DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Affordable Housing Development Opens with Help of $500K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Home Bank * Affordable Housing Program Grant Helped Fund 31 Units of Supportive Housing HOUSTON, TEXAS, October 15, 2026--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Home Bank and Bread of Life Inc. gathered with community partners today to celebrate the grand opening and r more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Takes Action to Ensure Sensitive Consumer Information is Protected in Character.AI Bankruptcy, Potential Sale * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. -- the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing regards sensitive consume more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 15 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * All Roads Led to Rice in September for 2026 National Rice Month * Throughout the month of September, USA Rice celebrated 2026 National Rice Month (NRM) by highlighting U.S.-grown rice and celebrating the men and women behind the grain through consumer outreach, social media, recipes, chain partnerships, and events promoting the U.S.-rice industry. 2026 NRM programming included special editions of the Schools Think Rice newsletter fo more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy pra more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 15 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Leads Coalition Backing Pipeline Approval to Keep Gas Moving and Energy Jobs Secure * Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 12-state coalition urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve a proposed natural gas pipeline project in New Mexico and to reject efforts to widen federal environmental review beyond the pipeline itself. The States support the Transwestern P more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that Michigan is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. (PDF), the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and priv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan, Moody and Members of the Florida Delegation Urge Department of War to Expand Florida National Guard * Florida Ranks 53rd Out of 54 States and Territories in Guardsmen Per Capita While Carrying One of the Nation's Heaviest Operational Burdens Letter Calls to Expand Florida National Guard Personnel to Match Growing Population and Mission WASHINGTON -- Congressman Vern Buchanan joined Senator Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) and 12 other members of  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Louisiana Tech University posted the following news: * * * Carranza named director of Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness * Louisiana Tech University is announcing Dr. Rosy Carranza as director of the University's Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB). Carranza is a graduate of Louisiana Tech and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of blind education, especially as it relates to advocacy and policy. "Dr. Carranza will leverage her proficienc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on Oct. 14, 2026, by Joseph Llobrera, senior director of research for the Food Assistance Team, and research analyst Catlin Nchako: * * * SNAP Participation Has Dropped to Its Lowest Point in 17 Years, Even Though Economic Conditions Haven't Improved SNAP is our most effective tool in reducing food insecurity and hunger. In each of the last four recessions over the past three decades, it has expanded rapidly to meet increased need for assistance more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV.: * * * They Got the COVID Vaccine. When They Were Injured, Doctors, Military and Health Agencies Blew Them Off In interviews with The Defender, some people -- including the family of a person who committed suicide -- said th more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Eight Louisiana Families Receive Storm-Resistant Roofs Thanks to a $129K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Bonvenu Bank * FORTIFIED-Designated Roof Strengthens and Protects Homes from Storm Damage SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, October 15, 2026--Eight families in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, received new FORTIFIED-designated roofs to protect their homes from severe weather. A $129,442 FH more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSjou) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release: * * * Toxic Industrial Air Pollution Linked to Higher Risk of Severe Congenital Heart Defects in Newborns Study Finds Industrial Pollution in Louisiana Associated With Higher Odds of Birth Defects That Cause Life-Long, Sometimes Fatal, Health Risks October 14, 2026 - New Orleans -- An environmental health study of infants treated at two major Louisiana hospitals found a strong connection between levels of toxic industrial air pollutio more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline Take notice that on October 1, 2026, Tennessee Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (TGP), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.208(f)(2) of the Commission's r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline Take notice that on October 1, 2026, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the Commissi more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 16 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight: * * * Can They Say That? What Employers Can - and Can't - Do About Employee Speech During Election Season Oct 15, 2026 With election day nearing, it's inevitable that political conversation may slip into workplace conversation. As an employer, nothing is trickier than figuring out how to navigate employee political activity, especially when it becomes an off-hours protest, heated workplace debate, or viral social media post. With laws changing on what ty more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 16 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center posted the following news: * * * For a bountiful fall vegetable garden, choose strong transplants and space them properly * October days in Louisiana don't always feel like fall. While it will still be a while before true "sweater weather" arrives in the Bayou State, things have cooled off enough for us to get started on our fall and winter vegetables in the garden. Crops like mustard and collard greens, Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and bu more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College posted the following news: * * * Former Southern University professor tied to Nobel Prize-winning discovery October 14, 2026 Southern University and A&M College professor emeritus Ali R. Fazely, Ph.D. has contributed to research connected to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the groundbreaking scientific project at the center of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. Fazely collaborated with Francis Halzen, Ph.D., a University of Wisconsin-Madison phys more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Forward Searcy Site 1 earns Entergy Arkansas 'Select Site' certification * SEARCY, Ark. - Forward Searcy and Entergy Arkansas today announced that Forward Searcy Site 1 has earned Entergy Arkansas' Select Site certification, recognizing the 44.46-acre property as a development-ready industrial site that has completed rigorous due diligence and meets established site-readiness