ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-LA Supports Empowering Communities and Parents: Reclaiming Control of Education in Louisiana # Mar 24, 2025 by AFP Baton Rouge, LA --Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) applauds the decision by the Trump administration, empowering states and communities to take charge of their own educational needs. AFP-LA State Director, Scott Simon, said: "By placi  more

NEW YORK, March 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Arguments Wrap in Case Defending Black Representation in Louisiana's Congressional Map WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, voting rights advocates argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais that a congressional map that was in place d  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, March 28 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Blue Hydrogen's carbon capture boondoggle Air Products' proposed hydrogen plant in Louisiana likely will cost taxpayers billions of dollars with minimal greenhouse gas reduction Producing blue hydrogen is a lose-lose proposition that would cost billions of dollars in subsidies for essentially zero environmental benefit, according to a new report from the Institute fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Calls On Hyundai To Address Environmental Concerns In $6B Louisiana Steel Mill BATON ROUGE, LA -- Environment and community groups are calling on Hyundai to ensure its $6 billion investment in a new steel mill in Louisiana, which was announced Monday, March 24, uses zero carbon steel methods that do not contribute to already high pollution levels in the region, known as 'Cancer A  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Trump Approves Delfin LNG License, Further Sacrifices Health and Livelihoods of Louisianans WASHINGTON -- On March 21, President Trump's Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced they will issue the deepwater port license for Delfin LNG, a liquefied "natural" gas (LNG) export terminal proposed off the coast of Cameron, Louisiana. Existing LNG operations are seriously impacting the health, safety and livelihoods of res  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Louisiana Below is a continuously updated list of good news arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017, and which now must be made permanent. The average annual TCJA tax cut for Louisiana households is $1,335. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL IRS DATA, TCJA PROVIDED: 18% tax cut for Louisi  more

NEW YORK, March 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Louisiana Congressional Map with Two Majority-Black Districts Honors Both VRA and Constitution and Should Remain, LDF Argues at Supreme Court WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais that a congressional map that was in place during the 2024 election cycle should remain because it satisfies both the Voti  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Calls On Michigan To Invest in Clean Steel as Cleveland-Cliffs Idles Dearborn Plant DETROIT, MI - Cleveland-Cliffs announced today that it will temporarily idle its aging Dearborn Works steel plant and lay off 600 workers starting in July, just as Hyundai revealed a $6 billion investment in a new U.S. steel mill in Louisiana that it says will create more than 1,300 jobs. This u  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Approves Delfin LNG License, Further Sacrifices Health and Livelihoods of Louisianans WASHINGTON -- On Friday, President Trump's Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced they will issue the deepwater port license for Delfin LNG, a liquefied "natural" gas (LNG) export terminal proposed off the coast of Cameron, Louisiana. Existing LNG operations are seriously impacting the health, sa  more