WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * 15th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon and the Coast Guard's spill response mission * In 2010, fifteen years ago, in the evening of April 20 th, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew up. Located 45 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, the explosion resulted in the deaths of 11 workers and, within two days, the loss of the rig. The resulting spill of over 200 million gallons of crude oil   more

WACO, Texas, June 18 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * 35 Under 35 Presents | Dexter McCoil, Texas State | Slot Catch Man Coverage * Dexter McCoil is currently the Defensive Coordinator at Texas State University, where he has been part of the program for the past two seasons. During the 2023 season, he coached safeties. Before joining Texas State, McCoil was on GJ Kinne's staff at Incarnate Word, serving as the safeties coach and  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Announces $5.8 Million to Upgrade Airports Across Louisiana from His Infrastructure Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is granting Louisiana a total of $5,764,492.00 in funding from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to improve airport infrastructure in Farmerville, Ruston, Oak Grove, Many, Lake Charl  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Honors Louisiana Students Accepting Service Academies Appointments * BATON ROUGE - On Saturday, in Baton Rouge, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) honored twenty-two Louisiana students who accepted appointments this year to the U.S. Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies. "We celebrate these students' commitment to our country, their willingness to defend our nation, and their pare  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Introduces Bill to Remove Barriers to Telemental Health Care * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Telemental Health Care Access Act to remove barriers to telemental and behavioral health services for Medicare beneficiaries by removing the statutory requirement that Medicare beneficiaries be seen in person within six months of being treated for mental or beha  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Releases Statement on Terrible Outlook of Social Security, Medicare * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement after the release of the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds annual report examining how much longer these programs can pay full benefits promised to taxpayers without significant benefit cuts. The report states that S  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Give Bureau of Prisons Officers Fair Pay * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act to ensure fair pay for U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees in rural areas. The bill will help to address staffing shortages at Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Oakdale in Allen Parish and FCC Pollock in Gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Grassley, Republicans Introduce Legislation to Keep Communities Safe from Violent Criminals * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and a group of Republican colleagues introduced the Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act to strengthen violent crime statutes and help prevent future crime. The bill would address ambiguity and conflicting court deci  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During HELP Hearing on Labor Nominees WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on Trump administration nominations for the Department of Labor and the Equal Em  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, Colleagues Reintroduce Older Americans Act to Empower American Seniors WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), ranking member of the HELP Committee, Rick Scott   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, Colleagues Reintroduce SUPPORT Act to Continue Effort to Address the Nation's Opioid and Mental Health Crisis WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), ranking me  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases State-Specific Data on Economic Impact of Republicans' "Big, Beautiful Betrayal" on Republican-Led States WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a report that outlines the econo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 18 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas declares quarterly dividend on preferred stock * THE WOODLANDS, Texas - The Entergy Texas, Inc. board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend payment of $0.3359375 per share on its Series A Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable July 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of July 3, 2025. About Entergy Texas Entergy Texas provides electricity to approximately 5  more

NEW YORK, June 20 [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: * * * Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments in Every Classroom * NEW ORLEANS - In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled today that a Louisia  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news: * * * Federal appeals court rules against Louisiana Ten Commandments law NEW ORLEANS - In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled today that a Louisiana law requiring public schools to permanently display a government-approved, Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom is unconstitutional. The decision upholds a federal district court's   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued a notice entitled "Draft Joint Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1: Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats, Federally Managed Lands, Fish and Water Column Invertebrates, Sea Turtles, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Birds Restoration of the Chandeleur Islands." This document is a notice of availability and request for public comments. The natural resource trustee agencies for the Louisiana and Open Ocea  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy announces $6.2 million in storm mitigation funding for Baton Rouge * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,173,205 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for East Baton Rouge Parish. "Louisianians are all too familiar with the threats that strong winds pose to their communities during disasters. This $6.  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy backs McCormick, Fetterman resolution to condemn antisemitic violence * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sens. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and 33 bipartisan colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning the trend of political violence against Jewish people. "Attacking innocent people for their faith is  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Tim Scott, colleagues introduce bill to protect U.S. secrets from foreign adversaries * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and 10 colleagues in introducing the Protect Our Bases Act, which would strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' (CFIUS) ability to review foreign land purc  more

NAPLES, Florida, June 20 -- The Foundation for Government Accountability issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana Legislature Puts the REINS on Unelected Bureaucrats The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) applauds Senator Reese and the Louisiana legislature for championing much-needed transparency and accountability through Louisiana's passage of a REINS-style policy. This commonsense legislation ensures that the people, not unelected bureaucrats, have a say in the rules  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has voiced strong opposition to a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service that would rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" within the Endangered Species Act regulations. In a letter signed by Tyler Bosworth, secretary of the LDWF, the department emphasizes that removing this definition would contradict the fundamental purposes of the ESA. "The purposes of this Act are to provid  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 17 -- McNeese State University shared the following news: * * * McNeese Student to Present Research in Japan McNeese State University student Erik Roy is taking his research on tardigrades to Japan. Tardigrades, often called water bears, are tiny microscopic aquatic animals with flat heads, segmented bodies and eight legs, each tipped with four to eight claws, and are nearly indestructible. Roy, a junior biological sciences major from Bell City, is working wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: * * * Passion for Aerospace, Education Guides Retired General By Judy Christie As a 12-year-old in south Louisiana, Maj. Gen. Lenny J. Richoux, USAF (Ret), kept his eye on the sky. "I was inspired growing up near Naval Air Station New Orleans, playing in the street and cutting the grass, and I'd look up and watch the Navy A-4 Skyhawk and A-7 Corsair II, as well as the Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II  more

