WASHINGTON, July 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * "50 States of Fraud" * On 60th Anniversary of Medicaid, Speaker Johnson highlights waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid across the country WASHINGTON -- Sixty years ago today, Medicaid was created as an important safety net for pregnant women, single mothers, low-income seniors, and Americans with disabilities. Since then, the program has become dramatically expanded beyond its or  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 31 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * A single shot at birth may shield children from HIV for years, study finds A new study in Nature shows that delivering a single injection of gene therapy at birth may offer years-long protection against HIV, taking advantage of a critical window in early life that could reshape the fight against pediatric infections in high-risk regions. This study is among the first to show that the first   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 30 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Ancient Maya population may have topped 16 million, Tulane research shows New research led by Tulane University archaeologists reveals that the ancient Maya civilization was far more populous than previously thought -- supporting as many as 16 million people across parts of modern-day Guatemala, southern Mexico and western Belize. The research, published this month in the Journal of Archaeo  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Sustainment Command-Army Reserve Element welcomes new leadership * ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. - The Army Sustainment Command-Army Reserve Element held a dual ceremony July 12 to welcome its new leadership team and say farewell to its outgoing command team. Col. William Blume Jr. assumed command from Col. Roderick Page in a ceremony hosted by Brig. Gen. Rachel Humphrey, deputy command  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, July 31 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Nursing Faculty Members Share Research Findings Arkansas Tech University Department of Nursing faculty members Dr. Cheryl Monfee and Dr. Brittany Burris presented their research at the 2025 Sigma Theta Tau Region 6 Research Conference. The title of Monfee's presentation was "Stress and Coping Among BSN Nursing Students: A Pilot Study." Burris spoke on "The Effect of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascula  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Delivers Floor Speech Calling for Affordable Flood Insurance * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor highlighting the urgent need for Congress to prevent the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from expiring on September 30 th and ensuring it remains affordable for the homeowner, accountable to the taxpayer, and sustainable for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Introduced Legislation to Improve Access, Lower Costs for Wound Care * W ASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act of 2025 to update and reform Medicare's payment system for skin substitute products--advanced biological therapies used to treat chronic, non-healing wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers.  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on Money Laundering, Terror Financing in Art Market * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Art Market Integrity Act to require art dealers and auction houses to comply with anti-money-laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Currently, the art market, a $25 billion indus  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Joins President Trump at White House, Applauds Effort to Modernize Health System to Put Patients First * (Click here to see President Trump shout out Senator Cassidy at the event) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined President Trump at the White House promoting the administration's ne  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Secures Over $70.3 Million for Louisiana in Latest FY 2026 Appropriations Bills * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced he secured $70,286,000.00 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) in the latest Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Appropriations bills advanced by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. These projects, included in the Transportation, Housing and Urban De  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 31, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Making Health Care Affordable for American Patients 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 how to lower health costs and make health care more afforda  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy on Senate Vote to Confirm Susan Monarez as CDC Director U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Dr. Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) b  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 29, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Warren, Colleagues Reintroduce College Transparency Act Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced the College Transparency Act (CTA), which ensures that students and families have b  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of July 21, 2025 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, July 22, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee business meeting called to consider H.R. 4550, United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025. This markup was for a bipartisan bill to rea  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Announces Additional $1.5 Million for Lincoln Beach * NEW ORLEANS, LA - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced $1,500,000 for the Lincoln Beach redevelopment project from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program. The City of New Orleans will use this funding for shoreline protection and beach nourishment measur  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Democrats are cutting taxpayer-funded checks to Lamborghini-driving millionaire con artists * A Louisiana woman just got caught living large off Medicaid - driving a Lamborghini, spending six figures on luxury goods, and collecting taxpayer-funded benefits the entire time. This is what happens when Democrats refuse to clean up waste, fraud, and abuse. Republicans implemented commonsense   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 1 of 5) * * * Delta Regional Authority The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) was established in 2000 to address economic distress in the Mississippi River Delta region./47 The DRA aims to "improve regional economic opportunity by helping to create jobs, build   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has opened a public scoping period for the Plaquemines Expansion Project, which involves expanding a natural gas facility in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. This process is part of a larger environmental review to gather public and agency input on the potential impacts of the project, which is being proposed by Venture Global LNG, Inc. The Commission will use the gathered information to help decide if the project is in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- Texas Eastern Transmission, LP has filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to abandon parts of an inactive pipeline in the Gulf of America near Louisiana. The company seeks to remove just over seven miles of its 16-inch-diameter Line 40-B-3 and abandon another four miles in place. An additional short section would also be removed. The pipeline company says the project will allow it to avoid future costs related to the upkeep and repair   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Frontline leader Roishetta Ozane responds to announcement of a financial investment decision for carbon bomb CP2 LNG * Today, Venture Global announced that it has reached a final investment decision for the massive and dangerous Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project, despite widespread opposition from community leaders, local fisherfolk and shrimpers, and en  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 29 -- The International Chiropractors Association issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * ICA Responds to Cheap Shot Against Chiropractic July 28, 2025 (Falls Church, VA) The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) has issued a letter to a former legislator from Louisiana regarding a debasing comment on chiropractors used as a quote on an unrelated topic. Garret Graves, who served in the House of Representatives until last year, was quoted  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kennedy in Newsweek: Congress must hold NATO to its 5% defense spending commitment * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in Newsweek arguing that Congress needs to hold NATO member countries to their 5% defense spending commitments. