BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Louisiana State University posted the following news release: * * * 25 Years After 9/11, Federal Award Sustains LSU's National Preparedness Mission * As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Louisiana State University has received $21.1 million from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for fiscal year 2026 to continue preparing first responders and public-safety leaders for terrorism, disasters and other com more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 21 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Marshall Co-Leads Brief to U.S. Supreme Court Urging Court to Return Voter Qualification Authority to States September 21, 2026 (Montgomery, Ala.) - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a 26-State brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to defend election integrity and restore the States' constitutional authority to set and enforce voter qualifications. Arizona has tried for years to enforce the basic re more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 23 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Auburn Engineering communications and marketing team earn regional honors * The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Office of Communications and Marketing was recognized for excellence in written and digital communications, earning 10 Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) Lantern Awards at the association's annual conference Sept. 20-22 in Tuscaloosa. SPRF promotes excellence in communications and public relations more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing two Native American individuals and 39 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 12 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains and objects came from two Alabama sites. At the Rocky Creek site in Butler County, one individual and five objects--four pottery sherds and one lithic--were identified. At the McCloud Site in Pike County, one individual and 34 objects were identified, including pottery sherds, lithics and a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing 17 Native American individuals and 863 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains and objects came from 10 archaeological sites across Alabama, including locations in Dallas, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox counties. The collections include pottery sherds, lithics, faunal bones, shells, beads, metal objects and other materials. Some pottery was associated with partially re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing five Native American individuals and 478 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The materials came from the Atasi site, also called 1MC6 by David Chase, along an oxbow lake and the Tallapoosa River in Macon County, Alabama. Chase excavated the site with Auburn University at Montgomery students in 1972, followed by surface collection by university archaeologists in 1977. The col more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing 13 Native American individuals and 1,046 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 12 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The materials came from multiple archaeological sites in Alabama, primarily in Elmore County. The collections include pottery sherds, lithics, faunal bones, shells, metal and glass objects, charred seeds and plant material. The sites include 1EE56, 1EE59 or the Johnson Site, 1EE65, 1EE71 or Okchai, 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains and an associated funerary object connected to 1 of 13 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The associated funerary object is a fragment of a deer long bone. The materials were removed from the Phenix City Dock Site, also potentially identified as the Historic Creek Town of Upper Coweta, along the Chattahoochee River in Russell County, Alabama. David Chase excavated the s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains and 299 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The objects include 279 pottery sherds, 19 lithics and one shell. The materials were removed from the Pintlala site, also called the "Burial Urn Site," in Lowndes County, Alabama, during a surface collection potentially conducted by David Chase in 1978. They were later housed at t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and determined they have a cultural connection to 1 of 13 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The collection includes 556 associated funerary objects, consisting of pottery sherds, lithics, faunal bones, shell, metal objects, glass shards and fired clay. The materials were removed from the Tuckabatchee site in Elmore County,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing two Native American individuals and 268 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 13 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains and objects were removed from the Union Springs site in Bullock County, Alabama, during excavations conducted by David Chase in 1983 in response to development of a recreational park. The collection includes 182 pottery sherds, 43 lithics, two lots of faunal bone, 40 charred seeds and one  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 100 Light Street 34th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 410.685.1120 bakerdonelson.com GENERAL September 21, 2026 Page 2 Jennifer M. Summa, Senior Advisor Direct Dial: +1 202-508-3408 E-Mail Address: jsumma@bakerdonelson.com September 21, 2026 Submitted via Regulations.gov The Honorable Mehmet Oz, MD Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 200 I more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Docket ID: ED-2026-OPEPD-2542 September 21, 2026 U.S. Department of Education Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Re: Comments on Proposed Rule: Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 91 Fed. Reg. 54,666 (Aug. 24, 2026); Docket ID ED-2026-OPEPD-2542 Dear Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development: I am Dr. Daric more ST

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Cars, Cash, and Jewelry - AG Liz Murrill's Office Arrests Youth Nonprofit Director for Defrauding the State of $37,500 * On September 22, 2026, agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) arrested 35-year-old Jazmine King, of Quiet Acres Road in Blanchard, on the following charges: * Felony Theft LA.R.S. 14:67 B(1) * Filing or Maintaining False Public Records LA.R.S. 14:133 LBI received a re more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Louisiana president and CEO Phillip May Named 2026 LABI Executive of the Year * BATON ROUGE, La. - Entergy Louisiana president and CEO Phillip May has been named the 2026 Executive of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI), recognizing his exceptional leadership in strengthening Louisiana's business climate, advancing major economic development initiatives and supporting the wellbeing of communiti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by FBI Director Kash Patel from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before you today to discuss the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)--our current operations, the priorities driving them, and the threat landscape confronting the country. Each day, the men and women of the FBI are making a real impact in c more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Grant Center launches initiative examining American Jewish relationship with Israel * The Stuart and Suzanne Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience at Tulane University has launched a new research initiative examining one of the most consequential questions in contemporary Jewish life: how American Jews understand their relationship to Israel in the 21st century. Understanding Israel's Place in 21st Century American Jewish Life will brin more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Healthcare Affordability Top of Mind for Midterm Voters * Sept. 23, 2026 Contact: Jack Cardinal, jcardinal@communitycatalyst.org Community Catalyst #VoteLikeHealth campaign finds voters bringing insurance coverage and affordability to the voting booth BOSTON, MA -In the weeks since the launch of the Vote Like Your Health Depends On It campaign (#VoteLikeHealth) by Community Catalyst, the nation's leading health advoca more PR

