BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 10 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * AG Murrill's Office Arrests Houma Woman on Medicaid Fraud Charges * Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a woman on charges of government benefits fraud and first degree injuring public records. 64-year-old Juanita Trahan, of Harding Drive, Houma, was arrested September 9th, 2026, on the following charges: * R.S. 14:70.9 (4) Government Benefits Fraud * R.S. 14:70.9 (5) Government Benefits Frau more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 11 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news: * * * Air Force personnel remember Shreveport-Bossier's role on Sept. 11 * SHREVEPORT - "Are they ready?" That was the question President George W. Bush asked, pointing at the B-52 Stratofortress Bombers as he walked toward Air Force One to depart Barksdale Air Force Base on Sept. 11, 2001. Bush, who started the day at a school in Sarasota, Fla., made a surprise exit and eventual jaunt to Barksdale after passenger airplanes crashed  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 11 -- Tulane University Law School posted the following news: * * * Alumna to Lead Tulane Law International Programs * Maria Landry, an alumna and experienced academic administrator with deep ties to Tulane Law School, has been named Assistant Dean for International and Graduate Programs, Dean Marcilynn Burke announced. The appointment brings Landry back to a community she knows from multiple perspectives, first as an international graduate student and later as an administrator who spent nearly a decade suppor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 11, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in August, up 3.1 percent over the year - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the month. The energy index increased 1.0 more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, Sept. 12 -- Capitol Technology University issued the following news: * * * Frank B. Kennedy III Endows Aviation Scholarship in Honor of Program Founder Dick Baker September 11, 2026 Veteran and pilot Frank B. Kennedy III has generously established the Richard "Dick" Baker Memorial Aviation Scholarship at Capitol Technology University, an endowment that will provide financial assistance to Aviation Professional Pilot undergraduate students. The scholarship honors the late Dr. Baker, founder and leading force in establishing more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Federal Judge Dismisses Nashville Reporter's Petition Over ICE Detention * U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson on Wednesday dismissed a petition by Nashville news reporter Estefany Rodriguez alleging that her detention by federal immigration agents earlier this year was unconstitutional retaliation for her reporting on immigration raids, the Tennessee Lookout reports. Rodriguez was arrested by U.S. Immigration an more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, Sept. 11 -- Capitol Technology College posted the following news: * * * Frank B. Kennedy III Endows Aviation Scholarship in Honor of Program Founder Dick Baker * Veteran and pilot Frank B. Kennedy III has generously established the Richard "Dick" Baker Memorial Aviation Scholarship at Capitol Technology University, an endowment that will provide financial assistance to Aviation Professional Pilot undergraduate students. The scholarship honors the late Dr. Baker, founder and leading force in establishing the university's av more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 [Category: Environment] -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, posted the following news release: * * * GASLIT documentary screenings sell out in Hawai`i * Sierra Club of Hawai'i and Greenpeace USA host two screenings and discussions examining risk LNG poses to local communities HONOLULU, HAWAI`I (September 11, 2026) - As Hawai`i faces growing interest from the fossil fuel industry and potential plans to expand liquefied nat more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * 'Collaborative in nature' K-State professor creates Flint Hills-focused architectural installation through local fellowship By Abbigail Marshall, News and Communications Services Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 MANHATTAN -- When Ursula Emery-McClure moved to Manhattan in 2023, she had no idea about the remarkable, unseen world beneath the Flint Hills. Beneath sweeping grasslands and grazing bison, stories of the tallgrass prairie are tucked underground -- nar more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 11 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Law Review Symposium to discuss voting rights * LAWRENCE -The U.S. Supreme Court's 2026 decision in Louisiana v. Callais has quickly become a defining moment in modern voting rights law, reshaping how courts evaluate redistricting and limiting the use of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to challenge maps based on discriminatory effects. On Oct. 9, the Kansas Law Review's 2026 Symposium will bring together leading academics and practitioners to explore the  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 11 - The University of Kansas School of Law posted the following news: * * * Law Review Symposium to discuss voting rights * LAWRENCE -The U.S. Supreme Court's 2026 decision in Louisiana v. Callais has quickly become a defining moment in modern voting rights law, reshaping how courts evaluate redistricting and limiting the use of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to challenge maps based on discriminatory effects. On Oct. 9, the Kansas Law Review's 2026 Symposium will bring together leading academics and practitioners to more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 11 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Meet the pros: Tiedra Lewis * Meet Tiedra Lewis, manager of planning and project management in the system planning and operations organization, based in The Woodlands, Texas. Lewis hails from Jackson, Louisiana, where she maintains strong family ties. Her adolescence was spent in Zachary, Louisiana where she graduated from Zachary High School. She earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of New Orleans and later  more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Sept. 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Lafayette General welcomes five new physician specialists * High-res photos are available here. LAFAYETTE, La.-Ochsner Lafayette General welcomes five physicians who bring expertise in infectious diseases, orthopedics, psychiatry, general surgery, pediatrics and pediatric neurosurgery. These physicians help to meet the growing healthcare needs of the region while offering patients access to comprehensive, high-qu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11 * Retired Air Force Col. Rolando Aguilar, a former Texas Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, remembers the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, a day off that turned into a scramble to intercept an inbound aircraft he didn't yet know was Air Force One. Woken by his unit's crew chiefs with news that a plane had hit the World Trade Center, the young airman scrambled to get ready more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Commemorates 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks * WASHINGTON -On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks at a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Liberty Garden in Bossier City, LA. He then delivered remarks at the Caddo Magnet High School Jonas Kelsall/Rob Reeves mural presentation ceremony. "It's been said throughout history that a crisis reveals the character of more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Members Award $703K to 19 Louisiana Community Organizations * NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, September 10, 2026-Twenty-six Louisiana community-based organizations received a combined $702,633 in grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas' (FHLB Dallas) Partnership Grant Program (PGP), part of more than $1.8 million awarded across FHLB Dallas' f more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 11 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Tulane University wins rare $6 million National Science Foundation grant -- one of only nine nationwide -- to build the South's next innovation engine * Tulane University has been selected for a four-year, $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program. The grant, one of only nine such awards available nationwide, focuses on transforming academic research into tangible solutions that benefit more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Unifying the Raider's Beddown: Eighth Air Force activates B-21 Integration Detachment 1 * ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. - One of the most significant next steps in the mission transition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, unfolded during the B-21 Integration Detachment 1 unit activation and assumption of command ceremony on base Sept. 9, 2026. Maj. Gen. Ty Neuman, Eighth Air Force commander, officiated the historic cerem more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Brown pushes FCC to strengthen "Know Your Upstream Provider" rules to combat illegal robocalls SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Attorney General Derek Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to keep scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voic more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 10 -- Tulane University Law School posted the following news: * * * What's Next for LSU, the SEC, & College Sports? Tulane Law Experts Weigh In * College sports have rarely been on more unsettled legal ground. As athletes, schools, and conferences increasingly challenge the rules and institutions that have long governed collegiate athletics, the fight over who gets to make -and enforce -those rules is becoming nearly as consequential as the competition on the field. The latest flashpoint involving LSU and the  more PR