PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 22 -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today joined a bipartisan coalition of 46 state and territory Attorneys General, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey, in calling on Facebook, Craigslist, and eBay to take proactive measures against alcohol sales on their platforms which frequently violate state laws. "Any time a consumer seeks to bu  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 25 -- Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer, R-Alaska, has issued the following news, dated Oct. 21: Alaska Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer has signed on as a co-sponsor of the Resolution on the Inspection of Imported Seafood into the United States. The resolution, sponsored by Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser (R-Louisiana), calls for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration to take immediate measures to increase the level of seafood inspection, requiring impor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2020 Louisiana house candidate, Barbara Freiberg (district 70) , has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2020 Louisiana senate candidate, Beverly Brooks Thompson (district 16) , has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing t  more

MOLINE, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release: Rankin County, Mississippi, is growing. Until recently, the nearby city of Jackson had been responsible for water and wastewater treatment in the area, but county officials decided to build their own plant. It's a decision-making process industry professionals affectionately call "counting toilets" and, now that the toilets have been  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Today, the Democratic Governors Association is releasing a new video, "Liar." You don't need to take our word that Phony Eddie Rispone has a problem with the truth. Take it from GOP Rep. Ralph Abraham: Eddie Rispone is a liar. Louisiana Republicans warned Abraham and Rispone not to take the gloves off to no avail. Rispone's attacks "turned off a lot of Republicans." But Rispone went straight ahead with ripp  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) will report third quarter earnings results before market open on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, and host a teleconference at 10:00 a.m. CT that day to discuss the earnings announcement and the company's financial performance. The teleconference may be accessed by dialing 844-309-6569, conference ID 8727128, no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the call or by visiting Entergy's webs  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 21 -- Entergy issued the following news release: High electric bills can be frightening, but with a little care and attention, they don't have to be. So, while you're carving pumpkins and trying on costumes this Halloween season, use these simple tricks to slash your energy usage: * Vanquish phantom load by turning off appliances and electronics that use power even when you're not using them. These "vampires" sit in stand-by mode and suck energy that can add to the  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 22 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a bipartisan coalition of 46 state and territory Attorneys General, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey, in calling on Facebook, Craigslist, and eBay to take proactive measures against alcohol sales on their platforms which frequently violate state laws. "The purchase of alcohol through online   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2020 Louisiana house candidate, Johnny Arceneaux (district 62) , has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- Johnson & Johnson issued the following news release: * * * - Data Presented at CHEST 2019 Demonstrates Efficacy of Monarch to Successfully Reach Nodules and Biopsy Tissue * * * Auris Health, Inc. ("Auris Health"), part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies,* today announced results from a study demonstrating the safety and feasibility of the Monarch Platform, a first-of-its-kind robotic technology indicated for use in diagnostic and therapeutic bro  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced that 100 percent of K-12 students in Louisiana now have access to high-speed broadband on par with the Federal Communications Commission's minimum bandwidth goal of 100 kbps per student, which ensures expanded opportunities for teaching and learning in Louisiana's classrooms. "If we expect our children to compete for 21st-century jobs, then we must provide eve  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release: * * * - Landry-Frey Coalition Calls for Online Platforms to Crack Down on Illegal Sales * * * A bipartisan coalition of 46 state and territory Attorneys General - led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey - called on Facebook, Craigslist, and eBay to take proactive measures against alcohol sales on their platforms which frequently violate stat  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 24 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and SNF Holding Company President John Pittman confirmed the company is investing an additional $375 million to expand its water-treatment and water-conditioning polymer production plant near Plaquemine, Louisiana. With the investment, the company will retain 390 existing jobs while adding 150 positions with an average annual salary of $87,300, plus benefits. Louisian  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Gov. Edwards announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Louisiana Commission for the Deaf The Louisiana Commission for the Deaf provides accessibility services for persons who are deaf, deaf-blind or have hearing loss or speech impairment to gain equal access to any public o  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Tech University President Les Guice announced two economic development initiatives: Tech Pointe II, a $15 million commercial office building that will generate an estimated 750 new jobs over the next decade at the university's Enterprise Campus in Ruston; and a Louisiana Tech Research Institute hub at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, where Loui  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a new bariatric and metabolic surgery center at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge. Dr. Phil Schauer, who established the nation's premier program in obesity surgery in Cleveland, will lead a new Louisiana bariatric program expected to make the state a global center for destination health care in obesity surgery and t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 24 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and CEO Farhad Ahrabi of Cameron LNG dedicated the approximately $10 billion Cameron LNG natural gas liquefaction and export facility in Cameron Parish. Cameron LNG became the second Louisiana company to export LNG to international destinations earlier this year. Also participating in the event with several hundred attendees were Japanese Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama an  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 21 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. T-35335) involving French Quarter Tours & Transportation: In re: Cancellation of Common