BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 31 -- The Association of Independent Information Professionals issued the following commentary on July 30, 2024: * * * Proving, Not Talking About, Your Value By Mary Ellen Bates One mistake made by many infopreneurs when they start their businesses is thinking that we need to sell ourselves, our capabilities, and our services to prospective clients. We assume that, when a prospect calls us to discuss a project, our job is to convince the caller that we are the be  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 1 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Today, Black voters asked the Supreme Court to take up a case to determine whether Louisiana will maintain the map enacted by the state legislature this year, which includes two majority-Black districts, following the 2024 elections. The appeal in Robinson v. Callais comes after the Court granted an emergency stay in May, pausing a district court's decision to ov  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news on July 30, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Black voters asked the Supreme Court to take up a case to determine whether Louisiana will maintain the map enacted by the state legislature this year, which includes two majority-Black districts, following the 2024 elections. The appeal in Robinson v. Callais comes after the Court granted an emergency stay in May, pausing a district court's decision to overturn  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 30 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * Export project would devastate Cameron Parish and endanger livelihoods * * * WASHINGTON - Today, the Niskanen Center, in partnership with the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of For a Better Bayou, Fishermen Involved in Sustaining Our Heritage and other impacted commercial fishermen and landowners, filed a request for rehearing with the Federal Ene  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- The National Association for College Admission Counseling issued the following news: By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications New Orleans, LA (July 30, 2024) - To truly make a difference in the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion, professionals need to be fully committed and not just ride the wave of passion that comes after big incidents. That was one of the takeaways from the inaugural Equity Leadership Institute at Guiding the Way to Inclusion 2024 in Ne  more