NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * A reliability message for New Orleans East customers * Dear valued customer, We know your neighborhood has recently had frequent power outages. We are sorry. You deserve better and we're going to do better. We are addressing these outage issues on multiple fronts, with an immediate plan and a longer-term plan. Both are underway and will lead to improved electric reliability for your   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 13 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Announces Conviction of Rapides Parish Caregiver for Abuse of Vulnerable Adult * Attorney General Liz Murrill's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit announced that 25-year-old Devontavis McCoy, of Connella Drive in Alexandria, was found guilty as charged following a bench trial on July 10, 2026, in the 9th Judicial District Court of: * 1 count - 1 Count La. R.S. 1  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview -- Week of July 13, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, July 14, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold a budget hearing on the Supreme Court of the United States. On Tuesday, July 14, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and Ge  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN FIELDS' STATEMENT ON FATAL ICE SHOOTING IN BIDDEFORD, MAINE * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Biddeford, Maine, the second fatal shooting involving ICE officers in less than a week: "This morning, ICE agents shot and killed a 26-year-old man in Biddeford, Main  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's Award-Winning "My Wish" series celebrates 20th anniversary of granting sports wishes on 'SportsCenter' beginning July 19 * * WNBA, PGA TOUR, WWE, MLB and college football stars grant wishes * Wishes debut on SportsCenter July 19-23 Since its inception in 2006, ESPN's "My Wish" series has worked with Make-A-Wish to fulfill almost 100 sports-themed wishes fo  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 13 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU researcher creates seawater isotope database to improve climate reconstructions, projections * A Florida State University paleoclimatologist led the creation of a global database hosting thousands of seawater isotope measurements collected over almost 50 years that will aid scientists in generating more accurate climate reconstructions and predictions. Associate Professor of Oceanography and Mete  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 13 [Category: BizTravel] -- Delta Air Lines posted the following news: * * * Future TechOps careers take flight at the Atlanta Aviation Maintenance Academy hosted by Delta and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals * At a time when workforce conversations are dominated by the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce jobs, students at this year's Atlanta Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy ' + drupalSettings.data.extlink.extLabel + ' were met w  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 13 -- Louisiana Tech University posted the following news: * * * Kennedy to lead new RoyOMartin Forest Products Innovation Center * After serving as dean in the College of Applied and Natural Sciences for the past 11 years, Dr. Gary Kennedy takes on a new role as director of the RoyOMartin Forest Products Innovation Center (FPIC), where he will lead the launch of one of Louisiana Tech University's premier research initiatives. "Dr. Kennedy's leadership and vision we  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, July 13 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Latest Winthrop Poll Results in Partnership with YouGov * HIGHLIGHTS * Residents around the country were asked about the president's approval rating, the economy, the conflict with Iran, foreign policy, immigration, inflation and affordability, declaring America a Christian nation, whether being a Christian is important to being an American, trust in the institutions of American democracy, and the J  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Letlow Statement on Meta Expansion in Northeast Louisiana * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Julia Letlow released the following statement on Meta's announced expansion in Richland Parish, creating jobs while promising to pay for costs related to energy, water, and related infrastructure. "Meta's transformative, $50 billion expansion in Richland Parish will cement the company's promises and effe  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * One Year Later: Democrats Tout Tax Cuts They Voted Against * House and Senate Democrats are regretting their votes in support of a $5 trillion tax hike on working familie s WASHINGTON -One year after President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law, hardworking American families across the nation are paying lower taxes and keeping more of what they earn - outcomes th  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * One Year Later: Democrats Tout Tax Cuts They Voted Against * WASHINGTON -One year after President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law, hardworking American families across the nation are paying lower taxes and keeping more of what they earn - outcomes the legislation was written to achieve. Democrats unanimously opposed these transformational tax provisions for working families, in  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSrpt) -- The Phoenix Center issued the following news release: * * * NEW PHOENIX CENTER ANALYSIS FINDS THAT ALABAMA'S DEMOGRAPHICS--NOT PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING--EXPLAIN WHY RACE-NEUTRAL MAPS RARELY YIELD A BLACK-MAJORITY DISTRICT Analysis of 100,000 computer-drawn, race-blind congressional maps finds a Black-majority district in only two of them--and never two such districts--while neutral plans can hand Republicans all seven seats - In the spring of 2026, two Suprem  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 13 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Announces Texarkana as Arkansas' Capital for a Day on July 15 * TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS: WHEREAS: Texarkana, located in Miller County along Arkansas' southwestern border, receives its name from compounding states of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana after railroad surveyor Colonel Gus Knobel famously wrote "TEX-ARK-ANA" on a board and declared it   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of July 13, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Responsibly Funding the America First Agenda Implementing an America First foreign policy agenda has bolstered freedom and security under the leadership of President Trump. At its core, an America First agenda strengthens national security while ensuring taxpayer dollar  more

NEW YORK, July 13 [Category: Insurance] -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Triple-I: Louisiana Insurance Reforms Begin to Deliver Rate Relief, but Challenges Remain Due to Impacts of Legal System Abuse, Fraud MALVERN, Pa. - Louisiana's property/casualty (P/C) insurance market posted its first broad rate relief this decade in 2025, but headwinds caused by legal system abuse persist, according to a new Issues Brief published today by the Insurance In  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by John Walk, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, from a June 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP." SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. * * * Chairman Burchett, Ranking Member Stansbury, and Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommitte  more