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 24 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news: * * * Lawsuit Victory: Barataria Sediment Project is Dead Sep 23, 2026 By Mark J. Palmer Army Corps Project Has Been Blocked From Diverting Mississippi Freshwater, Mud, and Toxins into the Barataria Wetland Basin - Wetlands and Dolphins Saved Last January, 2024, the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute joined with other conservation organizations and commercial oyster farmers to stop the p more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * LatinoJustice Report Examines Supreme Court Decisions Threatening Latino Rights * September 23, 2026 Media Contact: media@latinojustice.org(link sends email) Report Details Impact of the Court's 2025 - 2026 Term NEW YORK, NY -Days ahead of the start of the Supreme Court's 2026-2027 term, civil rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF released a new report, The Supreme Court's Long Shadow Over Latino Rights, examining how deci more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Sept. 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, posted the following news release: * * * LSU Health Sciences Foundation receives SWEPCO Foundation Grant * SHREVEPORT, La. (Sept. 23) - When Rachel Hogan was diagnosed with severe epilepsy at age 22, multiple medications failed to control her seizures. Through advanced diagnostic testing, including electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring at Ochsner LSU Health, physicians were able to pinpoint where her seizures originated  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Louisiana State University posted the following news release: * * * LSU's DeepFire Team Wins XPRIZE Wildfire Award for AI That Sees Fires Coming * (Left to right) Saiful Sajol, Amit Ranjan, Supratik Mukhopadhyay, Magesh Rajasekaran, and Muhammad Waheed Sabir Out of more than 300 teams worldwide, LSU's team became one of eight finalists in a four-year, $11 million global competition to end destructive wildfires. Today, the team received a $100,000 Special Recognition award at the XPRIZE Wildfire awards ce more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Sept. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Meridian-area native Dr. Erin Britt joins Ochsner Rush Neurology * MERIDIAN, Miss. - Ochsner Rush Health is pleased to welcome Meridian-area native Erin Britt, MD, to its neurology department, expanding access to specialized neurological care for patients across East Mississippi and West Alabama. Dr. Britt specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders and has expertise in clinical neurophysiology a more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 24 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * States must publicly track and show how they spend Meta's settlement money Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harmed children and teenagers. Richard Sill Technology Policy Analyst September 23, 2026 - Meta agreed in August to pay up to $18 billion to resolve a multistate lawsuit brought by 52 attorneys general representing states, the District of Columbia,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following commentary on Sept. 22, 2026, to the Washington Times: * * * A presidential appeal to release unjustly detained U.S. citizens' 'Trump can deliver real results from his meting with Xi this week' - President Trump and General Secretary Xi Jinping will meet in Washington this week with trade, technology, Taiwan and Iran on a crowded agenda. These critical, wide-ranging disputes require intense focus and attention but are unlikely to be resolved in a single day. Yet, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * On the eve of Trump-Xi meeting in Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill hearing features heartfelt appeals to Xi Jinping: let these wonderful people go Washington, Sep 23, 2026 At yesterday's Capitol Hill hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), lawmakers heard compelling, emotional testimony about the people imprisoned and persecuted by the Chinese government, the families and religious communities working for their freedom, and the retaliation fac more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 23 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * Rice Takes Center Stage at Ragin' Cajun Festival * Last week, USA Rice partnered with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) to celebrate U.S.-grown rice on campus during the Ragin' Cajun Rice Festival. More than 700 students and faculty joined in the celebration of National Rice Month and the Louisiana rice industry. As part of the festival offerings, USA Rice hosted a booth where students could learn about Louisiana-grown more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: * * * Seminar highlights native plants that offer resilience, beauty and habitat * (09/23/26) ALEXANDRIA, La. -Christina Calcaterra set out from the parking lot of a trailhead in the Kisatchie National Forest, a group of plant enthusiasts following closely behind her, water bottles and hiking poles in hand. They no sooner had stepped foot on the Wild Azalea Trail than something caught Calcaterra's attention: a tall, wispy grass growing i more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSida) -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Joins 20-State Coalition Warning of National Security Risks in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 20-state letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio alerting the administration to a grave national security risk to the pharmaceutical supply chain that is actively being exploited by Chinese-sourced businesses. The letter identifies national security risks from danger more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * TRAP Program turns lost fishing gear into lasting solutions as nationwide impact grows * The following story originally appeared on the website for William & Mary's VIMS & Batten School. - Ed. In just two years, the Nationwide Fishing Trap, Removal, Assessment and Prevention (TRAP) Program has recovered more than 14,000 derelict fishing traps weighing almost 600,000 pounds, supported more than 135 jobs and documented nearly 36,000 animals caught in "ghost more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Tulane expands engineering programs, focusing on new technology to meet advanced workforce needs * Tulane University is expanding its engineering programs with the return of bachelor's degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering beginning in fall 2027. The new majors add disciplines designed around some of today's fastest-growing fields across Louisiana, the Gulf South and the nation, from robotics and advanced manufacturing to semiconducto more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sep 19, 2026 What they are saying: California leaders praise Governor Newsom's democracy defending action ahead of November elections SACRAMENTO -- Leaders from across California praise Governor Newsom's actions to defend California's elections from potential interference from the Trump administration as the November midterm elections approach, including creating new felonies for those who do so. Today's election-protection package  more PR