WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * AARP Endorses Cassidy Bill to Eliminate Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicare Advantage Program * WASHINGTON - The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) endorsed the No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, or Diagnoses for the Elderly (No UPCODE) Act. The landmark legislation introduced earlier this year by U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) improves the way Medicare  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Introduces Bill to Examine National Security Threat Posed by Debt * WAS HINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the National Net Interest is National Security Act to analyze the threats that current trajectories of the national debt and net interest pose to national security. "We spent $882 billion last year on interest on our debt. That means less money for our natio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Secures $49 Million for Louisiana in FY 2026 Appropriations * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that he successfully secured $49,102,00.00 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) in the first Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Appropriations bills advanced by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. These projects will support critical Louisiana priorities, from military more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 24, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Expanding Employee Ownership, Increasing Prosperity for Workers U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on strengthening Employee Stock Ownership Plans ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 23, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Demands Major Health Provider, Insurer Organizations Comply with President Trump's EO Protecting Children from Chemical & Surgical Mutilation Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, called on major health care provider and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 25, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Hassan, Marshall Highlight the Need to Fully Implement President Trump's No Surprises Act, Improve Price Transparency for American Patients Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Roger Marshall more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Op-Ed: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Trump's Trade Policy Will Do What 'Bidenomics' Never Could * WASHINGTON -- Today, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith published an op-ed in the Washington Examiner highlighting how the One Big Beautiful Bill and President Trump's trade policy will do what 'Bidenomics' NEVER could. "Democrats in Washington like to push a narrative that you  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Op-Ed: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Trump's Trade Policy Will Do What 'Bidenomics' Never Could * WASHINGTON -- Today, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith published an op-ed in the Washington Examiner highlighting how the One Big Beautiful Bill and President Trump's trade policy will do what 'Bidenomics' NEVER could. "Democrats in Washington like to push a nar more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang assumes Eighth Air Force, Joint-Global Strike Operations Center command chief responsibilities * * Published July 22, 2025 Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, Eighth Air Force command chief, addresses the audience during the first-ever Eighth Air Force Command Chief Change of Responsibility ceremony, July 22, 2025, on Barksdale Air Force Base, L more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of July 21, 2025 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, July 22, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee business meeting called to consider H.R. _____, United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025. On Tuesday, July 22, the Committee on A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleo Fields Urges DHS to Address Masked ICE Operations and Accountability Gaps * Baton Rouge, LA - Congressman Cleo Fields (LA-06) sent a formal letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expressing deep concern over recent reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducting enforcement operations while wearing masks and failing to identify th more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, July 26 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: * * * Grambling State Awarded Nearly $900,000 DOE Grant to Launch Tiger Living Initiative for Fundamental Thriving (L.I.F.T.) Grambling, LA -- July 25, 2025 -- Grambling State University (GSU) has been awarded $899,647 through the U.S. Department of Education's Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program to launch the Enhancing Student Support Services for Underserved Students (E4S) project. This initiat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following news release: * * * Higgins Announces Hearing to Launch Oversight of the Biden Administration's Failure to Protect Vulnerable Unaccompanied Migrant Children Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) today announced a hearing on "Catch and Release, Lose and Forget: Addressing the Crisis of Unaccomp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Higgins Opens Hearing on Biden Administration's Failure to Protect Vulnerable Unaccompanied Migrant Children Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) today delivered opening remarks at a hearing on "Catch and Release, Lose and Forget: Addressing the Crisis of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House GOP Passes 50 Trump Executive Orders * WASHINGTON -- Six months into the Trump Administration, Republicans in the 119 th Congress are delivering on President Trump's America First agenda. With the historic passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill and many more separate pieces of