WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Agriculture] -- The American Farmland Trust posted the following news release: * * * American Farmland Trust Announces Winners of the 18th Annual America's Farmers Market Celebration(tm) * (Washington, D.C.) American Farmland Trust (AFT) announces the winners of the 18th annual America's Farmers Market Celebration(tm), a national event honoring the role of farmers markets, which ran between August 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026. Ten markets receiving the most public votes are declared the national winners. A  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Leads Multi-State Coalition Raising Concerns Over TP-Link's China Ties * Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today led a multi-state coalition of 21 state attorneys general in raising concerns over TP-Link routers in a letter addressed to the Federal Communications Commission regarding TP-Link's request for conditional approval to sell new router models in the United States. The letter follows a lawsuit fi more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus posted the following news: * * * Billboard magazine: UL Lafayette's music business program is among nation's best * The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is home to one of the nation's Top Music Business Schools, according to Billboard. The preeminent music industry news magazine recognized UL Lafayette's music business program among 48 other colleges and universities in a list released on Oct. 3, citing a program that gives students hands-on experiences that p more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- Loyola University posted the following news release: * * * Billboard Names Loyola University New Orleans a Top Music Business School for Sixth Consecutive Year * NEW ORLEANS - The School of Music and Theatre Professions at Loyola University New Orleans has once again earned international recognition as one of the world's top music business programs, extending its streak to six consecutive years. Billboard has named Loyola to its 2026 list of Top Music Business Schools, announced in its Oct. 3 issue. Loyola more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- Louisiana Tech University posted the following news: * * * CIL earns national recognition for investments in student preparation * Louisiana Tech's Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership (CIL) in the University's College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) was recently recognized nationally for its determination, focus, hard work, and commitment to the values of investing in students. In mid-September, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) awarded Tech's CIL team the more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- Tulane University Law School posted the following news: * * * Dean Marcilynn Burke Named 2026 Leader in Law * Tulane Law Dean Marcilynn A. Burke has been named a 2026 Leadership in Law honoree by New Orleans CityBusiness. The annual Leadership in Law program recognizes legal professionals in the New Orleans area for their professional achievements and community involvement. Honorees are selected across four categories: court-associated, educators, firm-associated and in-house counsel. Burke is the only ed more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Dental practice challenges NLRB's power to punish without juries * New Orleans, Louisiana; October 6, 2026: A Texas dental practice filed its opening brief yesterday in its challenge to the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) power to impose monetary damages without a jury trial. Aqua Dental argues that the agency's in-house enforcement system violates its constitutional rights by letting the NLRB investigate, pr more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 7 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy's Louisiana utilities monitoring Tropical Storm Isaias * NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Isaias in the Gulf and are preparing for severe weather that could impact our service territory within the next several days. Should the storm impact our service areas, Entergy crews are ready to respond quickly and safely once conditions allow. The companies encourage customers t more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN and SEC announce 2026-27 men's college basketball schedule with more than 230 games across ESPN networks * No. 16 Alabama at Ole Miss Wed, Oct 28 6 p.m. Exhibition SEC Network UCF at No. 22 Kentucky Mon, Nov 2 6 p.m. Orion180 Tipoff Classic (Tampa, Fla.) ESPN2 No. 18 Miami vs. No. 1 Florida 9 p.m. Chicago State at Texas SEC Network Tue, Nov 3 6 p.m. Wofford at No. 7 Tennessee SEC Network Thu, Nov 5 6 p.m. W more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN unveils stellar SEC women's basketball schedule * As the 2026-27 women's college basketball season draws near, ESPN and the SEC have announced the network designations, with more than 130 linear games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and SEC Network. Additionally, games will be available on the ESPN App via an applicable subscription. ESPN tips off its premier coverage of SEC women's college basketball Monday, Nov more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Hamas Financiers and Their Families Arrested For $224,000 in Medicaid Fraud! * Five St. Tammany Parish residents were arrested for defrauding the Louisiana Medicaid Program of more than $224,000. Two of the suspects also face federal charges for providing more than $100,000 to a terrorist financing network that funneled more than $1.7 million to help fund Hamas. Evidence discovered during a joint federal and state investigation led by  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * LatinoJustice Says Supreme Court Decision in Washington State Sets Back Voting Rights for Latinos * New York, NY - The United States Supreme Court on Monday reversed and sent back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, two voting rights cases, Soto Palmer v. Hobbs and Garcia v. Hobbs, which had challenged Washington state's legislative redistricting maps. The Ninth Circuit will now review if the maps drawn in 2024 are in comp more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Letlow Legislation Helps Women Better Understand their Breast Cancer Risk * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off, Congresswoman Julia Letlow has filed legislation aimed at strengthening risk assessment services for women vulnerable to a breast cancer diagnosis. Letlow's Know Your Risk Act would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to advance a single, universal breast cancer risk assessment tool, whil more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 28, 2026 Elizabeth Vizard Deputy Director Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Request for Information; Innovation Challenge: Alternatives to Conventional Pesticides for Crop Desiccation, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-3862 more ST

