NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: As book-banning and censorship efforts proliferate statewide amidst an alarming rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, the ACLU of Louisiana released an open letter as a resource to help the people of Louisiana understand the Constitution's protections against government censorship and viewpoint-based discrimination in libraries. Following Attorney General Jeff Landry's call f  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 17 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Dermatology Association issued the following news release: * * * Board-certified dermatologist discusses common types of hair loss seen in women with darker skin tones * * * Hair loss in women can be emotionally devastating and may negatively impact quality of life, and new research suggests that it can also be associated with having other common medical conditions. A board-certified dermatologist at the American Academy of  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: After years of seeking redress from the parish council, St. James Parish residents have now taken their case to federal court. Since September of 2019, the plaintiffs, Inclusive Louisiana, Rise St. James, and Mt. Triumph Baptist Church, have requested a moratorium on the construction of new petrochemical plants and related infrastructure after the council approv  more

NEW YORK, March 23 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: Three local immigrant rights organizations are challenging subpoenas from Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who is trying to force the organizations to turn over confidential information about their clients. In a request filed Monday in federal court to quash the subpoenas, the organizations say the "unduly burdensome" subpoenas threaten attorney-client privilege, freedom of association,  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news release and letter on March 20, 2023: Several civil rights groups sent a letter today urging the U.S. Department of Education to investigate the state's decision to move children to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola - the nation's largest adult maximum-security prison facility with a long standing record of human rights violations. The letter, signed by lawyers and policy advocates for the South  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: This week the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources published advance notice of a draft proposed rule to address natural gas wasted through the process of venting and flaring. The proposal would end the wasteful practice of routine venting and flaring at wellsites and builds from leading state approaches that have been adopted in the states of Colorado and New Me  more

NEW YORK, March 25 (TNStalk) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on March 23, 2023: * * * Black Residents of Louisiana File Landmark Lawsuit By Antonia Juhasz, Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights In the United States, a landmark lawsuit filed in a federal court in Louisiana on Tuesday by residents of the state's "Cancer Alley" declares an "environmental and public health emergency." It calls for an end to any new heavy industry, including fossil fuel, petrochemi  more

BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana, March 22 (TNSpp) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release and letter on March 21, 2023: The Budweiser Clydesdales, whose tails have been cruelly amputated, are scheduled to appear at Louisiana Downs on Friday, so today PETA dispatched a letter to the racetrack's president, Kevin Preston, urging him to cancel the event in order to avoid appearing to support the practice. As PETA recently revealed in a damning video expose, Budweis  more

NEW YORK, March 24 (TNSawa) -- The Family Equality Council issued the following news release: Family Equality, the nation's leading organization for current and future LGBTQ+ families, is delighted to honor Louisiana lawyer and advocate Nicholas Hite with the Hostetter-Habib Family Award for his extraordinary dedication to serving LGBTQ+ youth and families in the south as they navigate challenging legal hurdles. "One in three LGBTQ+ people live in the South," says Stacey Stevenson, CEO of Fam  more

WESTLAKE, Louisiana, March 24 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: This morning, the Louisiana Department of Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Protection (OSHEP) ordered Westlake residents to shelter-in-place due to a chemical leak coming from the chlorine plant BioLab, which created a visible vapor cloud of chlorine in the air. Authorities had also shut down I-10 eastbound and westbound, which passed through the concentrated chlorine clou  more