BASTROP, Texas, March 31 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: The ACLU of Louisiana, alongside Covington & Burling LLP, secured an offer of judgment in a civil rights lawsuit against the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office (MPSO). The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Ms. Tamekia Olive, a Black woman who was threatened, unreasonably seized, and wrongfully arrested. The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana entere  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 30 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold one of the largest offshore lease sales in U.S. history. Lease Sale 259 will offer up almost all of the available unleased areas in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico, which could result in the production of over 1 billion barrels of oil and 4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas over the next 50 years. By comparison, the controv  more

NEW YORK, March 29 (TNSres) -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Louisiana's insurers paid out more than $23 billion after the 2020 and 2021 hurricane seasons, driving a number of them into insolvency, according to an Issues Brief released today by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). "Twelve insurers that write homeowners coverage in Louisiana were declared insolvent between July 2021 and February 2023," Trends and Insights: Lo  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 28 -- Nemours Foundation issued the following news release: Nemours Children's Health has recruited Michael Brumund, MD, FAAP, FACC, a pediatric cardiologist whose expertise provides specialized care for patients moving into adulthood who were born with a congenital heart defect. Dr. Brumund previously served as Director of Outpatient Cardiology, Director of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension and Medical Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease program at Louisiana S  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSgov) -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: National Governors Association (NGA) Vice Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards released the following statement as Co-Chairs of the Energy and Infrastructure Working Group after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. "Governors call on Congress and the Administration to work together to find common ground to  more