WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Five organizations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the agency's status review of the Rice's whale under the Endangered Species Act. The letter contests the legal and scientific basis for the listing of the Rice's whale as a distinct endangered species, highlighting procedural lapses, questionable taxonomy, and concerns over economic impact. The organizations are the American Petroleum Insti more ST

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * A reliability message for New Orleans East customers * Dear valued customer, We know your neighborhood has recently had frequent power outages. We are sorry. You deserve better and we're going to do better. We are addressing these outage issues on multiple fronts, with an immediate plan and a longer-term plan. Both are underway and will lead to improved electric reliability for your neighborhood. Immediate underground equipment re more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 13 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Announces Conviction of Rapides Parish Caregiver for Abuse of Vulnerable Adult * Attorney General Liz Murrill's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit announced that 25-year-old Devontavis McCoy, of Connella Drive in Alexandria, was found guilty as charged following a bench trial on July 10, 2026, in the 9th Judicial District Court of: * 1 count - 1 Count La. R.S. 14:35.2 Simple Battery of Persons with Infirmities  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview -- Week of July 13, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, July 14, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold a budget hearing on the Supreme Court of the United States. On Tuesday, July 14, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold an oversight hearing on more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN FIELDS' STATEMENT ON FATAL ICE SHOOTING IN BIDDEFORD, MAINE * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Biddeford, Maine, the second fatal shooting involving ICE officers in less than a week: "This morning, ICE agents shot and killed a 26-year-old man in Biddeford, Maine. He was authorized to work in this country. He h more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's Award-Winning "My Wish" series celebrates 20th anniversary of granting sports wishes on 'SportsCenter' beginning July 19 * * WNBA, PGA TOUR, WWE, MLB and college football stars grant wishes * Wishes debut on SportsCenter July 19-23 Since its inception in 2006, ESPN's "My Wish" series has worked with Make-A-Wish to fulfill almost 100 sports-themed wishes for children with critical illnesses. The award-winn more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 13 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU researcher creates seawater isotope database to improve climate reconstructions, projections * A Florida State University paleoclimatologist led the creation of a global database hosting thousands of seawater isotope measurements collected over almost 50 years that will aid scientists in generating more accurate climate reconstructions and predictions. Associate Professor of Oceanography and Meteorology Alyssa Atwood led the Past Global Changes, more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 13 [Category: BizTravel] -- Delta Air Lines posted the following news: * * * Future TechOps careers take flight at the Atlanta Aviation Maintenance Academy hosted by Delta and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals * At a time when workforce conversations are dominated by the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce jobs, students at this year's Atlanta Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy ' + drupalSettings.data.extlink.extLabel + ' were met with a different reality: careers in aviation -part more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 13 -- Louisiana Tech University posted the following news: * * * Kennedy to lead new RoyOMartin Forest Products Innovation Center * After serving as dean in the College of Applied and Natural Sciences for the past 11 years, Dr. Gary Kennedy takes on a new role as director of the RoyOMartin Forest Products Innovation Center (FPIC), where he will lead the launch of one of Louisiana Tech University's premier research initiatives. "Dr. Kennedy's leadership and vision were essential to the creation of this extraordinary more PR

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, July 13 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Latest Winthrop Poll Results in Partnership with YouGov * HIGHLIGHTS * Residents around the country were asked about the president's approval rating, the economy, the conflict with Iran, foreign policy, immigration, inflation and affordability, declaring America a Christian nation, whether being a Christian is important to being an American, trust in the institutions of American democracy, and the Jeffrey Epstein files, among other topics. * You more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Letlow Statement on Meta Expansion in Northeast Louisiana * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Julia Letlow released the following statement on Meta's announced expansion in Richland Parish, creating jobs while promising to pay for costs related to energy, water, and related infrastructure. "Meta's transformative, $50 billion expansion in Richland Parish will cement the company's promises and effectively position Northeast Louisiana in the modern more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The National Ocean Policy Coalition, Houston, Texas, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service regarding its ongoing status review of the Rice's whale, a species currently listed as endangered. The organization urged the agency to reconsider the classification and highlighted recent findings concerning vessel traffic linked to Port Fourchon, Louisiana, within the whale's critical habitat in the Gulf of America. The coalition, representing an array of sector more ST

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * One Year Later: Democrats Tout Tax Cuts They Voted Against * House and Senate Democrats are regretting their votes in support of a $5 trillion tax hike on working familie s WASHINGTON -One year after President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law, hardworking American families across the nation are paying lower taxes and keeping more of what they earn - outcomes the legislation was written to achieve. Democrats un more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * One Year Later: Democrats Tout Tax Cuts They Voted Against * WASHINGTON -One year after President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law, hardworking American families across the nation are paying lower taxes and keeping more of what they earn - outcomes the legislation was written to achieve. Democrats unanimously opposed these transformational tax provisions for working families, instead voting for a $5 trillion tax hike - the larg more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSrpt) -- The Phoenix Center issued the following news release: * * * NEW PHOENIX CENTER ANALYSIS FINDS THAT ALABAMA'S DEMOGRAPHICS--NOT PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING--EXPLAIN WHY RACE-NEUTRAL MAPS RARELY YIELD A BLACK-MAJORITY DISTRICT Analysis of 100,000 computer-drawn, race-blind congressional maps finds a Black-majority district in only two of them--and never two such districts--while neutral plans can hand Republicans all seven seats - In the spring of 2026, two Supreme Court decisions reshaped the law of racial vote  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Safe Step Ad Hoc Coalition, an alliance representing patient advocacy organizations, medical professional societies, and provider groups, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging comprehensive reforms to step therapy protocols as part of CMS's review of interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs. The coalition highlighted the challenges and risks that step therapy poses for patients with chronic, complex, a more ST

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 13 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Announces Texarkana as Arkansas' Capital for a Day on July 15 * TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS: WHEREAS: Texarkana, located in Miller County along Arkansas' southwestern border, receives its name from compounding states of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana after railroad surveyor Colonel Gus Knobel famously wrote "TEX-ARK-ANA" on a board and declared it the site of a future town, and has served as a cro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of July 13, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Responsibly Funding the America First Agenda Implementing an America First foreign policy agenda has bolstered freedom and security under the leadership of President Trump. At its core, an America First agenda strengthens national security while ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly. The FY27 National Secur more PR

NEW YORK, July 13 [Category: Insurance] -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Triple-I: Louisiana Insurance Reforms Begin to Deliver Rate Relief, but Challenges Remain Due to Impacts of Legal System Abuse, Fraud MALVERN, Pa. - Louisiana's property/casualty (P/C) insurance market posted its first broad rate relief this decade in 2025, but headwinds caused by legal system abuse persist, according to a new Issues Brief published today by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). P/C premium rate more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Turtle Island Restoration Network, Forest Knolls, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior requesting comprehensive protections for the Rice's whale, a critically endangered species inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico. Emphasizing the species' precarious population of roughly 51 individuals, the environmental nonprofit highlights the many industrial threats undermining the whale's survival and calls for strengthened conservation efforts. The Rice's whale (Balaenoptera ricei)  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by John Walk, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, from a June 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP." SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. * * * Chairman Burchett, Ranking Member Stansbury, and Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency, thank you f more PR