NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: A settlement has been reached between the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana Justice Lab client Ms. Jacinta Danks, the City of Kenner, Louisiana, and Mr. Chase Lawler, a Kenner Police Department officer. The case is part of the Justice Lab's broader effort to end discriminatory and violent policing against people of color. Since 2020, Justice Lab has successfully settle  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release: Today, America First Legal (AFL), partnering with the States of Texas and Idaho, along with a coalition of fourteen state Attorneys General-Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming-filed an urgent lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Cameron, Louisiana Today, community and environmental groups filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop construction of a massive methane gas facility. If built, the facility would create greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 14 coal-fired power plants or 13 million new gasoline powered vehicles. The lawsuit in Louisiana state court challenges a permit from the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 23 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Lake Charles, LA The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana permanently blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) from enforcing disparate impact regulations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in the state, a move that stops the federal government from addressing disparate harm in project permitting, compliance and enfo  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * Baton Rouge, La. - Please see the following statement from PETA Vice President Dr. Alka Chandna regarding three just-posted citations (https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-09_LSU-3-violations-pigs.pdf) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) against the Louisiana State University System for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act. Surve  more

TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, Aug. 23 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release: An unsolicited proposal from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind for two commercial leases for wind energy development off the coast of Texas and/or Louisiana has raised significant new concerns for the U.S. shrimp industry. The Hecate proposal, which may potentially support hydrogen production, has the potential to close fishing grounds, interrupt maritime radar, and harm sensitive species and habitats for  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 23 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following news: As CCA's REEF Louisiana program was hosting the press conference for the dedication of the Raising Cane's Hotel Sid reef, Todd Graves surprised them with an additional donation to fund four more reefs. Graves, owner and founder of Raising Cane's, originally donated $100,000 to build a reef at the Hotel Sid site. Hotel Sid, once an oil and gas platform favored by fishermen for its abu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * Supreme Court blocks new rule replacing biological "sex" with "gender" identity * * * Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the nation's largest public policy women's organization, praised the United States Supreme Court for blocking implementation of the Biden Administration's final Title IX Rule. The high court reinforc  more