NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 12 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Yesterday, a broad coalition of 21 workers' rights, gender justice, and faith organizations -- led by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the National Women's Law Center -- filed an amicus brief in a Louisiana federal district court supporting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) regulations implementing the landmark Pregnant Workers F  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: In its published decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the use of a single-shot analysis in police killing cases. The decision binds Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Ms. Malikah Asante-Chioke brought forth a lawsuit on behalf of her father Jabari Asante-Chioke, a 52-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Louisiana State Police officers 24 times while   more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: A settlement has been reached between the ACLU of Louisiana's client, Mr. Talj Howard, a Black teacher and defendants, the City of Jennings, Eduardo Mendoza, a patrolman of the Jennings Police Department, Christopher Bergeaux, a sergeant of the Jennings Police Department and David Amrine, an officer of the Welsh Police Department. On April 8, 2021, Mr. Howard was driving thro  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 14 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Natalie Thompson regarding a Louisiana district court's ruling Thursday in Rapides Parish School Board v. United States Department of Education to halt the Biden administration's illegal rewrite of Title IX while the lawsuit continues. This is the first preliminary injunction issued in the countr  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The American Land Title Association issued the following news release: The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, AARP, the Louisiana Land Title Association (LLTA) and Louisiana REALTORS applaud the Louisiana State Legislature for passing Senate Bill (SB) 506/Act 363, which includes provisions protecting homeowners from the predatory practice of filing unfair real estate fee agreements in property recor  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 13 -- The American Sugar Alliance issued the following statement on June 12, 2024: On behalf of America's sugarbeet and sugarcane farm families and the factory workers from across the country represented by the American Sugar Alliance, Neil Rockstad, a Minnesota sugarbeet grower, fourth-generation farmer and President of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, and Patrick Frischhertz, a Louisiana sugarcane grower and eighth-generation farmer, issued the following j  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 14 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following news: Coastal Conservation Association's (CCA) REEF Louisiana Program began construction of its 50th artificial reef on Tuesday. With the help of conservation partners Chevron, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and Danos, CCA expanded the Ted Beaullieu Sr. Reef in South Marsh Island Block 233. REEF Louisiana built the original Ted Beaullieu, Sr. Reef in 2019 to honor t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 12 -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading advocate for sensible energy policies that provide all available energy choices for families, small businesses, manufacturers, and farmers, applauds Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Legislature for enacting bills which advance strong, bipartisan initiatives to maximize energy choices and encourage carbon capture and storage for continued commercially  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 13 -- The Center for Sportfishing Policy (formerly the Center for Coastal Conservation) issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries just announced they are unable to manage success: Despite a biomass of South Atlantic red snapper greater than any time in history, the 2024 season for recreational harvest will be open for only one day. "NOAA is supposed to be America's science agency. But as long as NOAA Fisheries is content to use its discredited data system and highl  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 11 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Williams (WMB) continued its wetland conservation partnership with Ducks Unlimited (DU) by committing $200,000 to support wetland restoration and habitat management at Cameron Prairie and Lacassine National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) in southwest Louisiana. DU is working with US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to enhance wetlands for waterfowl and other wildlife while improving visitor experiences. As one of t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Earthjustice clients and the Environmental Defense Fund moved to intervene in a lawsuit designed to stop an Environmental Protection Agency action that would significantly reduce cancer-causing pollution. Denka Performance Elastomer, which operates a synthetic rubber manufacturing facility in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, has asked the court to block its deadline to comply wi  more

NEW YORK, June 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: June 13, 2024) Earthjustice clients and Environmental Defense Fund moved to intervene in a lawsuit designed to stop an Environmental Protection Agency action that would significantly reduce cancer-causing pollution. Denka Performance Elastomer, which operates a synthetic rubber manufacturing facility in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, has asked the court to block its deadline t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 12 -- Boat Owners Association of the U.S. issued the following news release: The youngest of three children, Jerelyn Biehl was born into a sailing family. She learned sailing from her parents and as a teenager absorbed all things boating at her father's marine store. She shared sailing with kids during summers in high school and college. After competing for the University of California, Los Angeles Sailing Team, she met her husband on the racecourse. They fostered a  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) President and Co-Founder Bob Eitel released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted the motion for preliminary injunction against the Biden administration's Title IX rule: "When President Biden's Department of Education issued its Title IX regulat  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 [Category: Education] -- Education Trust issued the following news release: Dr. Cade Brumley State Superintendent of Education Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064 RE: Louisiana Students Deserve to Be Taught a Complete and Honest History Dear Superintendent Brumley & Members of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education The recent endorsement by Louisiana leadership of PragerU's educational content rais  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: NSSF(R), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, praised Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry for signing the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination (FIND) Act. The law, SB 234, prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with corporations that discriminate against the firearm industry. Gov. Landry signed the law at a signing ceremony in Baton Rouge, La., today. Louisiana's FIND   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Yesterday, a federal judge in Monroe, Louisiana, ruled in favor of four states, the Louisiana Department of Education, and 18 school boards challenging the Biden administration's recent changes strengthening Title IX rule protections. This decision temporarily blocks the new Title IX rule set to go into effect on August 1 in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho. * * * In respon  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued an injunction against the Biden administration's newly finalized Title IX rules, blocking federal agency enforcement of nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in federally funded educational programs for students in the state. This decision was issued by Trump-appointed judge   more

HARVEY, Louisiana, June 14 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Woodmere Elementary School of Jefferson Parish School System in Harvey, Louisiana, took a big step toward being named one of the World's Best Schools in a prestigious global competition. Now, it is a top-ten contender in the World's Best School Prizes' Overcoming Adversity category. "What makes Woodmere Elementary especially worthy of international attention is it  more