NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * A message from Haley Fisackerly, president and CEO, Entergy Mississippi * After a recent winter weather front brought ice, sleet and snow to Entergy Mississippi's service area, causing widespread power outages, lineworkers work to restore power in Cleveland, Mississippi. *** Original text here: https://www.entergy.com/blog/a-message-from-haley-fisackerly-president-and-ceo-entergy-miss  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * ACLJ Files Amicus Brief at U.S. Supreme Court on Behalf of 29 Members of Congress to Uphold Election Day and Protect Election Integrity By Jordan Sekulow In the 2020 presidential election, the nation saw how many states accepted and counted mailed-in ballots in the hours, days, and even weeks following Election Day - despite federal law establishing a single, uniform day for federal elections. In   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * AEP Ohio Updates PUCO on Data Center Load Under Contract: Figures Show Data Center Tariff is Working AEP Ohio filed an update at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) showing that its Data Center Tariff is working as designed to ensure new infrastructure investments are right-sized and all costs are allocated to data centers, protecting residential, commercial and industr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Ahead of Valentine's Day, Peters Shares His Parents' Unique Love Story Peters' Parents Met in France During WWII, His Father Served in the U.S. Army and His Mother Lived Under Nazi Occupation * In a new video, U.S. Senator Gary Peters and Colleen Ochoa Peters celebrate Valentine's Day by sharing the story of how Senator Peters' parents fell in love. Peters' father, Herb, served as   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 13 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces 9 Arrests for Sexual Solicitation Following Hot Springs Operation * Griffin: 'Make no mistake, this is despicable behavior, and it perpetuates human trafficking' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after investigators in his office arrested nine men and charged them with sexual solicitation: "Earlier this  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 13 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Appoints Damon Singleton to Serve on Arkansas Ethics Commission * Griffin: 'Damon's military experience and legal acumen make him particularly qualified to serve the state on the Arkansas Ethics Commission' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the appointment of Little Rock attorney Damon Singleton to serve  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 13 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Urges USDOJ to Investigate 150 Climate Groups Using Foreign Funding to Influence U.S. Energy Policy * Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 19 Attorneys General requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) investigate over 150 U.S.-based climate activist groups taking money from foreign entities to influence domestic energy po  more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Feb. 13 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Basketball great Bob Pettit remembers Frank Selvy '54 on SEC Network * In a documentary about Southeastern Conference basketball history that aired on ESPN's SEC Network, hoops legend Bob Pettit of Louisiana State University remembers another legend, Furman University's Frank Selvy who made history when he scored 100 points in a 1954 game against Newberry College. ABC affiliate WUTR in Utica, New York,   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region January 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Feb. 13, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.3 percent in January, up 1.9 percent over the year * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 per  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Raises National Security Concerns Over Chinese Technology, Supports Louisiana Fishermen at Senate Finance Hearing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) raised concerns about protecting U.S. national security from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked technology entering American markets through North American supply chains and questioned witnesses on stopping illegal fishing  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Chair Cassidy, Budd, Colleagues Introduce Bills Strengthening America's Workforce U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Ted Budd (R-NC), introduced the Workforce Development Modernization Act and the Employer-Directed Skills Act to incr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy Blasts Tim Walz for Withholding Documents Exposing Child Care Fraud from Congress, Vows Committee Action U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, continued to pressure Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's administration to comply w  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Feb. 10 -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news: * * * Congress appropriates $10 million to Centenary to improve Mickle Hall Centenary College of Louisiana will be receiving a $10 million appropriation from the federal government to renovate Mickle Hall, the College's historic home for the sciences. President Donald J. Trump approved the package of 2026 Fiscal Year spending bills, last week, which includes Centenary's allocation. Mickle Hall was bui  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Democrats Sound Alarm On Dramatic Increase In Deaths In Immigration Detention In letter to Noem and Lyons, Senate Democrats cite 30+ deaths since the start of the Trump Administration with concern over continued expansion of immigration detention * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 22 Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Durbin, Senate Democrats Sound Alarm On Dramatic Increase In Deaths In Immigration Detention In letter to Noem and Lyons, Senate Democrats cite 30+ deaths since the start of the Trump Administration with concern over continued expansion of immigration detention * Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking M  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 14 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis announced the following event on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Using Your Tribal Data to Chart Your Future How tribes can participate in the Survey of Native Nations * The Survey of Native Nations represents a transformative approach to advancing the quality and availability of tribal financial data to inform tribal decision-making. Working with the Center for Indian Country Development (CICD), tribes that have completed the   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana posted the following news release on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * Honduran