legislation, House Republicans have already voted to codify 50 of President Trump's executive actions more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House GOP Passes 50 Trump Executive Orders * WASHINGTON -- Six months into the Trump Administration, Republicans in the 119 th Congress are delivering on President Trump's America First agenda. With the historic passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill and many more separate pieces of legislation, House Republicans have already voted to codify 50 of President Trump's executive actions. "The America more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Introduce Resolution Establishing New Select Subcommittee to Continue Investigation of the Events Surrounding January 6 * WASHINGTON -- Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) today introduced a resolution establishing the new select subcommittee for the 119th Congress to continue Congress' investigation into the events surrounding January 6, 2021. Once the resolution more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Introduce Resolution Establishing New Select Subcommittee to Continue Investigation of the Events Surrounding January 6 * WASHINGTON -- Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) today introduced a resolution establishing the new select subcommittee for the 119th Congress to continue Congress' investigation into the events surrounding January 6, 2021. Once the resolution is approved by  more PR

LOVELAND, Colorado, July 22 -- HVS, a consulting, valuation and research firm, issued the following news release: * * * HVS Brokerage & Advisory Closes Sale of Sonesta Essential Hotels Baton Rouge Airport * HOUSTON, TX, July 21, 2025: HVS Brokerage & Advisory announces the sale of the 77-key Sonesta Essential Hotels Baton Rouge Airport, located at 2949 Varsity Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807. The hotel asset, built in 2000, was purchased by Brothers Hospitality LLC, based in Sugar Land more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy Outlines How the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Supports the American Dream in Op-Ed * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in State Affairs outlining the ways President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill supports the American Dream for Louisianans by boosting take-home pay, expanding school choice, and creating high-paying jobs throughout the state. "Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice concerning South Central Louisiana Project by Florida Gas Transmission LLC, Houston, Texas. This document revises the environmental assessment timeline. The schedule change stems from an outstanding environmental information response required from Florida Gas Transmission LLC. The assessment, initially set for July 25, 2025, is now slated for August 25, 2025. This dependency on the applicant's submission more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has issued a notice concerning a countervailing duty order on melamine from China. The purpose of this interaction was to review countervailing duties on melamine from China for the period spanning January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Cornerstone Chemical Co., Waggaman, Louisiana, had requested this review, specifying entries from Sichuan Aolaite Chemical Co. Ltd. and Xinji Jiuyuan. The Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Invest in Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a nonprofit research and policy organization, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing serious concerns regarding the proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The comments follow a notice published in the Federal Register, which outlines the gathering of data under the new database initiative. The organization emphasizes the cri more ST

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 24 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Is the nose key to preventing pneumonia? Tulane awarded $7.5 million grant to investigate Tulane University has been awarded a seven-year, $7.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study how boosting immune cells in the nose could lead to stronger, longer-lasting protection against pneumonia -- the world's leading infectious killer of children. Pneumonia is an infectio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced its determination that a domestic industry is materially injured due to imports of vanillin from China. This finding follows petitions filed by Solvay USA LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This determination comes after investigations into vanillin from China. ITC found that these imports were sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and were subsidized by the government of China. Solvay USA initiated these investigations by more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy applauds USDOT lease agreement for National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety in Lake Charles * WASHINGTON - Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for entering into a 20-year lease agreement with McNeese  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy debunks Big Beautiful Bill myths: 'Unless your soup of the day is gin, you know that is a lie' * # Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor: "Let me start with the reconciliation bill, which President Trump and others called the One Big Beautiful Bill. "I continue to go through the bill, and every t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy introduces bill to open door to homeownership for American families * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Build Now Act, which would incentivize new home construction by tying federal funds to cities' rates of homebuilding. