WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM oil and gas lease sales in four states generate over $22.8 million in revenue * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management leased 20 parcels totaling 20,304 acres in Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Utah for $22,815,714 in total receipts during quarterly oil and gas lease sales. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the federal govern  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in Louisiana, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The costs  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2025 and Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2024 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new quarterly statistics on gross domestic product and personal income for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, and June), along with   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * NSF invests $30M in EPSCoR jurisdictions for research and workforce development in energy, semiconductors, nanotechnology and biotechnology The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing approximately $30 million in institutions across Montana, Idaho and Louisiana to establish NSF EPSCoR Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (NSF EPSCoR CREST Centers). These centers aim to ex  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news: * * * USACE Tulsa District awards contract for Louisiana Army National Guard By Brannen Parrish, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District awarded a $1.2 million services contract to GSINA-Gryphon JV, LLC., Sept. 25. Headquartered in Flemington, N.J., the company will provide environmental technical support services to the Louisiana Army  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2026 Sugar Loan Rates and No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program * WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced sugar loan rates for crop year 2025 (fiscal year 2026). The rates, which were raised in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald J. T  more