providers from interstate criminal and civil penalties in abortion cases, DNC Communications Director Rosemary Boeglin released the followi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill gives update on lawsuit against Biden Era attempt to categorize 'Gender Dysphoria' and 'Transgenderism' as a Disability and threatens loss of federal funding Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued an update to a lawsuit she joined back in September 2024 with 16 other attorneys general challenging an unlawful Biden administration rule that would redefin  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Governor Jeff Landry Announces Chair of Louisiana Housing Corporation Baton Rouge, LA-- Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced Wendy Gentry will serve as the Chair of the Louisiana Housing Corporation. Wendy was first appointed to the board in April 2024. "Wendy has served LHC for nearly a year, where she has brought new ideas and innovation to the corporation. I am confident th  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Governor Jeff Landry Introduces Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Baton Rouge, LA-- Ahead of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, Governor Jeff Landry addressed his annual budget plan. This budget was built on the goal of flat funding for this fiscal year when compared to the last year and continues the trend of decreasing the overall amount of money that our government spends.   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 19 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: * * * LSU Law promotes Misty Gregoire to Assistant Dean of Finance-Administration After serving as LSU Law business manager for more than a decade, Misty Gregoire has been promoted to Assistant Dean of Finance-Administration at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She has been serving in the role on an interim basis since last July. In her new role, Gregoire will oversee the d  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Feb. 19 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: * * * UL Lafayette again earns Carnegie's prestigious R1 designation The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has again earned the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's prestigious R1 designation, which is evaluated every three years. R1 status places UL Lafayette among the nation's top tier of public and private research institutions, those with "very high resea  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 20 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * University Remembers the Legacy of Francis McMillan Parks Francis McMillan Parks, former director of Students Offering Service and African American Programs in Hendricks Chapel and a beloved community storyteller, died on Jan. 12. She was 87. Francis Parks holds a statue of American Folk musician Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten. (Photo by Stephanie Ellen Parks) Parks grew up in Odessa, Texas. She earned a bachelo  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Makes a Reproductive Freedom Announcement Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul made a reproductive freedom announcement. VIDEO : The event is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264, mp4). AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is   more