BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 2 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of PETA in the group's public records lawsuit against Louisiana State University, affirming that the school must turn over records related to university experimenter Christine Lattin's cruel and deadly taxpayer-funded experiments on songbirds she captures, cages, and kills. PETA first filed its lawsuit in December 2020 after the school f  more

NEW YORK, July 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: (LaPlace, LA - July 2, 2024) Louisiana has filed a petition to review Environmental Protection Agency standards to reduce cancer-causing pollution. Governor Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality also announced that LDEQ has attempted to grant a request from Denka Performance Elastomer for a two-year waiver to delay compliance with the pollution limits for its  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 3 -- The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry issued the following statement on July 2, 2024: * * * Following yesterday's ruling by a federal judge blocking the Biden administration's pause on LNG permitting, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) issued the following statement on behalf of General Counsel Lauren Hadden. "Yesterday's decision ending the current pause on LNG projects is a significant win for this country's energy indust  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: In response to the U.S. District Court for Louisiana issuing a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by 16 Republican Attorneys General challenging the Department of Energy's pause on permits for new LNG export authorizations, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and Chispa Texas released the following statement: "President Biden heeded the calls of young people and frontli  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 3 -- The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association issued the following statement on July 2, 2024: * * * The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) President Tommy Faucheux released the following statement on the U.S. District Court ruling that the Biden administration's "LNG Export Ban be stayed in its entirety, effective immediately." "Today a U.S. District Court stayed the Biden Administration's ban on new LNG export permits. This ruling   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 5 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: On Friday, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that governments that take private property must actually pay for what they take, rejecting a local sewerage board's argument that it had fulfilled its constitutional duty to pay "just compensation" by giving property owners what amounted to an unenforceable IOU. The Institute for Justice (IJ), which submitted an amicus brief in the case, appla  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 3 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is hailing today the enactment of Louisiana House Bill (HB) 579, crucial legislation led by State Representative Wayne McMahen (R) that will help modernize Louisiana's healthcare system so that at-risk Louisianians have better access to HIV prevention services across the state. Specifically, the newly enacted law w  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 2 -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators issued the following news: From June 25-27, AAMVA hosted the 2024 Region 2 Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, ending with the swearing in of the new Region 2 Board of Directors and their president, Jeffrey Dixon (Florida). There were 484 registered attendees, including 162 jurisdiction members from 14 jurisdictions. Members attended sessions on hot topics, including customer service, data management, el  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Yesterday, a Trump-appointed judge in the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction to block the Biden administration's pause on liquefied methane gas export approvals. While the order does not require the authorization of any new LNG facilities, it requires the Department of Energy to continue its review of pending LNG export applications. The judge's order does not stop the  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 25 -- Teach For America issued the following news release: * * * More than 30 First Year Teachers Entering the Profession Will Receive Hands-On Summer Training Hosted by Thrive Academy * * * Education nonprofit Teach For America Greater Baton Rouge is excited to announce the kickoff of their teacher training program in partnership with Thrive Academy. This summer, approximately 33 Teach For America (TFA) incoming corps members (new teachers) will gain hands-on tr  more