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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for 2026-10-23 ( 18 items )  
Advanced transmission technology: A closer look at the innovation that will help us get more from the grid (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Advanced transmission technology: A closer look at the innovation that will help us get more from the grid * What if more electricity could safely move across some existing transmission lines without the immediate need for building new ones? That's the opportunity behind advanced transmission technology being deployed across Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi -- and one of the most innovative parts of the project arrives by drone. Thr more PR

AG Liz Murrill's Office Arrests Two New Orleans Men on Charges of Child Sexual Abuse Material (10)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * AG Liz Murrill's Office Arrests Two New Orleans Men on Charges of Child Sexual Abuse Material * 21-year-old Todd Summers Jr., of St. Bernard Avenue in New Orleans, was arrested on 10/21/2026 on the following charges: * 16 counts La R.S. 14:81.1 Child Sexual Abuse Material E (5)(a) child sexual abuse material under the age of thirteen (13) years old. Agents with the Attorney General's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation received a cyber more PR

Americans and the Holocaust exhibition coming to Prescott Memorial Library (10)
RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Louisiana Tech University posted the following news: * * * Americans and the Holocaust exhibition coming to Prescott Memorial Library * Louisiana Tech University is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host "Americans and the Holocaust," a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans' responses to Nazism, war, and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. Following a highly succ more PR

Celebrate Tulane Law at Wave Weekend 2026 (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Tulane University Law School posted the following news: * * * Celebrate Tulane Law at Wave Weekend 2026 * Wave Weekend returns November 5-8, welcoming thousands of Tulanians to campus to celebrate the traditions and spirit of the Tulane community. Tulane Law alumni are invited to reconnect with classmates, explore Weinmann Hall and cheer on the Green Wave. The weekend kicks off at 11 a.m. on Friday with "Raise a Glass to Your Class," where Dean Marcilynn Burke will share updates from the law school and to more PR

Don't let an early frost catch you off guard. Prepare to protect your plants now. (10)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center posted the following news: * * * Don't let an early frost catch you off guard. Prepare to protect your plants now. * It's hard to believe, but it'll soon be time to think about protecting our plants from cold weather. Average first frost dates range from early November in northern Louisiana to early December in southern parishes, with much of the state experiencing its first frost by mid-November. But these are only averages -- and nature sometimes throws us a curv more PR

Faculty Panel Says Supreme Court Is Cementing Its Recent Doctrinal Shifts (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 22 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Faculty Panel Says Supreme Court Is Cementing Its Recent Doctrinal Shifts * Three Vanderbilt Law School faculty members looked back and ahead at the Supreme Court during the school's annual Supreme Court Preview/Review, hosted by the Program in Law and Government earlier this month. Ganesh Sitaraman, New York Alumni Chancellor's Chair in Law and director of the program, introduced the panel. The panelists included James F. Blumstein, University Distingui more PR

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Awards Nearly $60 Million for Affordable Housing (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 22 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Awards Nearly $60 Million for Affordable Housing * Funding Awarded Through its Members Will Create 3,109 Housing Units DALLAS, TEXAS, October 22, 2026--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) has awarded nearly $60 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 37 affordable housing projects located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississipp more PR

Grambling State University and Lincoln Preparatory School Announce Strategic Partnership Following ULS Approval (10)
GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Grambling State University posted the following news: * * * Grambling State University and Lincoln Preparatory School Announce Strategic Partnership Following ULS Approval * Three-year collaboration builds on a shared educational legacy to expand college readiness, educator development and pathways to opportunity GRAMBLING, La. -- Following approval of the partnership's Memorandum of Understanding by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, Grambling State University, Grambling High Foundati more PR

Keep your family safe as fall brings new routines, shorter days and cooler temperatures (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Keep your family safe as fall brings new routines, shorter days and cooler temperatures * THE WOODLANDS, Texas - As cool breezes blow in, families turn the page from summer fun to a host of activities that take advantage of the fall season, from pumpkin spice everything to hayrides, fall festivals and football. Amid all the excitement, keep safety first to make sure your memories are about the experience and not a trip to the E.R. Enter more PR

