BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * AG Murrill defending Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court on Tuesday * WHO: Attorney General Liz Murrill and Solicitor General Ben Aguinaga WHAT: En banc hearing at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit WHERE: 600 Camp Street in New Orleans WHEN: Tuesday, January 18. Argument will start at 1 p.m. En banc review  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * AG Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrests Metairie man for more than 40 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material * Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a man from Metairie for more than 40 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. 20-year-old Michael Paul Duhe Jr, of North Tribune Street in Metairie, w more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * AG Murrill's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secures guilty plea for Alexandria man for dragging a victim across a hallway by his wrist * Attorney General Murrill's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a guilty plea for an Alexandria man for Simple Battery of Persons with Infirmities. On January 14, 2026, Marcus Sanders, of Rampart Street in Alexandria, pled guilty as charged in the 9th JD more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry Reiterates Calls for Eliminating State Income Tax By Jack Baum Today, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry once again stated his goal of eliminating the state's income tax. "I'm standing here to reiterate that my long-term goal is to eliminate the income tax in this state, once and for all," said Landry at his Thursday press conference on his fiscal responsibility more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Nationwide Tax Competition Heats Up as Missouri Governor Calls for Zero Income Tax While blue states like California and New York look to impose tax hikes, red states pursue tax cuts By John Kartch There are eight no-income-tax states, and Missouri is in the race to become the ninth. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe today called for an elimination of the state income tax. In his State of the State address today more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Minnesota were 139,190, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 129,481, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wisconsin were 128,770, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 124,907, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Joins Majority Leader Thune to Highlight "No Taxes on Tips" in Baton Rouge * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) hosted U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) at Phil's Oyster Bar and Seafood Restaurant in Baton Rouge, where they discussed with workers and restaurant patrons the benefits of President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts bill. "The Working Families Tax more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Chair Cassidy Applauds President Trump's Efforts to Make Health Care Affordable, Plans Further HELP Committee Action Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded President Trump's recent plan to lower costs and make health care aff more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Chair Cassidy Exposes UAW Boss for Workplace Retaliation, Abusing Members' Trust U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain for engaging in workplace retaliation to advance his personal agend more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Chair Cassidy, Hassan Support Trump Admin's Efforts to Implement No Surprises Act, Encourage Additional Action to Protect Patients U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) support the Trump administration taking action more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Chairman Hudson Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Markup of Six Bills to Improve Public Safety Communications Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, delivered the following opening statemen more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana posted the following news release: * * * Cuban Man Guilty of Federal Controlled Substances Act Violations YAIDEL PLACIDO SALVADOR, ("PLACIDO") age 39, a New Orleans resident, pled guilty on January 7, 2026, before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to two counts of a superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, f more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Feds Cite Louisiana Monkey Lab for Flouting Health Regulations After PETA Complaint Lafayette, La. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited the University of Louisiana at Lafayette New Iberia Research Center for transporting monkeys to Reno, Nevada, without valid health certificates, according to a newly released federal report (https://www.peta.org/wp-content/upload more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Florida man accused of defrauding the Sabine Parish School Board out of more than $250,000 arrested by Louisiana Bureau of Investigation * Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a man from Florida for defrauding the Sabine Parish School Board out of more than $250,000. The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) received a request for ass more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy Pens Op-Ed on Restoring American Dream, Improving Rural Health Care, Supporting Louisiana Energy * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in the American Press outlining his work in 2025 to restore the American Dream in Louisiana by lowering costs through the Working Families Tax Cuts, improving rural health care via the $50 billion Rural Health Transfor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy gives update on his plan to stop paying dead people: "It's on its way to President Trump's desk" * Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement marking the passage of his Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives: "I want to talk to you about the Ending Improper Payme more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy in the Wall Street Journal: Building our way out of our housing crisis * MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this letter in the Wall Street Journal, urging Congress to pass the Build Now Act so that the Department of Housing and Urban Development can use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to incentivize cities to build more housing. Key excerpts are below:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following letter on Jan. 7, 2026, with 72 farm and biofuel groups: * * * The Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker, United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader, United St more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library of Congress Video Series 'American Stories: A Reading Road Trip' on PBS Books Explores Literary Heritage of United States * The Library of Congress, in partnership with its Affiliate Centers for the Book and PBS Books, has launched the new video series "American Stories: A Reading Road Trip." The cross-country streaming series uncovers the literary treasures of individual states and territories within the more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Oceantic Statement: Largest U.S. Offshore Wind Project Can Return to Construction Moments ago, a U.S. judge for the Eastern District of Virginia has allowed the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project to resume work after granting their injunction request against the administration's lease suspension and construction pause issued D more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 16 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Slidell man arrested by Louisiana Bureau of Investigation for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material under the age of Thirteen * Agents with Attorney General Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation recently arrested a man from Slidell for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material under the age of thirteen. 77-year-old Dennis Kenneth Canzonire, of Gwen Drive in Slidell, was arre more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 17 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * SWEPCO Foundation Contributes $5,000 to Northwestern State University for STEM Outreach The SWEPCO Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to Northwestern State University (NSU) to support STEM outreach efforts designed to inspire the next generation of innovators across North Louisiana. "At SWEPCO, we invest in STEM education and workforce development to fuel more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana posted the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller Commends the Confirmation and Swearing-In of Former Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook as District Court Judge for the Western District of Louisiana Alexander C. Van Hook has been confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as a United States District Court Judge for the Western District of L more PR