Ernie Ballard
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Ernie Ballard
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Senior Director of Communications and Marketing at Pennington Biomedical. Former media relations director at LSU.

Lots of Saints, Pelicans, Braves and LSU posts
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Pennington Biomedical Encourages “Small Shifts” for a Healthier, More Energized Holiday Season www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2... #SmallShifts
Fall pies
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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This Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, we’re calling attention to the science that could change lives. Help us spread the word.
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#childhoodobesity #pediatricresearch #pediatrichealth
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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💪🐯💪🫄🏋️ SPEAKER Announcement!!!

Coming all the way from @penningtonbiomed.bsky.social
to #IBEC2026 Dr. Leanne Redman is heading up our session on the effects of parental exercise! Cannot wait!!

#40WeekCountdown
September 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Pennington Biomedical has launched Greaux Healthy—an initiative developed in partnership with the State of Louisiana to support kids’ health at every age. Backed by 35 years of research, it offers tools and programs for families, providers, and educators: www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2... #WBTTW
June 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Sources say Willie Green has lost virtually all player support and yet ownership insists he be retained. It's not about Joe Dumars, it's about the process leading up to this. The dysfunction starts at the top.

New at the substack:

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Pelicans’ Problem Isn’t Joe Dumars - It’s Ownership’s Shortsighted Approach
Mandates, Misplaced Loyalty, and the Cost of Ignoring Player Voices
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April 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Pennington Biomedical’s Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory Authors Childhood Obesity’s Most Downloaded Paper of 2024 www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2... #PBRC #PBRCresearch
Dr. Amanda Staiano and Dr. Alyssa Button
January 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Not your typical Tuesday in South Louisiana. We hope everyone enjoyed today’s snowfall and stays warm. A special thanks goes out to the Pennington Biomedical security and facilities teams for always taking care of the Center even when we’re closed for weather emergencies #PBRCfam
January 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Three researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center served on the Lancet Commission on Clinical Obesity, a global group that generated a new approach to diagnosing clinical obesity. To learn more abou the new consensus on #obesity, visit ow.ly/aQ5F50UHW9E
January 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Dr. Stephanie Waldrop recently joined Pennington Biomedical as an assistant professor in the Clinical Sciences division. Learn more about her and her reserach career at www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2.... #WBTTW #ScholarshipFirst
December 5, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Baton Rouge is home to two of the world’s most influential researchers: Dr. Steven Heymsfield and Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk: patch.com/louisiana/ba... #WBTTW #ScholarshipFirst
Baton Rouge Home to Two of the World’s Most Influential Researchers
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December 3, 2024 at 3:42 PM