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State Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday January 05, 2020 ( 5 items )  

A.G. Hill Co-Leads Coalition Supporting Louisiana Law Protecting Health of Women Getting Abortions
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 4 -- Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill issued the following news release: Attorney General Curtis Hill on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Louisiana law requiring all ambulatory surgical centers, including abortion clinics, to hold admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. Abortion providers have challenged the law, claiming it interferes with abortion access. "This commonsense measure to protect women's health is entirely compatible with the Con  more

American Electric Power: Arkansas Public Service Commission Approves New SWEPCO Rates
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Dec. 31 -- Southwestern Electric Power issued the following news release: The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved new base rates for Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company. The decision provides a net annual increase of $23.9 million in non-fuel base rates. An Arkansas residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month will see an overall bill increase of approximately $8.43 per month, or 8.7%. Increas  more

Kentucky A.G. Cameron Joins 20-State Coalition in Support of Law Requiring Abortion Doctors to Have Hospital Admitting Privileges
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 4 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release: Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined 20 states in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in June Medical Services, LLC v. Dr. Rebekah Gee. The case centers on a Louisiana law that protects women's health by requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a local hospital in the event of an emergency or complication resulting from the procedure. The challenge to   more

Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge Named Interim Dean of Paul M. Hebert Law Center: Louisiana State University
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 3 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge, David Weston Robinson Professor of Law and McGlinchey Stafford Professor of Law, has been named interim dean of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Lockridge will act as interim dean while Dean Tom Galligan serves as LSU's interim president as LSU conducts a national search for a new president. "I am very happy that Professor Lee Ann Lockridge has agre  more

Nexstar Media Group and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Partner to Host and Produce 'Lone Star Nye Live' TV Special and 'Over the Top Nye' Fireworks Spectacular
IRVING, Texas, Dec. 31 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced that it is co-hosting in partnership with NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS-TV) Lone Star NYE Live on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. CST. For the third consecutive year, NBC 5 has teamed up with stations owned by Nexstar Media Group, Mission Broadcasting, Inc., and Vaughan Media LLC across 21 markets throug  more