Literacy or Promise Scholarships? Georgia Doesn't Have to Choose (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Literacy or Promise Scholarships? Georgia Doesn't Have to Choose * As Georgians debate education spending, a familiar argument against the Georgia Promise Scholarship has taken a new shape. Why, critics ask, should the state spend $100 million for students to leave public schools when it set aside only $70 million for literacy coaches in public schools? It sounds like a hard-nosed question about priorities. It assumes every dollar spe more PR

LSUS Student Life team brings home three statewide awards (10)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news: * * * LSUS Student Life team brings home three statewide awards * SHREVEPORT - When Angel Brown first stepped onto LSU Shreveport's campus in 2019, first-generation students were recognized by the campus but not fully supported. Fast forward to 2026 when Brown returned to LSUS as the Campus Leadership Coordinator, and her evaluation of how the university supports students has shifted. Brown has been part of that change since returnin more PR

President Rousse Addresses Game Day Safety (10)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 22 -- Louisiana State University posted the following news release: * * * President Rousse Addresses Game Day Safety * BATON ROUGE - As a result of unauthorized organized gatherings as well as disruptive behavior near the Enchanted Forest, Pentagon and Greek Theater after Homecoming, LSU President Wade Rousse is announcing immediate game day safety improvements. The changes are designed to ensure LSU provides an environment that is safe and enjoyable for our students, alumni, families and visitors while preservi more PR

S.D. A.G. Jackley Commends Fellow Attorneys General For Support of South Dakota's Appeal in Mayday Case (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 23 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Commends Fellow Attorneys General For Support of South Dakota's Appeal in Mayday Case Oct 22, 2026 PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Marty Jackley commends the Attorneys General of 18 states who have filed an amicus brief that supports South Dakota in its appeal of a lower federal court ruling that temporarily prohibits the state from enforcing a new law that would criminalize the advertisement, dispen more PR

School of Public Health releases 2026 Healthy Georgia Report (10)
AUGUSTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Augusta University posted the following news release: * * * School of Public Health releases 2026 Healthy Georgia Report * The Institute of Public and Preventive Health in Augusta University's School of Public Health has published the fifth edition of "Healthy Georgia: Our State of Public Health," providing an up-to-date glance at how the Peach State is faring on 31 different health topics. The topics are categorized in the 61-page report by chronic conditions, noncommunicable diseases, behavioral health, healt more PR

The monsters we carry (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 22 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * The monsters we carry * On a screen, a snarling, feral face materializes out of the darkness. "Whoever is bitten by a werewolf becomes a werewolf himself," a voice intones. The scene then flickers through clips of classic monster movies as a manic voice cries, "It's alive! It's alive!" The trailer for National Geographic's upcoming series, "Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths," teases some of the most enduring archetypes of horror: the beast, the more PR

Tulane Law Alumna Receives Prestigious Inns of Court Award (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 21 -- Tulane University Law School posted the following news: * * * Tulane Law Alumna Receives Prestigious Inns of Court Award * Judy Perry Martinez, a Tulane Law alumna and former president of the American Bar Association, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for Professionalism and Ethics, one of the highest honors bestowed by the American Inns of Court. The prestigious national award recognizes individuals whose careers exemplify the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, more PR

Utah Settlement Cancels $16,758,262 in Snap Finance Lease Payments (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news: * * * Utah settlement cancels $16,758,262 in Snap Finance lease payments Utah Attorney General Derek Brown and the Utah Department of Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection join 16 other states in a $665 million settlement with Snap Finance - SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Utah and 16 other states joined the $665 million multistate settlement with Snap Finance. The settlement cancels $16,758,262 in lease payments owed by Utah consumers. Utahns who s more PR

White House: Trump-Vance Administration Leads Nationwide Coalition in Fighting War on Fraud (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Trump-Vance Administration Leads Nationwide Coalition in Fighting War on Fraud October 16, 2026 President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are aggressively shutting down the waste, fraud, and abuse that has drained billions from American taxpayers. As head of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, Vice President Vance this week called on officials at every level of government to join him in a pledge to protect vulnerable Americans, keep taxpayer-funde more PR