NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 15 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana's Justice Lab announced today it has secured $500,000 for victims of racist policing and their families. Founded in June 2020 following the murder of George Floyd, Justice Lab works to hold law enforcement accountable for violent and racially discriminatory policing practices and police violence against people of c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: Elected officials across the state must do more to support residents of Louisiana who want to quit using tobacco products, say, cancer patients, survivors, and advocates who are marking the American Cancer Society's 48th annual Great American Smokeout(R). The Great American Smokeout is a day for people who use tobacco to create a plan to quit. In Louisiana, tobacco use is still the leadi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission issued the following news release: The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, in partnership with Louisiana Baptists, Louisiana Baptist Children's Home and Northshore Baptist Association, has donated an ultrasound machine to Restoration House Pregnancy Resource Center in Hammond, Louisiana. A dedication cerem  more