PINEVILLE, Louisiana, Feb. 12 -- Cleco, a regulated utility company, issued the following news release: Cleco is celebrating Black History Month in February by sponsoring events that educate and inspire its customers and communities. "We've partnered with organizations across our service territory to host events that celebrate the history and culture of African Americans," said Normanique Preston, chief human resources and diversity officer for Cleco. "The goal is to educate as well as celebra  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 11 -- The Disney Cruise Lines issued the following news release: Disney Cruise Line has just embarked on an inaugural season sailing from New Orleans. This also marks the very first time that Disney Cruise Line has had a homeport in Louisiana. On the Disney Wonder's first departure from the Crescent City on Feb. 7, 2020, the ship received a celebratory bon voyage from Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen and members of the traditional New Orleans Treme Brass Band. This cruise t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) will report fourth quarter earnings results before market open on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, and host a teleconference at 10:00 a.m. CT that day to discuss the earnings announcement and the company's financial performance. The teleconference may be accessed by dialing 844-309-6569, conference ID 1253867, no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the call or by visiting Entergy's web  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 11 -- The Kentucky National Guard issued the following news: Following the resignation of General Frank Wolford, as Adjutant General on March 7, 1870, Kentucky Governor John W. Stevenson, immediately filled the vacancy with Josiah Stoddard Johnston, who became Kentucky's Eleventh Adjutant General when he took over the office on 8 March 1870. J. Stoddard Johnston, Sr., lawyer, journalist, political figure and soldier was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 10,   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed Louisiana native Dr. Courtney N. Phillips, to lead the Louisiana Department of Health. Phillips returns to LDH after leading health departments in two other states. In October 2018, Phillips became the first woman to serve as the executive commissioner of Texas Health and Human Services (HHS). Before joining Texas HHS, Phillips served as the chief executive officer   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an executive order formally establishing the Governor's Advisory Council on Rural Revitalization. The Council will identify the needs and issues facing Louisiana's vital rural communities as well as solutions to removing any barriers that prohibit them from being more productive, healthy and attractive places to live and work. "Rural communities across the country are   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 11 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement: Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statement on the guilty plea of Holden Matthews on six state charges and six federal charges, including six total hate crime charges, for setting three historic African-American churches on fire in St. Landry Parish last spring. Gov. Edwards said: "These unthinkable acts deprived three church communities of not only their places of worship, but their sense of  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and E.I. Williams Industries President Jim Williams announced the Canadian company will establish a Louisiana facility to manufacture industrial sound-control equipment in Webster Parish. E.I. Williams will create 100 new direct jobs at an existing facility in the North Webster Parish Industrial District, where the company will make a $700,000 capital investment. E.I. Willia  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the RESTORE Council has voted to approve $130 million in Deepwater Horizon oil spill dollars to fund the River Reintroduction into the Maurepas Swamp project, a major win for the state's coastal program. Administered by Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the project will revitalize 45,000 acres of the Maurepas Swamp, the state's seco  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Stephen Handwerk: Friday, The Advocate released a series of reports based on investigations into Attorney General Jeff Landry's firm importing workers with the help of a felon who broke immigration laws. "It's alarming that Attorney General Jeff Landry believes the law applies to others, but not himself." "This report shows that Landry isn't just a fraud and a hypocrite, but  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the Democratic presidential nominating contest continues, Louisiana Democrats are looking toward April 4 and sharing the details of the state's presidential preference primary. Louisiana will vote for a Democratic nominee in an April 4 primary. Of the four states voting on April 4, Louisiana will award the most delegates. Candidates will compete for 61 total delegates, nearly double that of   more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Feb. 14 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) Federal Co-Chairman Chris Caldwell announced Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has been named the 2020 DRA States' Co-Chairman. DRA's Board of Governors annually elect a States' Co-Chairman to work directly with the Federal Co-Chairman on economic development and growth in the Delta region. "Governor Edwards has demonstrated a lifetime of leadership and service,  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 11 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. T-35439) involving Riculfy Livery: In re: Cancellation of Common Carrier Certificate Number 8046 for failure to maintain the required insurance coverage on file with the Commission pursuant to Commission's