COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 7 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson protects children from the harms of social media * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 32-state friend-of-the-court brief in defense of a Louisiana law that protects children from the addictive harms of social media. States have the power to protect children from the harms posed by social media. Platforms have brought in $11 billion per year from ads directed at children, i more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Money will flow -- it's just a matter of where The new federal tax-credit could bring billions of dollars into education. States that opt out aren't stopping that money -- they are just sending it somewhere else. The structure of the program is straightforward. Taxpayers receive a credit for donati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN FIELDS' STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S THREATS TOWARDS IRAN * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Cleo Fields shared the below statement following the ultimatum given by President Trump this morning: "This morning, President Trump threatened that 'a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again' -a direct attack against Iranian civilians that legal experts have condemned as a violation of the Fourth Geneva Con more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNSLrpt) -- Energy for a better future: 2025 Performance Report - A report from Entergy, New Orleans, Louisiana - March 2026 (66 pages) * * * Entergy issued a report presenting a comprehensive overview of its 2025 performance across financial results, operational developments, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. The report outlines how the company has advanced its strategy to deliver reliable and affordable energy while investing in long-term sustainability and regional economic growth. It also evaluates  more ST

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 7 [Category: BizEnergy] (TNSrpt) -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy's 2025 Performance Report highlights growth, reliability and customer-driven initiatives * NEW ORLEANS - Entergy today announced the publishing of its 2025 Performance Report, "Energy for a Better Future," detailing the company's achievements last year and the strategic priorities guiding its path forward on behalf of customers and communities. The report includes financial performance as well as updates on local econom more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Pauses Case Seeking to Restrict Abortion and Miscarriage Medication * LAFAYETTE, La. -A federal court today paused a lawsuit, Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), that seeks to make it harder for people nationwide to get medication abortion by restricting  more PR

NEW YORK, April 8 -- The Ford Foundation issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * Ford Foundation Announces 2026 Cohort of Ford Global Fellowship The newest group of 32 leaders joins a global network of more than 150 fellows, building on Ford's 90-year history of investing in individuals to drive systemic change. * The Ford Foundation today announced the 2026 cohort of the Ford Global Fellowship, welcoming 32 leaders into a burgeoning network that now exceeds 150 fellows working across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle Ea more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 8 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Carr Joins 25-State Coalition in Amicus Brief Against Noncitizen Voting Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit decision that undermines states' ability to prevent noncitizens from voting in American elections. "Only American citizens are eligible to vote in American elections. Period. That's not partisan or political - it's the law, and we h more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 8 -- The Louisiana Department of Health issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * Governor Landry establishes the Office of Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability at LDH New office will strengthen rural health care access, workforce, and outcomes across Louisiana * Governor Jeff Landry today signed an executive order establishing the Office of Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability within the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), marking a major step forward in strengthening health care more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Announces New Refinery -- The First in 50 Years * Key Takeaways 1 President Trump has announced the first major new refinery in 50 years, which will be built in Brownsville, Texas. 2 America First Refining will build the refinery and hold a 20-year agreement with Reliance Industries of India to purchase the refinery's products. 3 The refinery is being built to handle the light, sweet oil produced in large volumes from  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 7 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Joint Narcotics Investigation in Algiers Leads to Guilty Pleas for Drug Paraphernalia, Firearm, and Animal Cruelty Charges * Attorney General Liz Murrill is announcing the conviction of a suspected drug dealer in Algiers who had firearms and a deceased dog at his home when law enforcement originally arrested him. In April 2025, the Louisiana State Police (LSP) Narcotics/HIDTA Task Force, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Admi more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 7 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU among SEC schools to offer fall honors course examining college athletics * Contact: Harriet Laird STARKVILLE, Miss.-Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College students at Mississippi State University now can register for a new and innovative fall course, The Future of College Athletics. A Southeastern Conference-powered collaboration among 10 universities, the hybrid format course will offer undergraduate students insight into current col more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, April 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Baton Rouge adds new specialty physicians and advanced practice providers * BATON ROUGE, La. - As part of its continued investment in specialty care access for the Baton Rouge community, Ochsner Baton Rouge welcomes several new physicians and advanced practice providers who are now accepting new patients. John Bates, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, specializing in ou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to Court Granting Trump Administration's Request to Stall Louisiana v. FDA * Washington, DC - Today, a Trump-appointed judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted the Trump administration's request to pause Louisiana v. FDA- a case that seeks to enact sweeping nationwide restrictions on medication abortion b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The White House issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * President Trump is Saving College Sports Amid growing legal chaos and financial pressures threatening athletic programs, the future of college sports is under serious threat. That is why, in response to calls from athletes, universities, and fans across the country, President Trump took decisive action by signing an urgent Executive Order to protect college sports, an essential American institution that supports over 500,000 student-athletes, drives loca more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Why Harmeet Dhillon Should Not Be Elevated * A PDF of this document can be found here INTRODUCTION Harmeet Dhillon was confirmed as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights on April 3, 2025, by a vote of 52 to 45, over the strong objections of civil rights organizations who warned that she had spent the bulk of her career actively working against the civil rights laws she would be confirmed to enfo more PR