NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 16 -- 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 news release on Dec. 15, 2023: Today, in Robinson v. Ardoin, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Louisiana's motion to revisit the court's Nov. 10, 2023 decision upholding the constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and recognizing   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2023: Today, in Robinson v. Ardoin, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Louisiana's motion to revisit the Court's November 10, 2023 decision upholding the constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and recognizing the right of advocacy organizations and individual voters to sue for its enforcement. The challenge against the State's discriminatory congressional  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following statement: * * * Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a Louisiana Public Records Act request seeking records from the Office of Governor John Bel Edwards for communications with Hunter, James, and Joe Biden relating to the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) deals that they were pursuing on behalf of their Chinese business partners led by CEFC Chairman Ye Jianming. Congressional investigators have desc  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 8 -- The Animal Agriculture Alliance issued the following news release: Alexis Main, an Oklahoma State University student, and Les Voyageurs, a Louisiana State University club, took home the top prizes in the Animal Agriculture Alliance's 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship program. Throughout the nine-weeks, $20,000 was awarded in scholarships participating students and clubs. The 2023 CAO program had 344 registered individuals, the largest participation num  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- The Water Institute issued the following news release: The Water Institute's Board of Directors unanimously voted to appoint Beaux Jones as president and CEO during their Dec. 11 board meeting. Jones is an environmental lawyer with extensive experience in coastal and environmental policy who previously served as the Institute's general counsel and chief of staff. He has been serving as acting president and CEO since July. The board believes that Jones' deep e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Benton Institute for Broadband and Society issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: This morning, the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved Louisiana's Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The following statement may be attributed to Benton Institute for Broadband & Society Executive Director Adrianne B. Furniss: "A few short years ago, many migh  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 15 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following news: Coastal Conservation Association's REEF Louisiana Program, in cooperation with its partners Chevron, Danos and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), installed a new reef in the location of historic Pelican Island in Timbalier Bay. Pelican Island was a favorite fishing spot of anglers from Leeville and Fourchon that eroded almost a decade ago and was selected as th  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 15 -- The Center for Sportfishing Policy (formerly the Center for Coastal Conservation) issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: This week, U.S. Representatives Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) wrote NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit urging her to suspend further action on proposed changes to the North Atlantic right whale vessel speed rule. The proposed federal   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Ducks Unlimited was recently awarded $6.25 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to construct living shorelines and marsh terraces in Lafourche Parish. Grant support will be combined with $300,000 in match funds provided by Lafourche Parish Government, ConocoPhillips, and Apache Louisiana Minerals for a total investment of $6,551,900 for the conservation project. The grants were awarded thr  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Insurance Research Council issued the following news release: Louisiana is the least affordable state in the country for both personal auto and homeowners insurance, resulting from a combination of multiple natural disasters, economic conditions and the state's litigation environment, according to a newlyreleased Insurance Research Council (IRC) brief. Louisianians spend a greater share of their income on personal insurance, compared to other stat  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 15 -- The New Orleans Business Alliance issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: During today's board meeting, the New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA) announced Louis David will take over as the permanent President and CEO of the organization after serving in an interim capacity over the last several months. In his role as Interim President and CEO, David has overseen a seamless transition period, ensuring the organization continued to execute and del  more

CAMERON, Louisiana, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana Bucket Brigade, an organization that says it works with towns and neighborhoods next to the state's oil refineries, chemical plants and other petrochemical infrastructure, the places that are impacted by pollution, issued the following news release: * * * As federal government weighs granting Venture Global gas export permits, findings demonstrate Venture Global's lack of transparency and inability to operate in compliance with permits, pro  more

BELMAR, New Jersey, Dec. 7 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release: The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) recently met and elected its lineup of officers for the upcoming year. For the first time ever, a majority-diverse group will lead NCOIL. The organization elected Texas Representative Tom Oliverson, M.D. as President; New York Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter as Vice President; Minnesota Senator Paul Utke as Treasurer; and Louisiana   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Travel Association issued the following news release: U.S. Travel Association announced today the 2026-2030 host cities for its IPW international travel trade show: Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2026), New Orleans, Louisiana (2027), Detroit, Michigan (2028), Denver, Colorado (2029) and Anaheim, California (2030). Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Detroit, Michigan, will serve as first-time IPW hosts. "By serving as host site of IPW, each of these world-c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 12 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, today announced $1.1 million in grants that will identify, restore and protect key bird habitats across five states. The grants will leverage $1.5 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $2.6 million. The six projects announced today will c  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- NTCA, The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement on Dec. 15, 2023: * * * NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association released the following statement from CEO Shirley Bloomfield after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced initial Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding for the state of Louisiana. "NTCA applauds the achievement of this significant milestone in the BEAD program - the first opp  more