NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 14 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement on April 13, 2023: * * * The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling overnight on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Danco request to stay an order issued by a lower court that blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approva  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 12 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit confirmed that Mississippi's anti-sodomy law is unconstitutional, bringing the state into line with the Supreme Court's landmark 2003 ruling in Lawrence v. Texas. Two decades after that decision, Mississippi continues to enforce its "Unnatural Intercourse" law by requiring people convicted under it to regi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 14 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: A new Synapse Energy Economics analysis commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and Taxpayers for Common Sense finds oil and gas companies across Louisiana wasted over $82 million worth of gas in 2019. That's enough lost gas to meet more than 2/3 of residential natural gas demand in the state for a year. This waste occurs when gas is either flared, vented or leaked from oil and gas  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 15 (TNSper) -- The New Orleans Business Alliance issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA), a public-private partnership which is the official economic development organization for the City of New Orleans, today announced the launch of a nationwide search for its next Chief Executive Officer. The former CEO, Norman E. Barnum, IV, tendered his resignation effective April 1, 2023. During Mr. Barnum's tenure, NOLABA   more