RUSTON, Louisiana, April 26 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression issued the following news release: Louisiana Tech University is the latest school to receive a "green light" rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Green light ratings are reserved for institutions with no written policies that seriously threaten student free speech rights. Tech is one of two schools in Louisiana, and one of 65 nationwide, that earn this rating. "Louisiana Tech, with i  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 25 -- The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry released the following statement in response to the yesterday's FTC's announcement banning all noncompete agreements. "This ban is governmental overreach - plain and simple," said LABI President and CEO Will Green. "While the decision to enact a blanket ban on all noncompete agreements will be immediat  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, have successfully won summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of current and former residents of the Acre Road public housing development ("Acre Road") in Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The decision will a  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: With Congress coming off a contentious debate that saw it approve critical aid and military assistance for key American allies around the world, one leader in the United States Senate is saying it's time for Congress to start paying more attention to some of our key allies closer to home. The leader is U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and the allies in question are in Latin America. Over the past two decades, the Louisi  more

PINEVILLE, Louisiana, April 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, the Biden administration finalized federal carbon pollution standards for new gas-fired power plants and -- for the first time ever -- existing coal-fired plants. These critically needed standards will slash carbon pollution and improve air quality for families and communities across the country. The EPA estimates the carbon pollution standards will avoid over 1.4 billion metric tons   more