BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) spoke at the start-up event for ExxonMobil's new polypropylene production unit, at their Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant. The project creates more than 65 new, full-time jobs, and requires 650 workers to build. It will be used to create durable plastics for car and appliance parts, food packaging, and personal care items. "People here are proud of this faci  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works (No. IN11723) on Jan. 10, 2023, by natural resources policy specialists Nicole T. Carter and natural resources policy analyst Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works: Policy Primer Congress  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45242) on Jan. 9, 2023, entitled "Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Private Flood Insurance Outside the NFIP: Issues and Barriers One of the reasons that Congress created the NFIP in 1968 was the general unavailability of flood insurance from private insurers. Private flood insurance was offered between 1895 and 1927, but losses incur  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 21 (TNSawa) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: A University of Mississippi English instructor described by colleagues as a "shining example" among educators has been selected as the 2023 Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year. She will deliver a special lecture as part of her honor. Beth Spencer, senior lecturer in English, said she is appreciative of the award because it was so unexpected. "I'm honored to be included with  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 19 (TNSfund) -- The University of Toledo issued the following news release: The ancient Native American city of Cahokia is located near modern-day St. Louis, on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. That's where archaeologist Dr. Melissa Baltus, an associate professor of anthropology at The University of Toledo, does her prehistoric research going back nearly nine centuries. The National Science Foundation recently awarded Baltus a five-year, $185,779 grant to study n  more