National Guilty of Assault Against Law Enforcement JOSE WALTER NIETO-CASTELLANOS ("NIETO-CASTELLANOS"), age 31, plead guilty on January 29, 2026, to Assault Against Law Enforcement, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(b), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. According to the charging d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy Pens Op-Ed on Protecting Flood Insurance, Ensuring Stability for Homeowners * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in NOTUS highlighting his plan to make the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) affordable again. Cassidy outlined his legislation to make the program reliable for policyholders even during government shutdowns, ensuring that families r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: DNC Launches Largest-Ever National Training Program, Another Wave of Democratic Victories Sends Republicans into Panic Yesterday, the DNC launched the NextWave Regional Bootcamp training program, our largest-ever in-person campaign training to ensure we're deploying the best talent available ahead of the midterms. The program features a three-day bootcamp for aspir  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- The Louisiana Department of Health issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * LDH launches Project M.O.M.'s inaugural catalyst site hospitals 11 facilities across the state will work to improve health outcomes for mothers affected by substance use disorder and their babies * The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) today launched a new era of person-centered care for mothers affected by substance use disorder (SUD) with the announcement of 11 inaugu  more

ENCINO, California, Feb. 14 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $40 Million Hospitality Asset Sale in Baton Rouge BATON ROUGE, La. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the $40.5 million sale of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, a 291-room hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "This was a complex,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSFR) -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History intends to repatriate four lots of cultural items to the Chickasaw Nation. This decision dentifies the objects as unassociated funerary objects removed from the Owl Creek/Shiloh Church Mounds site in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The collection consists of one lot of ceramics, one lot of faunal remains, one lot of lithics, and one lot of organic materials. These items were excavated in 1935 by MDAH archaeologist   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 14 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act and Protect Children Online Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she has joined together with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from around the country in urging Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Senate versio  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 13 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Files Brief Supporting Louisiana's Challenge to Biden-Era Abortion Drug Rule * LINCOLN- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today led 21 States in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. The case challenges a 2023 Food and Drug Administr  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * New AFNWC program office improves efficiency, security for weapons generation facilities * KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has managed the design and construction of weapons generation facilities for Air Force Global Strike Command since 2016. This new type of facility consolidates the weapon storage, maintenance, generation and training functio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Presses for Stronger Oversight to Prevent Fraud in Federally Funded Child Care Programs * Click HERE for a full-resolution image. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing focused on fraud in federally funded child care programs, U.S. Senator Susan Collins pressed witnesses on the need for stronger oversight and clea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Louisiana Responds: Trump Admin. To Repeal Major Health and Climate Protections * This Thursday, the Trump Administration is expected to finalize three decisions that will significantly increase climate-warming and health-harming pollution across America, especially in Louisiana. As it continues to decimate the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to protect public health,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48413) on Feb. 5, 2026, entitled "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Primer" by social policy specialist Gene Falk. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides federal grants to the 50 states, District of Columbia, and territories (collectively, "states"), as well as Indian tribes. TANF helps fund state-r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48413) on Feb. 5, 2026, entitled "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant - A Primer:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Furthering State Flexibility: Limitation on Federal Regulatory Authority TANF's purpose of increasing flexibility is reinforced by a statutory limitation on federal regulation of state behavior under the block grant: 'No officer or employee of the Fed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Probes Louisiana Board of Regents Over Alleged Race-Based Priority in Executive Budget * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated a directed investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents (the Board) to determine whether its Master Plan for Higher Education violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) by auth  more

MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 13 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * What the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina means for businesses today * Written by: Joe Stafford When Hurricane Katrina struck the USA in 2005, nearly 2000 people lost their lives and the cost of the catastrophe exceeded $100 billion. Now, 21 years later, new research from The University of Manchester has found that Katrina left another, less visible legacy long after the storm clouds h  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Feb. 13 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Forensics earns top spot at 2026 Kentucky Forensics Association * WKU Forensics team members competed at the Kentucky Forensics Association tournament. Back row (from left): Elizabeth Allen, Tess Segal, Ameya Puranik, Jade Ismail, Somtoo Nkurumeh, Victory Okoroji, Aly Johnson, Chase Shockley, JaKayla Brown, Josh St. Peter, Nik Schintgen; middle row (from left): Sophie Todaro, Fade Akinbayo, A  more