NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Ms. Deanna Thomas, an unhoused 56-year-old woman was handcuffed, violently thrown on the ground, and kneeled on by East Jefferson Levee District Police Department officers while being arrested for residing on a levee in Kenner, LA. The officers also seized and destroyed Ms. Thomas's property including her birth certificate  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 1 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Next steps in Georgia tax reform By Rea S. Hederman Jr., Vice President of Policy When it comes to state income taxes, Georgia competes in a low-tax region. North Carolina has a flat 4.75% rate, Louisiana's top tax bracket charges just 4.25%, and Florida and Tennessee levy no personal income tax at all. That is stiff competition. With the rapid post-pandemic rise in tel  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 1 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) announced today that North DeSoto High School in DeSoto Parish Schools, Louisiana, is the recipient of the 2024 NIET Founder's Award and its $50,000 grand prize. NIET Founder and Chairman Lowell Milken, joined by Chief Executive Officer Dr. Joshua Barnett, surprised the school during the 2024 NIET National Confer  more

NEW YORK, March 2 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 1, 2024, to the Washington Examiner: * * * Supreme Court Should End Government and Big Tech Collusion By Ilya Shapiro The Supreme Court will soon hear what may be the most important case of the term, one that epitomizes the broken political culture of our time. Murthy v. Missouri involves, in the words of the district court that first took it up, "the most massive attack against free speech in  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 29 -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: The Louisiana House passed Constitutional Carry today on a 75-28 vote. The bill SB 1, sponsored by Sen. Blake Miguez, is now headed to the governor's desk for signature. "This is a great day for the people of Louisiana," said Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights. "We want to thank the 80,000 members and supporters of the National Associati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: Voters across four states show strong support for investments in clean energy and carbon removal technologies, according to a new poll from the National Wildlife Federation and Data for Progress. The poll, which surveyed voters in Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, and Wyoming, found broad support for clean energy technologies, particularly solar power. The poll also revealed that voters hold favorable views of   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 1 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: Professor Alexander A. Reinert, who authored the pivotal article, "Qualified Immunity's Flawed Foundation", has filed an amicus brief in support of Mr. Wesley Pigott and his two children in Pigott v. Gintz. The ACLU of Louisiana filed its opening brief for Pigott v. Gintz with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last week. In his article, Professor Reinert raised the question o  more