Carrier Certificate Number 7777 for failure to obtain 2019 vehicle identification stamps and register vehicles and drivers for 2019 as required by General Order dated April 25, 2012 and La. R.S. 45:16] through 180.1 and to pay a citation fee of $25.00. ORDER OF DISMISSAL The Louisiana Public Service C  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 24 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. T-35237) involving Hubert Savoy Trucking: In re: Cancellation of Common Carrier Certificate Numbers 6014-B and 7052 for failure to file an Annual Report for 2018 and/or pay a late ling fee of $500.00 and a citation fee of $25.00 as required by General Order 2 dated July 1, 1921 and General Order dated April 23, 2001 amended June I 9, 2012. Background The Louisiana Public Service Commissi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release: Even tiny amounts of lead can irreversibly damage a young child's developing brain and other vital organs, potentially leading to lifelong health issues. This week (Oct. 20 to 26) is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week -- an initiative that aims to raise awareness of the importance of protecting kids from toxic lead. "The good news is that lead poisoning is preventable when you k  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: After spending the past eight years as LSU Law Director of Admissions, Jake Henry is taking on a new challenge--and a new role at the Law Center--as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. "My passion for working with students has led me to a career in higher education, and specifically legal education," says Henry. "As Director of Admissions, I established relationships with stude  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: At a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Environmental Law Institute honored LSU Law Professor Nick Bryner with an Environmental Futures Award, which the nonprofit presents to "the next generation of leaders striving to address the environmental challenges of tomorrow." Bryner spent a year working for the Environmental Law Institute after graduating from Geo  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * - Public-Private Partnership Creates Infrastructure for Next Steps to Improving Care for Patients with Obesity * * * Louisiana is poised to transform the understanding and treatment of obesity, leveraging its 30 years of leadership in the field by recruiting one of the world's leading bariatric surgeons to establish a new Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery program. LSU's Pennington Biomedical Rese  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 22 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release: * * * - Multistate coalition calls for online platforms to crack down on illegal sales * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today joined Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and a bipartisan coalition of 46 state and territory Attorneys General, in calling on Facebook, Craigslist, and eBay to take proactive measures against alcohol sales on their platforms which frequently violate state laws. "  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 25 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Paul Coreil, who has served as interim chancellor at LSU of Alexandria since June, has been named chancellor at LSUA during the October Board of Supervisors meeting. "We are pleased name Paul Coreil as the permanent chancellor at LSU of Alexandria," said LSU President F. King Alexander. "Dr. Coreil has served LSU admirably for many years, and he is a proven leader who will help guide LSUA forward a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2020 Louisiana house candidate, Rep. Roy Adams (district 62) , has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term L  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: RGA Right Direction PAC, an organization supported by the Republican Governors Association (RGA), today released its second television ad in the Louisiana runoff election. Titled "Really Angry," the ad exposes John Bel Edwards' record of siding with liberal special interests on illegal immigration over Louisiana voters and President Trump. The spot includes footage of President Trump at his rally on   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 22 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a bipartisan coalition of 46 state and territory Attorneys General, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey, in calling on Facebook, Craigslist, and eBay to take proactive measures against alcohol sales on their platforms which frequently violate state laws. "The Constitution g  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University College of Education Dean Paula Summers Calderon was recently appointed to the 2019-20 Steering Committee for the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching. Calderon, the only dean chosen from Louisiana, was one of 14 members selected nationwide. The new steering committee, comprised of teachers, principals, and system leaders from districts, organizations,   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news release: Thanks to a generous gift, Tulane's first-of-its-kind Sports Law program will now be led by the nation's first fully endowed professorship dedicated to sports law. Alumni and longtime supporters, Leopold and Karen Sher and James and Tracie Garner have endowed the Sher Garner Professorship in Sports Law. The professorship will be held by Professor Gabe Feldman, the director of Tulane's Sports Law   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news release: The impact of artificial intelligence on education, financial instruments, criminal justice and healthcare, are just a few of the topics that will be addressed at this year's Gordon Gamm Comparative Law and Justice Symposium on Nov. 8. Leading this year's Symposium, titled The Implications of Artificial Intelligence for a Just Society, is Tulane Law Prof. Kristin Johnson, a national leader in the  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news release: In a program once dominated by men in decades past, six women swept the board elections last spring to lead the prestigious Tulane Moot Court Program at Tulane Law. It is only one of a handful of times that Tulane Law has had an all-female Moot Court board - the student leaders responsible for the day-to-day planning and coordination of the competitive trial simulation program. Their leadership w  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news release: An article by law Professor David Katner that contends that young children should be presumed incompetent to stand trial--rather than the current presumption that they are all competent-- in delinquency cases was cited by the West Virginia Supreme Court in a decision that will extend the right to challenge competency to juveniles using the law that applies to adult defendants. Katner's article, E  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone is running into a problem: he's too toxic to appear on the campaign trail. Eddie Rispone is largely absent from the campaign trail. In August, Rispone skipped "two of the higher-profile events gubernatorial candidates typically attend." He skipped the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, which is known as a "regular stop" for gubernatorial candidates. Rispone is sca  more