BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Barksdale Airmen Help Secure New Drone Restrictions Across Louisiana * Published July 8, 2025  * By Senior Airman Nicole Ledbetter BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing Judge Advocate's Office coordinated with Louisiana state representatives to update a law clarifying the unlawful use of unmanned aerial systems. Louisiana lawmakers recognized the need for  more PR

NEW YORK, July 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Building Universal Epic Universe with Brian Robinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer at Universal Creative * Building Universal Epic Universe with Brian Robinson | Seen on the Screen with Jacqueline Coley At Universal, theme parks transport fans into iconic stories and immersive worlds they once only imagined, and in doing so ignite the thrill of being fully  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Announces $1.1 Million for Opelousas Airport Safety Improvements from His Infrastructure Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $1,125,000.00 to St. Landry Parish for safety improvements at the St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) in Opelousas. The funding comes through Cassidy's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to Discuss Peace in the Middle East * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released the following statement after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss U.S. support for Israel. The meeting comes after President Trump's successful efforts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. "Prime Minister Net more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Kennedy Introduce Resolutions Celebrating LSU Shreveport, LSU Baseball National Championships * U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced two resolutions recognizing the Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS) Pilots and the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers baseball teams for winning their respective 2025 national championships. The LSUS Pilots  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter: * * * Center for Tobacco Products * Recipient: bestvape.com 700 Louisiana St Houston, TX 77002 store@bestvape.com support@bestvape.com United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed the website https://bestvape.com and determined that electronic nicotine delivery system  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 9, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Future of Health Care, Protecting Americans' Health Privacy U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing to examine the future of health care, and how to impro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 7, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Scott, Paul Release Legislative Package Empowering Independent Workers to Access Portable Benefits Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Tim Scott (R-SC), and Rand Paul (R-KY) unveiled a legislative package modernizing f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congress Codifies 28 of President Trump's Executive Actions in One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON -- Last week, when House Republicans passed President Trump's signature legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill, they codified into law 28 executive actions taken by President Trump. "President Trump has done more to improve the lives of working Americans in the last six months than  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congress Codifies 28 of President Trump's Executive Actions in One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON -- Last week, when House Republicans passed President Trump's signature legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill, they codified into law 28 executive actions taken by President Trump. "President Trump has done more to improve the lives of working Americans in the last six months than almost anyone co more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 8 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Origin Bank Celebrate Awarding $2M in Affordable Housing Program Funds to Support The Wellspring's Holly Haven * Leaders from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Origin Bank presented a $2 million Affordable Housing Program check to The Wellspring Alliance for Families Inc., which will support a new development for  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy Outlines Plan to Save Social Security in Op-Ed * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in the Washington Post outlining his "Big Idea" to save Social Security by creating a sovereign wealth fund--separate from the Social Security Trust Fund--dedicated to protecting the program for all current and future Social Security beneficiaries. Cassidy was joined b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy Warns of Looming Social Security Insolvency in WSJ * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned a letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journaloutlining his "Big Idea" to save Social Security from insolvency and calling on Congress to join him in addressing the threat before the program collapses. Cassidy's letter follows the release of the Social Security Trustees' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kennedy in the New York Post: The clock is ticking on the Senate to chop $9.4 billion of waste * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in the New York Post urging the Senate to approve President Trump's rescission request to permanently cut funding to wasteful foreign aid programs and public broadcasting. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "Under former President Joe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy on Putin: "We need to cut off his sale of oil." * # Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor: "Now, regardless of how you feel about the war in Ukraine, I think most fair-minded people can agree on two things. Number one: Vladimir Putin, who runs Russia--not the people of Russia, but their leadership- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "Everybody who voted against our bill voted to raise taxes on the American people" * # Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor: "I've already heard, a lot, that the reconciliation bill that Congress passed is going to kill people. 'People are going to die. It's only more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Cassidy introduce resolution celebrating LSU baseball's national championship * WASHINGTON - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today introduced a resolution celebrating the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers' National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I championship--the Tigers' eighth national title and second in three years. "The LSU Tigers proved o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Cassidy introduce resolution celebrating LSU Shreveport baseball's championship, perfect season * WASHINGTON - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today introduced a resolution celebrating the Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSU Shreveport) Pilots' perfect season, 59-0 win streak and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship win. "The LS more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Schatz champion Unsubscribe Act to make canceling unwanted subscriptions easier * WASHINGTON - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) today introduced the bipartisan Unsubscribe Act of 2025, which would require a simple cancellation process for all subscriptions. "The average American is all too familiar with the headache of running around in circles to cancel a subscrip more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "OUR COMMITMENT IS TO MAKE SURE WE FIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN ACROSS THE COUNTRY" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference at CrescentCare, a federally qualified health center in Louisiana, with Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02) and Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Robin Kelly (IL- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "OUR COMMITMENT IS TO MAKE SURE WE FIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN ACROSS THE COUNTRY" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference at CrescentCare, a federally qualified health center in Louisiana, with Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02) and Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Rep. Nanette Barra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Legal Victory Gives Eastern Black Rails Another Shot at Habitat Protections * WASHINGTON-- In a major victory for one of America's most imperiled marsh birds, a federal court today sided with the Center for Biological Diversity and Healthy Gulf by striking down the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's refusal to designate critical habitat for the eastern black rail in Louisiana more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Letlow Announces Key Economic Development Designation for Ouachita River Today Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has designated the Ouachita River as a U.S. Marine Highway, further unlocking the 605-mile river's potential to spur economic development in North Louisiana. Letlow called for the designation in a March letter to DOT S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Louisiana Music Partners (LMP) has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) addressing concerns over anticompetitive practices in the live ticketing market. The organization aims to protect both artists and consumers from unscrupulous ticket reselling, which has been exacerbating the disparity between ticket prices and actual access for fans. In the letter, LMP emphasized the negative impact of reselle more ST

