SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Nov. 13 -- The Caddo Parish Public Schools issued the following news: Four Captain Shreve High School educators are preparing to head to Baltimore on Nov. 21-24 to lead a series of roundtable discussions at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) annual conference. Library media specialist Maureen Barclay and teachers Amy Douglas, Sarah Hamm and Dottie Reeser have been selected to share the foundational research that guided their inquiry and reflective practic  more

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, Nov. 13 -- Cleco, a regulated utility company, issued the following news release: William "Bill" Fontenot, president and chief executive officer of Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC ("Cleco"), was elected 2nd vice president of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) during the organization's 2019 annual meeting. "AEIC is more than 100 years old and provides a wealth of industry information, including best practices, to energy companies throughout the United Sta  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 14 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. F. Alex Feltus, Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry at Clemson will give the next lecture in Louisiana Tech University's New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Series. Feltus' presentation, titled "21st Century (Q1-Q2) Bio-Computing: Systems, Algorithms, Data, Science" will be held at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 16 in University Hall. The event is free and open to the public. "We are delighted to host Dr. Feltus on our  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 14 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: The recent freeze has sugarcane growers anxious, but as of right now, the advice from the LSU AgCenter is don't panic. Kenneth Gravois, AgCenter sugarcane specialist, said it's too early to tell what effect the sub-freezing temperatures felt on Nov. 13 will have on the crop. "Every freeze event is different, and it will take at least a week to determine the effect of this freeze," Gr  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 12 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that $10 million of recovery funds from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav will be used to build roughly 50 new permanent residential houses for Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Nov. 11. The project is being managed and accomplished through a joint effort between Edwards and the State of Louisiana, the Louisiana National Guard Fou  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that a coalition of state, local and university officials has been formed to save the six lakes surrounding the LSU campus. The coalition includes the State of Louisiana, the City of Baton Rouge, BREC, LSU, the LSU Athletic Department and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. The governor also announced that the LSU Real Estate and Facilities Foundation will be in   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 11 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards joined local, state and federal officials in Bossier City today at the Cyber Innovation Center to commit $10 million in Capital Outlay funding to build a new, state-of-the-art Louisiana Tech Research Institute (LTRI) at the National Cyber Research Park. The LTRI facility will provide a specially designed collaborative space that will enable Louisiana Tech University, other ma  more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Nov. 13 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: For cattle producers, artificial insemination (AI) is an affordable way to introduce desirable genetics to a herd and improve herd management, especially for smaller commercial and farm operations. "Better genetics increases profits by reducing production costs and producing better calves with improved trait selection, like fertility and productivity, with greater quality of product,"   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 14 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Union Parish High School recently began piloting an innovative class in partnership with Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC), and the Union Parish Chamber of Commerce. The Computing Technology Industry Association, known as CompTIA, is the global leading provider of vendor-neutral information technology certifications. This non-profit organization has provided training and certific  more

WINNSBORO, Louisiana, Nov. 15 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: Rasel Parvej recently joined the LSU AgCenter Northeast Region faculty as assistant professor serving as a soil fertility and agronomy specialist. Parvej will have statewide responsibilities in row crop soil fertility. After receiving both bachelor's and master's degrees from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Parvej earned a doctorate in soil fertility and nutrient management from the  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 15 [TNSgrants-NIH] -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Prabhu Arumugam, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering/Institute for Micromanufacturing at Louisiana Tech, has secured a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in collaboration with Advanced Diamond Technologies, a small business located in Romeoville, Illinois. The award will fund further development of a brain chemical pr  more

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 14 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm has represented Lotte Chemical USA Corporation ("LC USA"), a member company of the Lotte Group, on its sale of a 34.79% membership interest in LACC LLC ("LACC") to Eagle US 2 LLC ("Eagle US"), a subsidiary of Westlake Chemical Corporation, for a purchase price of approximately US$816.5 million. LACC is a joint venture between LC USA an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: RGA Right Direction PAC, an organization supported by the Republican Governors Association (RGA), today released a new digital ad campaign exposing Governor John Bel Edwards false claim that "not one" violent criminal has been released on his watch. The digital ad, titled "Not One," breaks down Edwards' disingenuous statement, made repeatedly in the recent Louisiana Public Broadcasting debate, that n  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: RGA Right Direction PAC, an organization supported by the Republican Governors Association (RGA), today released its fourth television ad in the Louisiana runoff election. Titled "Clueless," the ad exposes John Bel Edwards' sheer incompetence and lack of leadership when Louisiana was faced with an historic natural disaster. In 2016, when 6.9 trillion gallons of rain led to historic flooding across par  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Nov. 13 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University Professor of Philosophy Jeffrey Bell is temporarily living abroad thanks to a prestigious Leverhulme Fellowship. This semester Bell, a resident of Covington, is working as a Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor at the School of Politics, International Relations, and Philosophy at Royal Holloway College in the University of London. The Leverhulme Trust awards such  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The early voting numbers put Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards in a good position to win on Saturday. Early voting was up 30 percent compared to the primary and African-American turnout as a total percentage of the electorate increased 6 percentage points. Overall Democratic turnout increased by 6 points compared to the primary. President Trump held a rally in Monroe last week to boost turnout in the early vo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 14 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Bryan Washington, a graduate of the University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop, is the winner of the 2019 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. The national award, which carries a $15,000 cash prize, is given annually by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to recognize the talent of promising new African American fiction writers. Washington, who earned his Master of Fine Arts from  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: With one day before the runoff, all signs point to Republicans panicking in Louisiana. Republicans are worried about the suburbs, Abraham supporters, and Democratic turnout in early voting. Despite Trump winning the state by 20 points in 2016, the RNC dumped $2 million into Louisiana to try and bail out Eddie Rispone. Trump has visited the state a total of three times this fall and is "much needed help" for   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 11 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news: * * * - Xavier University Announces Women of Xavier Philanthropy Circle Initiative * * * Xavier University of Louisiana has announced a new philanthropic endeavor, the Women of Xavier Philanthropy Circle, an initiative designed to capture the growing surge of women across the globe who are fulfilling their desire for involvement and transformative action. The Circle will have several objectives, inc  more