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Kennedy in in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy on Jimmy Graham: "He gave my people in Louisiana a lot of joy at a time they really needed it" * # Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor: "I just want to briefly thank Jimmy Graham. Who's Jimmy Graham? I know, Mr. President, you know who Jimmy Graham is. He was one of the best tight ends who ever p more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 25 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kouhoupt Recognized Among Top 25 Financial Technology Attorneys of 2025 Aaron Kouhoupt, Chief Privacy Officer and Member of McGlinchey's Financial Institutions Compliance team, has been named as one of the Top 25 Financial Technology Attorneys of 2025 by Attorney Intel. Attorneys named to this list were chosen for their exceptional legal expertise and ongoing contributions to the Fin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana Nurse Practitioner Convicted of $12M Medicare Fraud Scheme * A federal jury convicted a Louisiana nurse practitioner today for her role in an over $12.1 million health care fraud scheme to defraud Medicare by ordering medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests for hundreds of patients she never met or examined. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Scharmaine Law more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, July 23 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Louisiana Poultry Employee Challenges Federal Labor Policy Preventing Coworkers From Voting Out UFCW Union * Worker submitted petition in which over half of his colleagues demanded vote to remove union, but so-called 'contract bar' kept union in power Hammond, LA (July 23, 2025) - Coty Hally, an employee of Wayne Sanderson Farms' poultry facility in Hammond, LA, i more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Discovery Education Extend 22-Year Collaboration Benefiting School Systems Statewide * Charlotte, NC (Thursday, July 24, 2025) -- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) today announced an extension of its long-term partnership with Discovery Education, the creators of essential PreK-12 learning solutions  more PR

NEW YORK, July 22 (TNSrep) -- Bankrate, a provider of financial services, issued the following news release: * * * New England Has Some of the Best States for Retirees; Sun Belt Has Some of the Worst New Hampshire is the best state to retire; Louisiana is the worst * NEW YORK - July 21, 2025 - New Hampshire is the best state to retire in 2025, while Louisiana is the worst, according to Bankrate's Best States to Retire study. The study, which combined public opinion polling with an extensive more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The River Bend Station nuclear power plant, Louisiana, experienced a brief breach in secondary containment on July 21, 2025, while operating at full reactor power. An alarm alerted the central station that door PW123-01, a crucial secondary containment barrier, was not fully secured. A security officer quickly responded, discovering the door closed but its latches, or "dogs," disengaged. The officer immediately secured the door by engaging the latches at 3:51 PM CDT, rest more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Louisiana Energy Services, operator of a uranium enrichment facility in Eunice, reported (Docket No. 70-3103) an "unanalyzed condition" to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on July 11, 2025 (Event No. 57808). According to the licensee, "1S" bottles, typically stored in verified safe-by-design cabinets, were moved to carts awaiting transfer to approved cabinets in the cylinder receipt and dispatch building (CRDB). While analysis exists for this configuration in other areas more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Raiders secure and defend once again; Cerberus Defender 2025 * * Published July 20, 2025 * By Senior Airman Dylan Maher * 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- The 28th Security Forces Squadron joined forces with the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron and 28th Medical Group during "Cerberus Defender," a comprehensive multi-disciplinary field training e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Pressley Meets with Mahmoud Khalil in Washington, DC * Pressley First Met Khalil in April During a Visit to ICE Facility Where He Was Unlawfully Detained Photos | Video WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) met with Mahmoud Khalil in her office in Washington, DC. This is their second meeting after Congresswoman Pressley visited Mr. Khalil in April while he was unjustly  more PR

CANTON, Ohio, July 22 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu retiring after 12 seasons * In a late-July surprise, Tyrann Mathieu is calling it a career. The decorated safety is retiring after 12 NFL seasons, the Saints announced Tuesday. Although he compiled an underwhelming 2024 season, the 33-year-old safety was expected to fill one half of a headline-grabbing safety tandem (with former teammate Justin Reid ) in  more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 22 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * Save the Children Head Start to Expand Head Start and Early Head Start Services into Rapides Parish, LA * Rapides Parish, LA (July 22, 2025) - Save the Children Head Start, which has operated Head Start and Early Head Start programs since 2011 in rural comm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Counters Democrat Lies * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) to discuss Republicans delivering for hardworking families, as the House, Senate, and White House work to reverse the damage left by B more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Counters Democrat Lies * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) to discuss Republicans delivering for hardworking families, as the House, Senate, and White House work to reverse the damage left by Bid more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 24, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Making Health Care Affordable for American Patients On Thursday, July 31, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on