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, July 9 -- McNeese State University shared the following news: * * * McNeese Student Studies the Expiration Status of Immunohematology Reagents McNeese State University students majoring in medical laboratory sciences (MLS) study the efficacy of immunohematology reagents, or substances used in blood typing and compatibility testing, related to expiration status. "Our research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of blood bank reagents for blood typing," explained Kadie more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Question of the Month, July * Which Southern States Require Country-of-Origin Labels for Restaurant Seafood? DOWNLOAD The Acadiana region of Louisiana is known for many things--George Rodrigue's Blue Dog, the up-tempo rhythms of zydeco music, and former LSU Coach O's gravelly accent--but nothing compares to its food. The region is lauded for its m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Releases Video Touting OBBB Wins * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released a video touting the wins in Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill. Leader Scalise highlighted the economic relief, border security, and energy independence achieved by President Trump signing this historic bill into law. To view the full video, click here. On promises made, promi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Releases Video Touting OBBB Wins * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released a video touting the wins in Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill. Leader Scalise highlighted the economic relief, border security, and energy independence achieved by President Trump signing this historic bill into law. To view the full video, click here (link is external). On more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Republicans Address Biden's Four Years of Failures * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss how Republicans are getting the country back on track after years of decline under Joe Biden with the One Big Beautiful Bill. Leader Scalise highlighted how hardworking Americans will now have access to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Republicans Address Biden's Four Years of Failures * JEFFERSON, La. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss how Republicans are getting the country back on track after years of decline under Joe Biden with the One Big Beautiful Bill. Leader Scalise highlighted how hardworking Americans will now have access to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 10, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Empowering Independent Workers, Strengthening Access to Portable Benefits On Thursday, July 17, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on how to empower independent workers to access portable workplace benefits, like health care an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 9, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee Votes to Approve President Trump's Nomination for CDC Director Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to favorably report the nomination of Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a vote of 12-11. The nomination will more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senate passes Kennedy, Cortez Masto bill to help Louisianians recover from natural disasters * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)'s bipartisan Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, which would provide relief for taxpayers in states that have issued state-level disaster declarations. The bill now moves to the president's desk for si more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Back to the U.S. Capitol * WASHINGTON -- This morning, Speaker Johnson hosted His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, at the U.S. Capitol for a meeting during his U.S. visit. Speaker Johnson and Prime Minister Netanyahu took photos before heading into their meeting. Speaker Johnson more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Back to the U.S. Capitol * WASHINGTON -- This morning, Speaker Johnson hosted His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, at the U.S. Capitol for a meeting during his U.S. visit. Speaker Johnson and Prime Minister Netanyahu took photos before heading into their meeting. Speaker Johnson released the fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries Re-establish House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group * WASHINGTON -- Following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit this week to the United States Capitol, Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced the re-establishment of the bipartisan House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group. "This is an important  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries Re-establish House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group * WASHINGTON -- Following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit this week to the United States Capitol, Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced the re-establishment of the bipartisan House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group. "This is an important time to bring to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: The One Big Beautiful Bill is Great for People Who Go to Work Every Day * WASHINGTON -- This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill being signed into law and address the devastating floods in central Texas. "As I said on the House floor the other day, it takes a lot longer to build a lie than to tell  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 10 (TNSrpt) -- Southwest Power Pool, a corporation mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure supplies of power, transmission infrastructure and wholesale electricity prices, issued the following news release: * * * SPP publishes report on April 26, 2025 load-shed event SPP published its comprehensive report on the April 26 load-shed event in Northwest Louisiana that analyzes the event, identifies the main causes that led to the need to shed loa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSrpt) -- The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership issued the following news release: * * * 2024 Gulf Menhaden Bycatch Study Offers Insights into Number of Fish Killed Data suggest 22,000 or more redfish and a host of other sportfish, forage fish killed annually by pogy boats off Louisiana * (BATON ROUGE, La.)-- A 2024 study on bycatch in the industrial Gulf menhaden fishery indicates that approximately 22,000 breeding-size redfish, tens of millions of non-targe more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 8 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * New drug targets 'zombie cells' in effort to prevent liver disease, cancer A new drug candidate developed by Tulane University researchers may work to prevent a common type of fatty liver disease. The disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), sometimes leads to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Linked to obesity and diabetes, MASLD affects 38% of adults and is bel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. Statement to President Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem * NEW ORLEANS, LA - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement: "As the U.S. Congressman for New Orleans--and as Co-Chair of the Congressional Disaster Recovery Caucus--I feel a deep and urgent responsibility to speak clearly. "The deadly flooding in Texas is a sobe more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * US Airmen deploy in support of Indo-Pacific Bomber Task Force exercise * Published July 8, 2025  * By Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar * Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- A Bomber Task Force deployment of multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen, and support equipment from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Ba more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * US Airmen deploy in support of Indo-Pacific Bomber Task Force exercise * Published July 9, 2025 * By Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar * Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- A Bomber Task Force deployment of multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen, and support equipment from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base more PR