WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) National President Benny Agosto, Jr.

HOUSTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P. announced today that Michael B. Donald, Joshua A. Norris, Amy L. Vazquez, and Nicole M. Duarte have joined the firm and will practice from the firm's Houston office.

By DAVID J. MITCHELL DENHAM SPRINGS - A three-judge state appeal court panel has thrown out a 2004 air permit for the Woodside Landfill in Livingston Parish. The ruling rejected Louisiana regulators' attempt to apply a U.S.

By AMY WOLD Several environmental groups have gone to court to stop a Houston company from continuing to use in north Louisiana mercury- containing meters that measure the flow of natural gas through pipelines. The Louisiana environmental groups filed suit Wednesday in U.S.

By AMY WOLD From cypress logging to the history of the environmental movement in Louisiana, the Louisiana Environmental Action Network annual conference covered the spectrum of environmental issues in the state.