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, June 17 -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Ochsner Health partners with Latent Health to accelerate AI-driven medication access Launched in November 2023, the partnership has now expanded enterprise-wide, optimizing pharmacy workflows and boosting clinical productivity NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner Health and Latent today announced a new three-year agreement, solidifying their collaboration as design partners since November 2023.   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has issued a notice of request (Docket No. 16-144-LNG) regarding a filing by Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC. The company is seeking to amend its existing authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas to non-free trade agreement countries by extending its current export commencement deadline. The Department of Energy had previously authorized Louisiana LNG Infrastruc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Pacific Legal Foundation Applauds Louisiana Passage of SB 59 and HB 99 * Last week, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed two vital pieces of legislation aimed at reducing government waste, restoring the constitutional system of separated powers, and ensuring those accused of wrongdoing get their day in court. Senate Bill 59, sponsored by Sen. Mike Reese (R-Leesvil  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Photo Release: Speaker Johnson Visits ICE Field Office * For Immediate Release June 18, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- This morning, Speaker Johnson visited with brave and patriotic Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Chicago. His visit comes after violent anti-ICE protests across the country. "We've seen an alarming rise in threats and violenc  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 19 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Rates to remain stable for Entergy Mississippi customers * Based on 2024 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average annual residential price per kWh is 16.48 cents for the U.S., and 13.21 cents for Entergy Mississippi customers. JACKSON, Miss. - On June 17, the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved Entergy Mississippi's annual rate plan to keep energy ra  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Consider President Trump's Education, Labor Nominees WASHINGTON - On Thursday, June 26, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on multiple nominations at the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Hold Confirmation Hearing on Nomination for CDC Director WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, June 25, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Postpones Address to the Israeli Knesset * For Immediate Release June 16, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson today released the following statement postponing his address to the Israeli Knesset which was scheduled to take place this Sunday, June 22. "Due to the complex situation currently unfolding in Iran and Israel, Speaker Ohana an  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Postpones Address to the Israeli Knesset * WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson today released the following statement postponing his address to the Israeli Knesset which was scheduled to take place this Sunday, June 22. "Due to the complex situation currently unfolding in Iran and Israel, Speaker Ohana and I have made the decision to postpone the special session of the Knesset. We look  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson to ICE Officers: We've Got Your Back * For Immediate Release June 18, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- This morning, after meeting with brave and patriotic Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Chicago, Speaker Johnson joined Bill Hemmer on Fox News' America's Newsroom to discuss how House Republicans are delivering much needed relief  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson to ICE Officers: We've Got Your Back * WASHINGTON -- This morning, after meeting with brave and patriotic Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Chicago, Speaker Johnson joined Bill Hemmer on Fox News' America's Newsroom to discuss how House Republicans are delivering much needed relief and reinforcements to ICE through the One Big Beautiful Bill. Watch the full in  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Animals] -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Statement from Wayne Pacelle on Cockfighting and Dogfighting Arrest in Church Point, Louisiana * OKLAHOMA CITY -- Animal Wellness Action is renewing its 2023 call for the Oklahoma Ethics Commission to launch a formal investigation into the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission's disregard for Oklahoma campaign finance laws, with the call for attention to campaign finance violations comi  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36447) entitled "Lake Providence Port Commission - Feeder Line Application - Line of Delta Southern Railroad Located in East Carroll and Madison Parishes, Louisiana": * * * This proceeding involves efforts by LPPC, a noncarrier political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, to acquire portions of the McGehee-Tallulah rail corridor owned by Delta Southern Ra  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Stops Waste, Fraud and Abuse in SNAP * WASHINGTON -- Democrats are lying, again, about the One Big Beautiful Bill. They say it will let Americans go hungry -- this is completely false. Through the One Big Beautiful Bill, Republicans eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in a bloated, inefficient program -- so that the Americans who actually need it -- receive it. Just take  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Stops Waste, Fraud and Abuse in SNAP * House Republicans are protecting taxpayers, rewarding work, and refocusing government food assistance for those who truly need it For Immediate Release June 17, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- Democrats are lying, again, about the One Big Beautiful Bill. They say it will let Americans go hungry --   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Louisiana Energy Services LLC dba Urenco USA, Eunice, New Mexico, has urged the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security to address national security threats posed by uranium imports from Russia and China. The company, which runs the only large-scale commercial uranium enrichment facility in North America, submitted comments to the Commerce Department's investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, highlighting unfair trade practice  more