NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Entergy Arkansas philanthropic giving, volunteerism has record year LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Philanthropic giving from Entergy Arkansas topped $1.8 million in 2024, with 240 nonprofit partners with similar missions to improve communities and the lives of its citizens across the state receiving grants of $5,000 on average. While providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity to more than  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 27 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Entergy commits to a six-point plan for customers across Louisiana As one of only two Fortune 500 companies based in Louisiana, Entergy sets out to mark a century of service to the state by committing to power progress in the future through an aggressive six-point plan that will be carried out over the next decade for the people of Louisiana. The "Louisiana 100 Plan" is a series of six specific goals Entergy   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 27 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Entergy sale of gas distribution business to Delta Utilities receives final approval With the East Baton Rouge Parish authorization of the sale and approval to transfer its natural gas franchise rights within the City of Baton Rouge, Entergy moves toward the sale of its gas distribution business to Delta Utilities. The transaction is set to finalize with a switchover date anticipated for late summer, 2025. En  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 26 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Entergy sale of gas distribution business to Delta Utilities receives final approval With the East Baton Rouge Parish authorization of the sale and approval to transfer its natural gas franchise rights within the City of Baton Rouge, Entergy moves toward the sale of its gas distribution business to Delta Utilities. The transaction is set to finalize with a switchover date anticipated for   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hall to Speak at Smarter, Faster Payments in New Orleans Taft Associate Aisha Hall will speak at the upcoming Smarter, Faster Payments conference on April 29 in New Orleans, Louisiana. During her session, "Payments Law and Regulation Playing Catch-Up With the Payments Industry", Hall will address recent legal and regulatory developments impacting the relationship between financial in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Counsels Slant Energy III on Partnership with Pearl Energy Investments Kirkland & Ellis advised Slant Energy III, LLC, a newly formed upstream oil and gas exploration and production company, on its partnership with Dallas-based Pearl Energy Investments, a private oil and gas investment firm. Headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, Slant III will pursue acquis  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 28 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following statement on a letter sent to the POTUS on the suspension and revocation of Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations: * * * "I sent a letter along with my fellow attorneys general Lynn Fitch of Mississippi and Ken Paxton of Texas, to President Trump and Interior Secretary Burgum, to discuss our shared goal of immediately reversing the harmful policies of the Biden a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * Governor Jeff Landry Working Toward Plan for Reoccurring Domestic Violence Services Funding Baton Rouge, LA-- Governor Jeff Landry is committed to working with the Legislature to allocate permanent funding in the fiscal budget for domestic violence services, including shelters. For the last two fiscal years, the Legislature appropriated one-time funding for domestic violence s  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Governor Jeff Landry's Fiscal Responsibility Program to Partner with Louisiana Legislative Auditor Baton Rouge, LA-- Today, Governor Jeff Landry's Fiscal Responsibility Czar, Steve Orlando, announced a partnership between the Governor's Fiscal Responsibility Program and the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. The partnership aims to identify / drive efficiencies, waste reduction and   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 26 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * AG Fitch Urges the U.S. Senate to Confirm Harmeet Dhillon as United States Assistant Attorney General (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch led a letter urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Harmeet Dhillon to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. The letter was signed by all four Republican women Attorney  more

MILPITAS, California, Feb. 28 -- Tarana Wireless Inc., a next-generation fixed wireless access, issued the following news: * * * PhireLink BEAD Grant Demonstrates Savings with Tarana ngFWA Delivering reliable broadband at a fraction of the time and cost of wired solutions, next-generation fixed wireless optimizes BEAD funding to close the digital divide. Farmerville, Louisiana and Milpitas, California -- February 27, 2025 -- PhireLink, an internet service provider (ISP) in three Southern sta  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Feb. 25 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: * * * Southeastern receives new research designation Southeastern Louisiana University is now one of the national "Research Colleges and Universities" thanks to a new research designation from the American Council on Education and the 2025 Carnegie Classifications. Southeastern Louisiana University is now one of the national "Research Colleges and Universities" thanks to a new research designa  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, March 1 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: * * * Southeastern to host 2025 Louisiana Recovery Capital Conference Southeastern Louisiana University is hosting a two-day learning experience for mental health professionals with the Louisiana Recovery Capital Conference March 13 and 14. "We are honored to host this conference through our partnership with the Office of Behavioral Health, Florida Parishes Human Service Authority, and our con  more