HOUMA, Louisiana, March 14 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release on March 13, 2023: The ACLU of Louisiana has defeated qualified immunity for the fourth time. This time, against the Louisiana State Police (LSP), overcoming the enormous legal challenge in a lawsuit that also names the Houma Police Department and the Terrebonne Police Department. The suit concerns the unjust seizure and wrongful death of Mr. Miguel Nevarez, a 36-year-old Afr  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 18 (TNSper) -- The American Academy of Dermatology Association issued the following news release: Three new officers and four new board members will be installed immediately upon conclusion of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, the world's largest dermatologic society. The officers and board members are all board-certified dermatologists and members of the AAD, the world's largest dermatologic society that represents more than 20,800 ph  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 18 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: In response to a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protection for two freshwater mussels in five southern states and designated 1,860 river miles as critical habitat. "These long-overdue protections for the Texas heelsplitter and Louisiana pigtoe would toss a lifeline to two special critters that won't survive without Endangered Spe  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, March 16 (TNSgov) -- Earthworks issued the following news release and letter on March 15, 2023: Earthworks sent a letter to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) demanding the agency respond to pollution complaints of liquefied methane gas (LNG) and petrochemical facilities in Southwest Louisiana submitted to the agency last year. Earthworks submitted visual evidence of harmful pollution to the agency on August 15 on behalf of residents, requesting a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 16 (TNSper) -- The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry issued the following news release: The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) is pleased to announce that Jim Patterson, LABI's vice president of government relations, has been named LABI interim president and CEO. Patterson has served LABI for more than 30 years and currently oversees and coordinates the day-to-day activities of LABI's lobbying team at the Capitol. He also directs the  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 17 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: The ACLU of Louisiana and Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP - on behalf of their client Mr. Timothy Watkins - and the City of Hammond, Louisiana, today reached a settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by Tangipahoa Parish resident Timothy Watkins against the City and several Hammond police officers. The case, Watkins v. Fox, et al., allege  more

CAMERON PARISH, Louisiana, March 17 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: Yesterday evening, Sierra Club, on behalf of itself and Center for Biological Diversity, Healthy Gulf, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and Turtle Island Restoration Network, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approving another methane gas export facility - Commonwealth LNG - in Southwest Louisiana. The groups argue that FERC violated the Nationa  more

NEW YORK, March 15 (TNSawa) -- The National Action Network issued the following news release: Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will honor Tyler Perry with the President's Award at the Keepers of the Dream Awards this year on Wednesday, April 12th. Mr. Perry's humanitarian work has been just as impactful as his career in entertainment. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Tyler stepped in to help those in need, including purchasing groceries for the el  more