WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Meets Business Leaders in Metairie, Tours DSC Dredge Facility in Reserve METAIRIE - Yesterday in Metairie, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) met with the Jefferson Business Council, a collection of Presidents and CEOs of major companies in Jefferson Parish. They discussed their concerns about issues affecting families and business owners in the parish. "The members of the Jefferson   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * First tow of 2025 season reaches Mississippi River head of navigation The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today, March 20, that the first tow of the 2025 navigation season arrived in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Motor Vessel Neil N. Diehl locked through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minnesota, March 19, with nine barges. Reaching  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 25, 2025, entitled "Reproductive biology of invasive grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) in two North American systems." Here are excerpts: * * * Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) are nonnative, herbivorous freshwater fish that represent an ecological threat in North American waters. However, data are limited on reproductive biology specific to wil  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Robert Thomas, national president of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Moran, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Blumenthal, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committees, I appreciate the opportunity to present Paralyzed Veterans of America's (PVA) 2  more