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "On the surface, it appeared as though every member of NATO agreed to increase its defense spendin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 31, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Senate HELP Committee Advances Legislation to Strengthen Americans' Health Care, Retirement This week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to favorably report six bipartisan pieces of legislation to strengthen Americans' access to quality health care and retirement benefits.   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy champions resolution encouraging NATO members to meet their five percent defense spending commitments * WASHINGTON - Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today introduced a resolution urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to fulfill their commitments to spend five percent of their GDP on defense. He emphasizes the import  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy pushes back on misleading CBO Medicaid report: 'All salt and no tequila' * Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor: "The Congressional Budget Office is a bipartisan entity, as you know, Mr. President, that advises us on fiscal and financial matters. I appreciate their good work. A lot of smart people   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy's homeownership legislation passes key Banking Committee vote, gains momentum * Watch Kennedy's comments from this morning's Senate Banking Committee hearing here. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee today voted unanimously to advance Sen. John Kennedy's Build Now Act, which would incentivize new home construction by tying federal funds to cities' rates of home construction.   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Ossoff champion bill to support disabled veterans' small businesses * WASHINGTON - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) today reintroduced the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act to help disabled veterans' small businesses thrive. Kennedy and Ossoff have proposed their legislation as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Con  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Risch introduce bill to protect small firearm businesses from discrimination * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 16 colleagues in introducing the Equal Shot Act, which would prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from discriminating against lawful firearm-related businesses. "Big Government officials in Washington should never be able t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Schmitt introduce resolution to mark one-year anniversary of assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and 24 bipartisan colleagues in introducing a resolution to mark the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt against President Donal  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Local Spotlight: Cassidy Thanks Louisiana Firefighters in Texas Following Floods * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), for his monthly Local Spotlight, thanked Louisiana search and rescue personnel Samuel Haynes, Turner Gore, Gordon Seagraves, Steven Maestas, Roy Gros, Christopher Whatley, Justin Wolfe, Colby Reed, David Burden, Austin Tull, Chris Shadoin, and Craig Bynog for aidi  more

ENCINO, California, July 29 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of Range USA Location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana BATON ROUGE, La., July 28, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Range USA, a 14,933-square-foot shooting range and retail property located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Th  more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, July 31 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: * * * Military, VA Leaders Meet to Strengthen Health Care Access in Central Louisiana By Jean Clavette Graves and Tammie Arnold, BJACH and Alexandria VA Health System Public Affairs Officers Leaders from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital and the Alexandria VA Health Care System met July 18 to explore opportunities for collaboration aimed at improving access to care for veterans and active duty service membe  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 1 -- The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Lawsuit Filed After ICE Deports Three U.S. Citizen Children Without Consent Today, the National Immigration Project, Gibson Dunn, Most & Associates, and Ware Immigration filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, J.L.V. v. Acuna, on behalf of two families who were unlawfully denied due process and deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Pollution Permits for Air Products' Project in Ascension Parish Could Move Forward Without Public Hearings Residents have a chance to change that with public hearing requests * ASCENSION PARISH, Louis. -- A proposed blue hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon capture project in Ascension Parish could move forward without having public hearings for two pollution permits, alarming residents and local advocates who say the proce  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump signs Kennedy, Cortez Masto bill to help Louisianians recover from natural disasters * WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed into law Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)'s bipartisan Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, which will provide relief for taxpayers in states that have issued state-level disaster declarations. "I'm grateful to Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * President Trump, Republicans Deliver Historic Wins in One Big Beautiful Bill, Reforming America's Broken Higher Education System Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, highlighted the historic reforms included in the One Big Beautiful Bi  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Troy Carter Statement on Saving Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, Despite Trump Admin's Efforts to Cut Hurricane Forecasting Data * NEW ORLEANS, LA - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement: "Today, I am pleased to report that the Trump Administration has heeded our warnings and reversed course on its plan to cut crucial hurricane forecasting sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Troy Carter Statement on Trump Rescinding EPA's Longstanding Endangerment Finding * NEW ORLEANS, LA - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration moved to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) longstanding "endangerment finding," the scientific finding that climate pollution harms human health and the environment u  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise's Summer Update: Six Months of Winning for the American People * After just six months of unified Republican government, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in delivering on President Trump's America First agenda throughout the 119th Congress: "Last November, President Trump and House   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise's Summer Update: Six Months of Winning for the American People * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After just six months of unified Republican government, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in delivering on President Trump's America First agenda throughout the 119th Congress: "Last November, President Trump and Hou  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Homeland Security Committee unanimously passes Kennedy, Peters bill to end government payments to deceased Americans * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) today unanimously voted to advance Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Sen. Gary Peters' (D-Mich.) Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which would save hard-earned taxpayer mone  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Assist Families With Post-Secondary Education Choices * Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, in reintroducing the College Transparency Act. This legislation ensures that students and famil  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Joins Meet the Press * WASHINGTON -- This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Kristen Welker on NBC's Meet the Press to discuss House Republicans pushing for maximum transparency regarding the Epstein files, the One Big Beautiful Bill's popular and commonsense Medicaid reforms, and Israel's efforts to deliver aid into Gaza. Watch the full interview here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Transitional Housing Project Breaks Ground With $2M Grant from FHLB Dallas and Catalyst Bank * Supporters gathered today to celebrate the groundbreaking in Opelousas, Louisiana, for The Rig, which received a $2 million Affordable Housing Program grant from FHLB Dallas and Catalyst Bank. OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA, August 1, 2025--Representati  more