NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 5 -- HMSHost, a creator of dining for travel venues, issued the following news release: It's no secret that New Orleans is a foodie town and its visitors plan vacations around where to eat and drink. People coming to New Orleans can now add restaurants at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to those lists. New dining options include 15 leading restaurants, many from New Orleans' finest chefs, brought to the airport by global restaurateur HMSHost   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The Caddo Parish Public Schools issued the following news: Caddo Parish set the pace for student growth, becoming one of only two districts in Louisiana to improve in all nine categories of student performance assessed by the state, according to data released Wednesday by the Louisiana Department of Education. The data revealed Caddo earned the highest performance score for a large, urban system and the district doubled the number of schools that increased the  more

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, Nov. 5 -- Cleco, a regulated utility company, issued the following news release: Today, Cleco employees and mascot, Hot Spot, opened car doors, greeted students, gave high fives and more at Buckeye Elementary in Deville, La. in support of a new initiative by the Rapides Parish School Board called "Together Tuesdays." The school board recently implemented "Together Tuesdays" to offer innovative and creative ways for employers and the community to become more involved with   more

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- Cleco, a regulated utility company, issued the following news release: Today, Cleco received the 2019 Leaders in Philanthropy Award presented by the Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) during an awards ceremony at the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette. Each year, the CFA recognizes and celebrates outstanding individuals, couples and businesses who have made an impact in their community through philanthropic giving. Bill Fontenot, president and CEO of  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) Chairman and CEO Leo Denault and members of Entergy's executive team plan to participate in investor meetings from Sunday, Nov. 10 to Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 during the 54th Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference. Handout materials will be posted on the Investor Relations section of Entergy's corporate website at www.entergy.com on Saturday, Nov. 9. Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ET  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana customers in Southwest Louisiana are now being served by a stronger, more resilient grid with the completion of a nearly $100 million project. The upgrade covered approximately 900 square miles, almost all of which is within Jefferson Davis Parish, and included the construction of new transmission lines as well as rebuilding many existing lines. Both the new and rebuilt sections of line use steel str  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy employees recently provided residents of Port Gibson with a warmer, brighter future. From October 14-24, this community volunteer event, called "Engage 2019," winterized 130 homes across all six Port Gibson wards and improved aesthetics of the downtown area. "Port Gibson is our community," said Eric Larson, site vice president of Entergy's GrandGulf Nuclear Station. "The community is one of Entergy's stakehold  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Arkansas native and legendary coach Bear Bryant said, "It is not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference." Maumelle Economic Development officials have both the will to win and the will to prepare for the creation of jobs and attraction of capital investment to Arkansas. Maumelle economic development officials were recognized at the Jess Odom Community Center by Entergy Arkansas' Offi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy crews have confirmed that a non-Entergy contractor installing underground fiber optic cable in downtown New Orleans inadvertently bored into an electrical line knocking out power to City Hall and Civil District Court. The incident took place at approximately 1:00 this afternoon near the intersection of Poydras and Rampart Streets. The damage caused by the contractor was more severe than initially assessed and   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Hector Vila to the Florida Board of Medicine. Hector Vila Vila, of Tampa, is a founding partner at Pediatric Dental Anesthesia. He was appointed to the Florida Board of Medicine in 2016 and subsequently elected vice-chair. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and his doctor of medicine from Louisiana State University.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 8 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Lori G. Cohen, co-chair of the global Litigation Practice of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will speak at the Louisiana State Bar Association's (LSBA) 19th Annual Complex Litigation Symposium at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, Nov. 8, 2019. The annual symposium brings together the nation's top complex litigation professionals who are writing about, presiding over, and litigating the most significant c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The Houston Airport System issued the following news release: The Ellington Airport Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Utility Building won double honors in the recent Engineering News-Record (ENR) regional awards competitions. ENR is widely recognized as the "Bible" of the construction industry and is considered among the industry's most respected publications. The ATCT won a Best Project award in the category of Airport/Transit: https://www.enr.com/blogs/4-texas-l  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Testronic executive Mike Betti announced the company will launch a new 150-job testing facility for digital games in New Orleans. As one of the leading quality assurance firms in the digital gaming industry, Testronic provides outsourced testing services to a global game-development clientele. Testronic will open its new quality assurance location in the New Orleans   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined the Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Dr. Shawn D. Wilson, along with a number of state and local officials, to celebrate the completion of a bridge replacement on US 80 near Minden in Webster Parish. This replacement work was announced in October 2019 as part of a larger commitment to investing in infrastructure and workforce training to ben  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Site Selection announced Louisiana ranks among the Top 10 states in the U.S. for best business climate for the 10th year in a row. The magazine ranked Louisiana No. 10 in its 2019 analysis of the top locations for business investment and job creation. Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio held the top three spots in the magazine's Top Business Climates ranking. Site Selection bases its business c  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved assistance through low-interest federal disaster loans to New Orleans businesses affected by the Hard Rock Hotel collapse which occurred on October 12, 2019. Impacts to businesses near the structure are expected to continue well into 2020 due to street closures, structure stability, debris and clean up. Surveys from the city indicate at least  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced expansions by three biotech firms - AxoSim, Cadex Genomics and Obatala Sciences - that will create 135 new direct jobs at the University of New Orleans and the New Orleans BioInnovation Center, a biotech incubator where all three firms launched local startup operations. AxoSim's innovative neuroscience drug discovery platf  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Nov. 5 -- LifePoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) and LifePoint Health have announced an agreement to further expand their existing joint venture (JV) partnership with the purchase of one home health provider with a location in Wilmington, Ohio, and two hospice providers located in Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Lewiston, Idaho. The organizations will share ownership of CMH Home Health Care, Casa de la Paz Hospice, and St  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is encouraging consumers to be mindful of several child products that have recently been recalled. "In order to help ensure the well-being of all Louisiana children, I urge parents and guardians to take a brief moment to learn about these recalled products," said General Landry. "I would do anything to ensure the safety of my child; and as your Atto  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on the death of author Ernest J. Gaines: "It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Ernest J. Gaines, a native Louisianan who used his immense vision and literary talents to tell the stories of African Americans in the South. We are all blessed that Ernest left words and stories that will continue to inspire many generations to come. "Born in poverty in Pointe Coupee, Ernest would go on t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement: Gov. John Bel Edwards released the following statement about Louisiana's quarterly gross domestic product, which is the highest quarterly GDP on record for the state, according to data from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis released today. Louisiana's GDP grew at a rate of 1.7 percent, the 29th fastest in the nation, outpacing other Southern states like Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina a  more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Nov. 8 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: The LSU AgCenter will host its second annual conference highlighting applications of digital data in agriculture on Jan. 23, 2020. This free event will be from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the State Evacuation Shelter on U.S. Highway 71 south of Alexandria. Lunch will be provided. The theme of this year's conference is "Practical Applications of Precision Agriculture." Presentations from Ag  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: About four years ago, LSU Law Professor Michael Malinowski was feeling "pretty burned out" with writing academic legal papers. "I've always loved expository writing," says the author of several academic books and more than 50 law review articles, whose expertise is biotechnology and related health care and bioethics issues. "But legal writing can be a very stifling genre. I wan  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is proud to announce that eight of our lawyers authored or co-authored chapters in the latest edition of the Practising Law Institute's (PLI) Consumer Financial Services Answer Book. In addition, McGlinchey Member Thomas M. Hanson (Dallas) co-edited the book. The 2020 edition is the leading desk reference for consumer financial services lawyers and compliance profession  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford PLLC will host a seminar discussing up-to-the-minute information on topics of interest to in-house banking counsel, from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, at The Club in Birmingham. The agenda will cover topics ranging from employee compensation, to cybersecurity, to ethical challenges, to cannabis banking, to Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) considerations  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: President Trump's rhetoric on Louisiana's economy is just partisan politics, and what he said Friday at a rally in Mississippi proves it. At the rally, Trump repeatedly praised the performance of Mississippi's economy under a Republican governor, saying "jobs are booming, confidence is soaring, wages are rising" and praising Mississippi's "lowest unemployment rate." Trump has criticized Louisiana's economic   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Nov. 5 -- The Caddo Parish Public Schools issued the following news: Seven Caddo schools earned a spot on the coveted Early Childhood Education Honor Roll with three schools garnering the highest rankings in the state, according to data released Tuesday by the Louisiana Department of Education. The schools are among nearly 400 publicly funded early childhood sites to land on the state's Early Childhood Honor Roll as a result of their performance in 2018-2019. Recognizing  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce the inclusion of six attorneys in the firm's Birmingham, Jackson, and Nashville offices in the 2019 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers. These attorneys were recognized across nine practice areas spanning various business, corporate, and litigation arenas. Attorneys from the Birmingham office ranked in the 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list were re  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University Associate Professor of Education Gerlinde Beckers received the Iva Dean Cook Educator of the Year Award recently at the 2019 Division of Career Development & Transition International Conference in Seattle. The practitioner honor is awarded to an educator, including a higher education professional, who has demonstrated outstanding commitment and service to the car  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: LSU AgCenter scientists and agents have begun a series of workshops to help develop the tea industry in Louisiana. With collaborations among AgCenter faculty, extension agents and tea growers, two recent workshops focused on growing the tea plant and processing tea leaves. The program is designed for prospective specialty growers who are considering commercial production of tea as a new a  more

DEERFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 6 -- Walgreens, a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance, issued the following news release: * * * - First Monthly Walgreens Flu Index for October 2019 Shows Louisiana and Nevada Leading Texas on the State List for Flu Activity * * * Flu season is ramping up and new data released today by Walgreens is a strong reminder that now is the time to roll up your sleeve and get your annual flu shot if you haven't already. The first monthly report from the Walgreens Flu Inde  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: While President Trump and Eddie Rispone attack Gov. Edwards on the economy, the White House was certainly not on the same page. The Advocate noted, "It was as if Edwards had temporarily hacked into the White House's Twitter feed." Last week, the President visited Mississippi and touted the state's economy, which is underperforming Louisiana's economy by a wide margin. The White House's tweets touting Louisia  more