PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * American College of Physicians Awards $280,000 in Grants to Address Equity Challenges in Obesity Care * Grantees selected to help reduce educational and training gaps in obesity care PHILADELPHIA, April 10, 2026 - Today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) announced that it has awarded $280,000 in grants to support regional programs advancing equitabl  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads support of President Trump's deployment of National Guard to D.C. * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a coalition of 23 states in a friend-of-the-court brief supporting President Trump's constitutional deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. In the years preceding President Trump's current term, crime surged   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE OVER BUSINESS PRACTICES DURING COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a multistate settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line, specifically NCL Bahamas Ltd. (NCL), following an investigation of NCL's cancellation procedures and sales practices, which the attorneys general al  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line Over COVID Cancellation Practices * Attorney General William Tong today joined the attorneys general of Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin in announcing a settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line, specifically NCL Bahamas, Ltd., followin  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - April 10, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 1.3 percent in March, up 3.0 percent over the year * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 1.3 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index rose 14.2 percent over the month. The index   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Fatal Work Injuries in Louisiana 2024 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - April 10, 2026 * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 96 in 2024 for Louisiana, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Louisiana was down 7.7 percent from 104 in 2023. (See chart 1.) The fatal work injury rate was 5.1 fatalities per  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by policy fellow Josiah Padley: * * * Rectifying Minnesota's low test scores and high graduation rates How can we make sure that a diploma isn't just a piece of paper? Last week, my colleague Catrin Wigfall wrote about Minnesota's 2025 graduation rate (highest on record at 84.9 percent  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. Condemns Efforts to Undermine the Will of the Voters * BATON ROUGE, LA - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement calling out state legislative actions that attempt to remove duly elected individuals, warning that such efforts strike at the very heart of American democracy: "Legislation that seeks to eliminate an office after   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats are Once Again Gearing Up for Impeachment, and Other Than Trump Derangement Syndrome, They Can't Articulate Why * WASHINGTON -Speaker Johnson issued the following statement upon reports that Democrat leadership is briefing its members on usage of the 25 th Amendment, and in response to the 80+ Congressional Democrats calling for the impeachment and removal of President D  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Friday Takeaways: Senate GOP's Corruption Caucus, DC Dan Balling Out, and Rogers' Reality Check TGIF. Welcome back to Friday Takeaways from the DSCC - your weekly update from the DSCC Press Team on what you need to know across the Senate battlegrounds. There are 206 days until the midterms. DROP US A LINE: press@dscc.org. REPUBLICANS SWEAT THE MAP: New reporting from Bloomberg a  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Hancock Whitney Support Transitional Housing in Patterson, Louisiana, with $1.17M Grant * PATTERSON, LOUISIANA, April 10, 2026 -There's a larger transitional housing apartment complex available to residents of South Louisiana, made possible in part by a $1.17 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Fede  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. A-06-24-02000) on March 30, 2026 entitled "Louisiana Healthcare Connections Generally Complied With Federal and State Process Requirements When Denying Prior Authorization Requests" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Audit OIG has identified longstanding challenges, including limited oversight and access to speci  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 11 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Warrantless Trespassing by Alabama Game Wardens; Property Owners Will Appeal FLORENCE, Ala.--On Thursday, the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County granted the state of Alabama's motion to dismiss a constitutional lawsuit challenging a statute that permits game wardens to search private property without a warrant or consent. Killen residents Da  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Collis Temple Jr., member of the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors and a small-business owner, from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Don't Fumble Their Future: Positioning Student-Athletes for Success in School and Beyond": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and honorable Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before yo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Meet the pros: Stephen Miller * Stephen Miller Meet Stephen Miller, a locator on the Entergy Louisiana damage prevention team based in Louisiana. He joined the Entergy team a year and a half ago after beginning his career in damage prevention three years ago. In his short time at Entergy, Stephen has become known as someone who never hesitates to help. Whether it is assisting a neigh  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, April 11 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: * * * Nicholls Professor Returns from Paris After Teaching the Future of AI and Media Dr. Andrew Simoncelli, a professor at Nicholls State University, recently returned from Paris, France, where he was the only professor from the United States invited to teach at De Vinci Higher Education's International Teaching Week. During this event, which brings together global experts to share new ideas with  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46961) on April 8, 2026, entitled "Social Security Coverage of State and Local Government Employees" by social policy analyst Zhe Li. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Social Security is the single largest federal program in terms of the number of beneficiaries as well as budget. It pays cash benefits to over 70 million beneficiaries each month, and total benefit payments are more than $136   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 10 -- The History Colorado issued the following news release: * * * Transformative Art Installation Honors Black Women's Contributions at Fort Garland A powerful immersive art installation honoring the history of domestic workers is coming to History Colorado's Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center. 12 Tablecloths, created by award-winning artist and historian Chloe Duplessis, is a transformative art installation exploring the history of emancipation, the Great Migr  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 11 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus issued the following news: * * * UL Lafayette alumni contribute to Artemis II mission Two University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni played key roles in Artemis II, a mission that has carried astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years and is nearing its return to Earth. Artemis II is NASA's first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. Splashdown is expected later to  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 11 -- VCOM - Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: * * * VCOM-Louisiana Pre-SOMA and The Healing Project Empower Northeast Louisiana Youth Through Level Up: Life, Legacy, & Leadership, a Career-Oriented Healthcare Outreach Program By Danielle Voumard VCOM-Louisiana student organizations continue to expand their influence beyond campus, reaching into communities across Northeast Louisiana (NELA) to motivate the next generation of hea  more