ANDERSEN AFB, Guam, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: Over 210 Airmen and four B-52 bombers assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, on March 30th, 2023, conducting Bomber Task Force missions in support of Pacific Air Forces training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces. The BTF operations support USINDOPACOM missions by giving aircrews the opportunity to   more

ANDERSEN AFB, Guam, April 7 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: Over 210 Airmen and four B-52 bombers assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, on March 30th, 2023, conducting Bomber Task Force missions in support of Pacific Air Forces training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces. The BTF operations support USINDOPACOM missions by giving aircrews the opportunity to familiarize thems  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ellis Coon, 30, Mount Herman, Louisiana, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for Sept. 27, 2022. In late 1950, Coon was a member of C Battery, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action o  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: * * * Nearly half of funding available as grants, forgivable loans for critical water infrastructure projects that will help underserved communities across the country * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $57,760,000 from this year's Clean Water State Revolving Funds to go towards the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas for water infr  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs Recently, Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, along with Col. Lee Williames, AFGSC Command Surgeon, briefed Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall , Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr., and other key U.S. Air Force and Space Force leaders on the ongoing study of c  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3004) on April 7, 2023: * * * In Re: Paraquat Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in the Middle District of Louisiana action (Dufour) listed on the attached Schedule A move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate the Panel's order conditionally transferring their action to MDL No. 3004. Defendants Syngenta Crop Protection LLC and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. oppose t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Ronald C. Gathe Jr., issued the following news release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Courtney Clayton, age 39, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 175 months in federal prison following his convictions for possession with the intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. The Court further sentenced Clayton to five years of superv  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Ronald C. Gathe Jr., issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Randy J. Lamartiniere, age 64, formerly a doctor in Baton Rouge and now a resident of Alexandria, Louisiana, to 180 months in federal prison following his conviction for distribution of controlled substances by a physician. The C  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release: A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against Kristal Glover-Wing, 50, of Broussard, Louisiana, for one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and three counts of health care fraud following a trial that lasted nearly four weeks, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Dr. Gary M. Wiltz and Dr. Charles H. Louis were each acquit  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DENT HUNTER, of New Orleans, LA, age 45, was indicted on March 31, 2023, on one count of making false statements, one count of theft of government funds, and two counts of money laundering related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). On March 27, 2020, the Pre  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: LESLIE PARKER, age 42, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, pled guilty on April 4, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846; use of a communication facility in causing or   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DAMER SMITH, age 46, of Raceland, Louisiana, pled guilty on April 4, 2023 to Count Three (3) of the indictment, charging him with Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 924(c)(1)(A) and 924(c)(1)(A)(i). In exchange, the governme  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: LANCE M. VALLO, age 38 and a resident of Gueydan, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. As according to court documents, VALLO conspired with RYAN   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56444) involving Alpha-Omega Services Inc., Vinton, Louisiana: * * * Rep Org: Louisiana Radiation Protection Div Licensee: Alpha-Omega Services, Inc. Region: 4 City: Vinton State: LA License #: LA-10025-L01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: James Pate III HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 03/31/2023 Notification Time: 13:31 [ET] Event Date: 03/30/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]  more

ANDERSEN AFB, Guam, April 4 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Over 210 Airmen and four B-52 bombers assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, on March 30th, 2023, conducting Bomber Task Force missions in support of Pacific Air Forces training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces. The BTF operations support USINDOPACOM missions by giving aircrews the opportunity to familiarize them  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, April 7 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Carla Pampe, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs Members of Air Force Global Strike Command's missile community regularly participate in intercontinental ballistic missile operational test launches, called Glory Trips, to validate the safety, security and reliability of the Minuteman III ICBM force. The next operational test launch, GT 246, is currently scheduled for the third week in Apri  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: The U.S. Attorney's Office announced today that United States District Court Judge Lance M. Africk sentenced JAMES MOHAMAD, 54, of Kenner, to forty-six (46) months imprisonment. MOHAMAD pleaded guilty to conspiracy to using an interstate facility with intent to carry on unlawful activity (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 1952(  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda: Delivering for Louisiana Companies have committed to invest over $3 billion in Louisiana since President Biden took office For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden's Investin  more