standards. Representatives from Forward Searcy, Entergy Arka more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Grambling State University posted the following news: * * * Grambling State University Partners on $893,779 NSF Research Project Focused on Tire-Wear Pollution * GRAMBLING, La. -- Grambling State University is partnering with Southern University and A&M College on a $893,779 National Science Foundation (NSF) Excellence in Research project focused on the environmental effects of tire-wear pollution while expanding research and training opportunities for Grambling State students. The three-year project brings more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Insights from the Entergy Arkansas Affordability Summit * Energy affordability is not a challenge with a single solution and no one organization can address it alone. That was a central theme of the recent Entergy Arkansas Affordability Summit, where leaders from utilities, government, community action agencies, nonprofits and philanthropy came together to share ideas, strengthen partnerships and identify practical ways to help Arkansa more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 16 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * Tackling global food security K-State awarded two Feed the Future Innovation Labs from the U.S. Department of State Oct. 15, 2026 870 million people worldwide lack sufficient access to safe, nutritious food, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Two newly announced research labs at Kansas State University will help to address these needs. On Thursday, Oct. 15, the U.S. Department of State announced funding for eight new innovation labs across more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Fair Housing Alliance posted the following news release: * * * 10/14/2026 Despite the CRA Requiring Fair Credit Access, New Proposal Would Let Banks Continue to Underserve Redlined Communities WASHINGTON--The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), joined by 51 other national, state, and community-based organizations, filed a comment Tuesday urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to withdraw a harmful proposa more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Oct. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Children's hosts These Bikes Change Lives Ride * Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South. Ochsner inspires healthier lives and stronger communities through our mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate. NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner Children's and the McLindon Family Foundation invite community members and local media to attend the 2026 These Bikes Change Lives Ride and Fest  more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Oct. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Health reaches agreement with LHCC to allow continued in-network coverage * Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South. Ochsner inspires healthier lives and stronger communities through our mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate. Thank you for choosing Ochsner Health for your care. We are committed to making an ongoing difference in the health of our communities. Con more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Oct. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner opens new health center in Thibodaux * Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South. Ochsner inspires healthier lives and stronger communities through our mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate. Thank you for choosing Ochsner Health for your care. We are committed to making an ongoing difference in the health of our communities. Connect to care at Ochsner. Click on a f more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news: * * * Poling wins national honor in choral music for symphony about heroic priests * SHREVEPORT - When Kermit Poling received an email that he was this year's winner of The American Prize in Composition for Choral Music, "surprise" is a word that barely touched Poling's thoughts and feelings. It's not because his Symphony No. 2, "The Angels Gathered" wasn't worthy of consideration - Poling calls the work his best in five-decade career more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center posted the following news: * * * Seeds to Success welcomes Utopian Seed Project founder to Baton Rouge * (10/15/26) BATON ROUGE, La. -- The LSU AgCenter and Seeds to Success: The Louisiana Farm to School Program are bringing award-winning author, seed advocate and Utopian Seed Project founder Chris Smith to Baton Rouge for two special events focused on seed diversity, resilience and the future of food. Smith, a James Beard Foundation Award winner and nationally rec more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Oct. 14 -- Grambling State University posted the following news: * * * Turner Construction Awards $70,000 in Scholarships to Grambling State University Students * GRAMBLING, La. -- Turner Construction Company has awarded $70,000 in scholarships to seven Grambling State University students, providing $10,000 to each recipient as part of its continued investment in student success and career development. Company representatives visited campus Sept. 30 to present the scholarships, which support students pursuing degrees  more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus posted the following news: * * * UL Lafayette launches campus-wide student mental health initiative * Dr. David Khey and Jada Hector of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will lead a four-year, federally funded campus initiative to create awareness about student mental health and promote resources and services. The educators will guide the Bridging Awareness and Service Linkages Mental Health and Suicide Project. The interdisciplinary initiative will be car more PR

MONROE, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- The University of Louisiana Monroe campus posted the following news: * * * ULM School of VAPA presents The Pirates of Penzance, Oct. 22-24 * WHEN: Oct. 22, 23, and 24 at 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Brown Auditorium, 4001 Desiard St., Monroe COST: GA $15, ULM Students Free with ID INFO: Tickets available online at https://bit.ly/ulm-pirates-2026 or at the door prior to each performance MONROE, La. - The ULM School of Visual and Performing Arts presents its fall opera, The Pirates of Penzance, with musicby Sir Arthur Su more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * United Way names Drew and Lynn Marsh as Alexis de Tocqueville honorees * The United Way of Southeast Louisiana has named Entergy Chair and CEO Drew Marsh and his wife, Lynn, as their 2026 Alexis de Tocqueville Award recipients, recognizing their exceptional community leadership and philanthropic commitment. The annual gala honors individuals whose vision and service help mobilize people and resources to expand opportunities for families more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Oct. 15, 2026 Every Halloween fear has a shape: the ghost, the monster, the shadow on the stairs. The newest one lives on your phone and writes back. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, seven U of A faculty members will spend an evening asking why artificial intelligence, which now writes, draws, composes and carries on a conversation, scares so many people. "Fear tells you something," said Nadia Issa, teaching assistant professor of graphic design at the Sc more PR