NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 21 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: ACLU of Louisiana Justice Lab clients have requested the U.S. Supreme Court review a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which ruled that the Louisiana State Police (LSP) should not be held liable for failing to intervene and protect peaceful protesters during a June 3, 2020 demonstration in New Orleans after the murder of George Floyd. On th  more

MONROE, Louisiana, April 20 (TNSgov) -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief Tuesday in State of Louisiana v. Biden that urges a federal district court to hold the Biden administration responsible for coordinating with major social media corporations to censor disfavored views. "Government should be freedom's strongest defender, not its greatest threat," said ADF Senior Counsel Travis Barham. "A  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 21 (TNSpp) -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following news: Coastal Conservation Association and CCA's Lake Charles Chapter began construction on the Finfish II artificial reef located in Calcasieu Lake along with conservation partners Phillips 66 Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex, the CCA Building Conservation Trust, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Road Rock Recycling, and DLS Energy. The reef is an enhancement   more

NEW YORK, April 21 (TNStalk)(TNSgov) -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement on April 20, 2023: * * * The U.S. House of Representatives voted on and passed H.R. 734, a bill that attempts to ban transgender student-athletes from participating in sports. PRH Board Member, family medicine physician, and provider of gender-affirming care in Texas and Louisiana, Dr. Bhavik Kumar, responds: "As states across the country attempt to control the lives and autonomy of trans  more