NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: As part of its ongoing Immigrant Rights Project (IRP), the ACLU of Louisiana has launched a new monthly blog series that seeks to educate the nation about the hard truths surrounding immigration detention in Louisiana. The blog series will tell the stories of individuals secreted away in nearly a dozen rural detention centers across Louisiana and document insights and experienc  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 10 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: President Lacks Legal Authority to Impose Such Sweeping Labor Policy, Especially When the Government's Own Data Shows Imposing Project Labor Agreements Fail to Produce Contracting Efficiencies, Association Notes  The Associated General Contractors of America and its Louisiana AGC chapter filed suit today in federal court to block the Biden Administration's unla  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 13 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry not to elevate Christian nationalist voices during official events after a disturbing prayer at his inaugural. The Jan. 7 inauguration ceremony at the Louisiana Capitol included a prayer delivered by Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, an evangelical Christian organization deemed a hate group by the   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 10 -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuels trade association, this week filed two petitions for rehearing with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the Court's 2023 decision on small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS allows small refiners to request exemptions from the program's fuel blending obligations  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The National Communication Association issued the following news release: Tina M. Harris, Ph.D., is the Douglas L. Manship and Dori Maynard Endowed Chair of Race, Media, and Cultural Literacy at Louisiana State University, is NCA's new Second Vice President. Her four-year term began January 1, 2024. Dr. Harris is an internationally renowned interracial communication scholar with particular interests in race, media representations, and racial social justice. Her pedagogy,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society issued the following commentary on Jan. 8, 2024: * * * As part of the UMC Church and Society delegation, Rev. Emily Carroll, Pastor of Shady Grove United Methodist Church, Louisiana and Executive Director of Green the Church Louisiana, shares her experience attending last month's United Nations Climate Change Conference. * * * Reflections on Attending COP28 in Dubai By Rev. Emily Carroll Some door openi  more