how to lower health costs and make health care more affordable for American patients. Title: Making Health Care Af more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 23, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Vote on Bills to Strengthen Americans' Health Care, Retirement On Wednesday, July 30, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on multiple pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening Americans' access to quality health care and retirement. Agenda: * S. 229 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 24, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee Votes to Approve 6 Additional Trump Admin Nominees Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to approve six of President Trump's nominees at the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the Equal Employment more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Commends Selection of Rep. Garbarino to Serve as Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee * WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House Republican Conference selected Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) to serve as the next Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee following the departure of Rep. Mark Green (R-TN): "Hou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Commends Selection of Rep. Garbarino to Serve as Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee * WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House Republican Conference selected Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) to serve as the next Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee following the departure of Rep. Mark Green (R-TN): "House Republicans k more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Highlights House Republicans' Extensive Record of Success During the 119th Congress * WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the final weekly House Republican Leadership press conference before the August District Work Period, Speaker Johnson criticized Congressional Democrats for suddenly clamoring for transparency while they spent four years covering up President Biden's  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Highlights House Republicans' Extensive Record of Success During the 119th Congress * WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the final weekly House Republican Leadership press conference before the August District Work Period, Speaker Johnson criticized Congressional Democrats for suddenly clamoring for transparency while they spent four years covering up President Biden's mental decline.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Video: 14 Minutes of Democrats Defending Biden's Failing Mental Acuity * WASHINGTON -- On July 21, 2024, President Biden withdrew from the presidential election, weeks after his alarming debate performance. Today, one year later, Speaker Johnson released a video highlighting the countless times National Democrats knowingly lied to the American people by defending an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Video: 14 Minutes of Democrats Defending Biden's Failing Mental Acuity * WASHINGTON -- On July 21, 2024, President Biden withdrew from the presidential election, weeks after his alarming debate performance. Today, one year later, Speaker Johnson released a video highlighting the countless times National Democrats knowingly lied to the American people by defending and covering up Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a public comment letter from a coalition of state officials expressing strong support for the proposal to reissue and modify Nationwide Permits (NWPs) under the Clean Water Act. The states involved include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and the A more ST

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, July 22 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * SWEPCO Foundation and Texarkana College Foundation Take Education to New Heights * The SWEPCO Foundation has awarded a $90,000 grant to the Texarkana College Foundation to support the expansion of aviation education at Texarkana Arkansas High School. SWEPCO is investing in opportunities for careers to soar with this grant supporting new pathways for Ark more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, July 24 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * SWEPCO Foundation and Texarkana College Foundation Take Education to New Heights The SWEPCO Foundation has awarded a $90,000 grant to the Texarkana College Foundation to support the expansion of aviation education at Texarkana Arkansas High School. SWEPCO is investing in opportunities for careers to soar with this grant supporting new pathways for Arkans more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of July 21, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Deterring Illegal Entry and Reentry into the United States Under the Biden Administration, over 10 million unvetted illegal immigrants entered the United States from over 160 countries, including countries on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Furthermore, over 400 i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, in collaboration with the Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association - West and Healthy Gulf, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expressing serious concerns regarding a proposal to reissue 56 existing nationwide permits and establish one new nationwide permit. The organizations call for heightened scrutiny of the impacts of these permits, particularly in relation to the Atchafalaya Basin, a vital ecosystem know more ST

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Volume 3 of Chemical Incident Reports; Incidents Resulted in 1.8 Billion Dollars in Property Damage Reports Cover 30 Serious Chemical Incidents in 15 States including Maine, Oklahoma & West Virginia * July 22, 2025 - Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it has released Volume 3 of its Incident Reports. Volume 3 cov more PR