NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 10 -- The Asian American Hotel Owners Association issued the following news release: AAHOA's inaugural HYPE Ownership Conference held this week in New Orleans proved to be worth the hype based on feedback from attendees. Nearly 200 AAHOA Members gathered in the vibrant city of New Orleans for the launch of AAHOA's newest and most exciting initiative: HYPE Ownership: Helping Young Professionals Evolve This groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind event marked the inception of   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement in response to Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry's call for an extraordinary session of the Louisiana Legislature regarding crime. The governor issued a proclamation calling for the session on Thursday afternoon. The 24-item document calls upon members of Louisiana State House and Senate to rollback seve  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following agency statement on Feb. 9, 2024: * * * The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement in response to plans for the unprecedented partnership between the Louisiana Attorney General's Office and Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office. The proposal outlined plans to allow the state's Attorney General-- not only the Orleans Parish District Attorney--to prosecute cases involving   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 3 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Linklaters LLP have filed a second lawsuit against four deputies with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office (STPSO), as well as several members of the agency's leadership. The lawsuit, which marks the ACLU of Louisiana's fifth equal protection case, challenges STPSO's pattern and practice of ra  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 30 -- The New Orleans Business Alliance issued the following news release: Today, the New Orleans Business Alliance, Greater New Orleans, Inc., and the City of New Orleans celebrated the opening of ADVANO's new silicon battery materials pilot plant at the New Orleans Regional Business Park in New Orleans East. The facility will enable the company to deliver ton-scale volumes of its proprietary technology, REALSi(TM), and enter electric vehicle qualification programs  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas-led coalition of states, including Montana, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Louisiana, stopped efforts by New York and a handful of other liberal states to enter into a friendly "sue and settle" agreement with EPA to needlessly tighten national ambient air quality standards for ozone. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed that EPA should not promulgate more st  more