NEW YORK, Jan. 7 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: [Category: Law/Legal] CONTACT: Ella Wiley, ACLU, ewiley@aclu.org Ali DeFazio, ACLU of Louisiana, media@laaclu.org Troi Barnes, LDF, 929-736-1528, tbarnes@naacpldf.org New Orleans, La. - Oral argument concluded today at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case that will determine the future of Louisiana's state legislative maps, Nairne v. Landry. Last year, a group of Black voters and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the hate crime charge for a suspect who allegedly attacked a Black man after using racial slurs in Shreveport, Louisiana. The man allegedly drove his vehicle next to a Black individual's vehicle, exited his vehicle, and shouted "I hate n*****s." Th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: New Orleans, LA Earthjustice responded to Mitsubishi Chemical Group's cancellation of plans to build a toxic chemical plant in Cancer Alley. The proposed MMA (methyl methacrylate) plant in Geismar, Louisiana, would have released a large amount of air pollutants into an area already inundated with pollution and crowded with industrial facilities. These emissions would have included hundre  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 6 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Four leading secular organizations have warned district superintendents about misleading guidance that Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued last week. Murrill encouraged school districts to implement HB 71, an unconstitutional state law that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the ACLU o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 7 -- The Risk and Insurance Education Alliance (formerly the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research) issued the following news release: The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is excited to announce a new partnership with the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Louisiana to bring its comprehensive suite of educational programs to insurance and risk professionals across the state. This collaboration highlights the shared commitment to providing high-quality  more