BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 30 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * AG Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrests former school admissions director for embezzling over $87,000 in tuition payments * Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) arrested a former school admissions director for embezzling over $87,000 in tuition payments. LBI received a criminal complaint from representatives with Crescent C more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes for state, local authority to combat illegal drone drops at prisons * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones, and other items. Per federal law, only a narrow set of feder more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Returns to the University of Arkansas for One Pill Can Kill Training; Notes State's Decline in Opioid Overdose Deaths * Griffin: 'The drop in overdose deaths since 2023 illustrates the stakes involved: We're helping to save Arkansans' lives' FAYETTEVILLE - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after joining University of Arkansas C more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 30 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Murrill's LBI agents arrest New Orleans man known as "DJ Hardhead" for defrauding Sewerage & Water Board Workers Comp. program of more than $37,000 * Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) arrested a New Orleans man for defrauding the Sewerage & Water Board Workers Compensation program of more than $37,000. LBI initially re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Announces $1 Billion in FEMA Funding for Disaster Prevention Projects * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made $1 billion in federal funding available through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program to support disaster mitigation projects in Louisiana and across the country. "Inve more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Lummis Introduce Bill to Boost U.S. Digital Asset Mining, Back President Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Mined in America Act to bring critical digital infrastructure back to the United States. Additionally, this bill codifies President Donald Trump's Executive Order to establish a Strategic more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 30 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * CHHS Dr. Jean Chen honored with SHAPE awards * Dr. YuChun (Jean) Chen of the WKU College of Health and Human Services is the recipient of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) Southern District Scholar Award and the Kentucky SHAPE College/University Educator Preparation Award. Dr. Chen is an Associate Professor of Physical Education in the WKU School of Kinesiology, Recreation, an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Compassion in Action: Honoring Our Physicians * Answering the call to be a doctor is a vocation -a demanding path driven by deep meaning and purpose, with the profound responsibility of caring for patients and families during meaningful and challenging moments. Ascension's commitment to care is captured in our Mission, but it is truly lived out by the p more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 30 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Doctor with Oklahoma ties establishes endowed lectureship to improve rural and tribal health Although Dr. Sharon Anderson didn't grow up in the state, she's still proud of her Oklahoma roots. "My mother was born and raised in Oklahoma, and I still have relatives there," Anderson said. "Another connection is my Cherokee heritage through my mother. I am a proud member of the First Families of the Cher more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 31 -- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences issued the following news: * * * Doctor with Oklahoma ties establishes endowed lectureship to improve rural and tribal health Although Dr. Sharon Anderson didn't grow up in the state, she's still proud of her Oklahoma roots. "My mother was born and raised in Oklahoma, and I still have relatives there," Anderson said. "Another connection is my Cherokee heritage through my mother. I am a proud member of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Kroger for Firing Employee with Disability After Stripping Her Of Existing Accommodation * Federal lawsuit charges that grocery store terminated employee with neuropathy after denying access to previously settled accommodation HOUSTON - Kroger Texas L.P. - Houston Division, operator of Kroger grocery store #300 in Houston's Clear Lake/NASA area, violated federal employment more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues The Cogar Group for Religious Discrimination After Baptist Deacon Forced to Resign from Security Job * Federal suit charges security services company failed to accommodate New Orleans employee's request to accommodate Sunday church attendance NEW ORLEANS -The Cogar Group, Ltd., a Fairfax, Virginia-based security services company operating in several states, violated federa more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Fifth Circuit rules fishery council unconstitutional but denies Gulf fishermen relief * New Orleans, Louisiana; March 30, 2026: A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is unconstitutionally structured, but declined to restore the fishing rights of two commercial fishermen whose liveli more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 31 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This is a major public safety threat impacting correctional facilities acro more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 30 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * IU McKinney Makes Strong Showings in Moot Court Competitions Nationally * Each year, IU McKinney's Moot Court Society Executive Board interviews and selects a small group of advocates to represent the law school in national moot court competitions. The board selects national competitions based on student subject-matter interests and routinely sends teams to the ABA Nation more PR

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, March 30 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news: * * * Jordan Davis is Coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, Aug. 14 * Editor ' s Note: Download high-res images here. Jordan Davis is coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Friday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 2, at 10 a.m. and start at $50. Fans can access the venue p more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Cassidy, Smith, Marshall to CMS: Work with Congress to Crack Down on Bad-Faith Actors Overcharging Taxpayers for Medicare Advantage * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Louisiana's U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., Minnesota's U.S. Senator Tina Smith, and Kansas' U.S. Senator Roger Marshall sent a bipartisan letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Dr. Mary Delahoussaye, OTD, LOTR, an occupational therapist from River Ridge, Louisiana, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) expressing opposition to proposed changes in accessibility requirements under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The letter was addressed to the DOE's Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity and the Office of Minority Economic Impact, specifically targeting the direct final rules listed un more ST

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Health expands Eat Fit program systemwide * NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner Health is expanding Ochsner Eat Fit options systemwide to make nutritious food easier to find and more affordable across its facilities. Building on the long-standing Eat Fit initiative, the health system is increasing the visibility and availability of Eat Fit menu items while offering qualifying op more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner hosts no-cost Iberville Parish health fair to promote cancer awareness and prevention * BATON ROUGE, La. - Ochsner Health welcomed Iberville Parish residents and families on Saturday, March 28 for the Iberville Parish Health Fair & Community Celebration, a no-cost community event focused on cancer awareness and prevention, and access to care close to home. Held a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 [Category: Economics] -- Prosperity Now (formerly the Corporation for Enterprise Development) posted the following news release: * * * Prosperity Now expands Nationwide VITA Support with Wells Fargo Foundation Grant * 2026 VITA Support Fund strengthens community-based organizations providing no-cost tax preparation services WASHINGTON, D.C. - With support from a $1 million Wells Fargo Foundation grant, Prosperity Now announced today the recipients of the 2026 VITA Supp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- SafeSource Direct LLC, a manufacturer of medical personal protective equipment in Broussard, Louisiana, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging the adoption of incentives for Medicare-participating hospitals to purchase American-made PPE and essential medical products. The letter stresses the critical importance of aligning hospital procurement policies with federal efforts to en more ST

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 30 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Study: An Oregon policy required hospitals to offer more financial assistance. Medical debt plummeted * A policy in Oregon that requires nonprofit hospitals to provide more financial assistance to patients was linked to a meaningful drop in the number of residents with medical bills that end up in debt collections, according to a new study led by a Tulane University researcher. The research, publ more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * The Nature Conservancy in Texas Announces New State Director * The Nature Conservancy in Texas (TNC) announced today that James McGuire, a proven leader with more than 20 years of experience in conservation, environmental policy, law, science and public service, will join the organization as its new state director. As the Texas state director, McGuire will work closely with land more PR

NEW YORK, March 30 [Category: Insurance] -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Triple-I Launches Legal System Abuse Awareness Campaign in Missouri * MALVERN, Pa., March 31, 2026 - The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) recently launched a comprehensive awareness campaign in Missouri, highlighting the devastating impacts of legal system abuse on the state's consumers and overall economy. This campaign includes a brick-and-mortar billboard an more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 31 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * West Virginia Attorney General Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This drone use is a major publi more PR