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- LSU New Orleans (formerly the University of New Orleans) issued the following news release: * * * October 7, 2026 Creative Writing Alumnus Bryan Washington Named 2026 MacArthur Fellow LSU New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop alumnus Bryan Washington has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, one of the nation's most prestigious honors recognizing exceptional creativity. Washington, who earned his MFA from the University of New Orleans in 2018, is a fiction writer known for stories exploring relationships, fa more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news: * * * LSUS Chancellor touts value, affordability in annual address to students * SHREVEPORT - When LSU Shreveport Chancellor Dr. Robert Smith addresses a crowd, the list of positive examples gets longer to showcase ways in which the University is growing. LSUS was named the top "best value" college in Louisiana, according to Niche.com rankings that Smith shared with the student body in Wednesday's annual State of the U address. The va more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Oct. 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Baton Rouge invites expecting families to O Baby, A Maternity Experience * BATON ROUGE, La. - Expecting parents are invited to learn more about pregnancy, childbirth and newborn care at O Baby, A Maternity Experience. There is no cost to attend the event taking place on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, 17000 Medical Center Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. This communit more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Oct. 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Rush Health welcomes Abby Novak, FNP-C, to the gastroenterology team * MERIDIAN, Miss. - Ochsner Rush Health is pleased to welcome Abby Novak, FNP-C, to its gastroenterology team in Meridian. As a family nurse practitioner specializing in gastroenterology, Novak provides comprehensive care for conditions affecting the digestive system, including disorders of the bile ducts, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach, small in more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSrpt) -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release: * * * New Report Reveals Massive Student Loan Cancellation "Tax Bomb" Could Hit 3 Million Americans Over Next Decade, Doubling or Even Tripling Families' Tax Bills in Next Tax Year Alone Analysis Shows Borrowers in the South Will See the Largest Tax Increases - October 7, 2026 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report published by Protect Borrowers found that federal student loan borrowers could be forced to pay a mass more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release: * * * Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Left A "Tax Bomb" for Families Who Earn Student Debt Relief. Congress Can Still Fix This. Over the Next Decade, 2 to 3 Million Americans Who Earn Student Debt Cancellation After Making Payments for 20+ Years Could Be Hit With a Massive Tax Bill By Jennifer Zhang & Gracie Bouwer | October 7, 2026 Last year, Republicans in Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law, the One Bi more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 8 -- The San Diego Foundation posted the following news release: * * * San Diego Foundation Launches $100 Million Partnership to Speed Up Construction of Affordable Housing * October 6, 2026 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Foundation (SDF) today announced a new $100 million financing partnership with Bear Creek Fund Advisors designed to provide a faster, more flexible path to construction of affordable homes for San Diego's workforce. The announcement coincided with the groundbreaking of Louisiana Street, a new 38-h more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 6, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs; RIN 0970-AD30; Docket No. ACF-2026-0595 Dear Secretary Kennedy: On behalf of Save the Children, we appreciate the opportunity to review and submit comments on more ST

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 8 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: * * * Save the Children Urges HHS to Preserve the Core Promise of Head Start While Modernizing Program Standards WASHINGTON (Oct. 7, 2026) -- Save the Children has submitted detailed comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on proposed changes to Head Start, urging the agency to preserve the national quality stan more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- Tulane University Law School posted the following news: * * * Tulane Showcases Comparative Law Leadership at 'World Congress of Law' * Tulane Law School's longstanding strength in comparative law was on full display in Berlin, where four faculty members took on prominent scholarly roles at one of the world's most important gatherings of comparative law experts. Tulane professors Vernon Valentine Palmer, James Gordley, Ronald J. Scalise Jr. and Mateusz Grochowski served as reporters at the 22nd General Cong more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 9/30/2026 U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department of Commerce 4600 Silver Hill Road Designation: ADDEMO/FRN Washington, DC 20746 RE: Docket No. USBC-2026-0628; RIN 0607-AA75 - Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions To the U.S. Census Bureau, The Collective for Racial & Disab more ST

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus posted the following news: * * * UL Lafayette alumnus shares entrepreneurial journey from computer science to retail innovation * The lessons Charak Almast learned studying computer science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have followed him far beyond writing code. They helped him build businesses. Almast, co-founder of New Shop - India's largest 24/7 convenience retail chain - told students and faculty during an Oct. 2 campus lecture that the problem- more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * World leader in livestock fertility research closes out 58-year career * Fuller Bazer to retire Oct. 31 from Texas A&M Department of Animal Science After 58 years, Fuller Bazer, Ph.D., a University Distinguished Professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science, will close out his scientific career in October. During his groundbreak more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * WWE Money in the Bank streams Saturday, October 10 exclusively on the ESPN App with ESPN Unlimited plan * WWE Money in the Bank will stream in the U.S. exclusively on the ESPN App on Saturday, October 10, at 6 p.m. ET from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Premium Live Event is available to fans with an ESPN Unlimited plan, either directly or through a traditional pay TV package. One of WWE's most an more PR