General Order dated January 12, 1976. ORDER OF DISMISSAL The Louisiana Public Service Commission ("Commission") issued a citation to Riculfy Livery, LLC of Chalmette, Louisiana (the "C  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Feb. 11 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: The LSUS College of Education and Human Sciences announces a collaboration with Fort Polk military base to create a 24-hour series of courses in adult education counseling and advising at both the undergraduate and graduate levels for military personnel and federal employees - the first of its kind in the southeastern region of the United States. The curriculum runs on a 7-week semester an  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * - Newly Discovered Mineral named for LSU Geology Professor Barb Dutrow * * * Like stars and ships, it's rare for a new mineral to be named after a living person. Exactly that honor was accorded in December to LSU mineralogist Dr. Barb Dutrow by the International Mineralogical Association. The new mineral "dutrowite" is a member of the tourmaline family of gemstone minerals. Tourmalines hav  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 14 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal will hold oral arguments at LSU Law on Wednesday, Feb.19 in the Robinson Courtroom beginning at 9:30 a.m. The First Circuit is one of five Louisiana intermediate appellate courts. The First Circuit's territorial jurisdiction extends over 16 parishes in the southeastern part of Louisiana. The court is domiciled in Baton Rouge and norm  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The Louisiana Tech Department of History's Black History Month commemoration speaker event will feature Cultural Heritage Tourism Entrepreneur Joseph Dunn, who will give a presentation titled "The Faces of Slavery: Tourism beyond the Myths of the American South on a Louisiana Creole Plantation," at 6:30 pm. Monday, Feb. 17, in University Hall Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. A deep understa  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Mark E. Romero, Chairman of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors and Executive Vice President of Brown & Brown Gulf States, will serve as the keynote speaker for the University's Winter Commencement Ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7, in Thomas Assembly Center on the Ruston campus. A resident of New Iberia, Romero is an alum of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he received a  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Feb. 11 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's Master of Science in Computer Science has been ranked as a top 2020 program by the TFE Times. It is the top ranked master's degree in computer science in Louisiana and one of only two programs in the state to make the list. Students enrolled in the master's degree program at Louisiana Tech have opportunities to engage in innovative research across a number of disciplines and are often  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 14 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that Andrew Hall has joined the firm's Consumer Financial Services Regulatory Compliance team as Licensing Manager. In this role, Andrew will supervise licensing team members working to obtain and maintain consumer finance related licenses, serve as client point of contact to coordinate applications and supporting documents, and sustain producti  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Nicholls State University online English program is one of the best in the country according to a new ranking by OnlineCourseReport.com. Nicholls ranked No. 2 and is the only school in Louisiana to make the top 10 list. The website factored graduation rate, affordability, student-to-faculty ratio and accreditation in the rankings. "This ranking says that our program offers academic excellence at  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Feb. 14 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: A Nicholls State University professor is headed to Paris next month to discuss how technology is transforming the business landscape as part of the Pole Universitaire Leonard de Vinci International Week. Dr. Andy Simoncelli, associate professor of mass communication and director of distance education, will teach two 3-hour sessions to a total of 80 students. His presentation is "Digital Transformatio  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Feb. 14 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Louisiana University is hosting a digital marketing series in Hammond. The series consists of three separate workshops scheduled in February and March and features Orhan McMillan, founder and managing partner of dezinsINTERACTIVE, as guest speaker. Co-sponsored by the US Small Business Administration, the workshops are scheduled fro  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Feb. 14 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: The Department of History and Political Science at Southeastern Louisiana University will host its annual lecture series in honor of Black History Month. This series will feature three lectures that are all free and open to the public. The first lecture, "Creole Culture and Civil Rights: The New Orleans Connection," by Tim Chauvin, is scheduled Monday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. in the Student Union Th  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Feb. 6 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The National Academy of Arts & Sciences likes the way UL Lafayette filmmaker Charles Richard tells a war story. The academy has awarded a Louisiana Public Broadcasting film written by Richard a Suncoast Emmy Award (https://suncoastchapter.org/awards/) for Best Historical Documentary. "Seize & Secure: The Battle for La Fiere" is the first documentary to delve into a World War II air   more