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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday November 26, 2023 ( 2 items )  

Chevron Partners With Ducks Unlimited in Restoring, Enhancing Critical Wetlands Along Louisiana Coast
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Chevron will continue its commitment to restoring and enhancing critical wetlands along the Louisiana coast by partnering with Ducks Unlimited (DU) on the latest restoration and enhancement efforts at Bayou Savage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, the second-largest urban refuge in the nation. Chevron has contributed $500,000 in support of the project. "Chevron is proud to continue our long-standing support of Duck  more

Following Mass Layoffs, Advocates Demand Full Closure of Louisiana Prison, Releases Not Transfers, and Healthy Jobs for Locals
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 21 -- Freedom for Immigrants, a nonprofit that monitors human rights abuses faced by immigrants, issued the following news release: Private prison company GEO Group is reportedly ending its operations of the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center (Pine Prairie), a remote immigration detention center in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, with a heinous record of abuse and torture. The company will lay off 119 employees. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stated its inte  more