BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Col. Brus Vidal and Capt. Joshua Thompson, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs Teams of medical and public health experts recently presented initial findings taken from an ongoing survey and study of cancer-related concerns at Air Force Global Strike Command's intercontinental ballistic missile bases. The teams, consisting of members from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 4 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2023, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Louisiana - Third Quarter 2022": * * * From June 2022 to September 2022, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Louisiana were 115,243, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 88,312, the U.S. Bure  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for money laundering in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program loans. "The significant sentence handed down today demonstrates that those who steal from COVID-19 relief programs for personal gain will be prosecuted to the fullest extent   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: JERALD ALEXANDER, age 38, a Tangipahoa Parish resident, was sentenced on May 4, 2023, to 87 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a $400 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. ALEXANDER previously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana, possession with inte  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 6 -- 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 John W. deGravelles sentenced Travis Odale Henderson, age 39, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 82 months in federal prison following his convictions for possession of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The Court further ordered Henderson to serve  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, May 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that state, local, and federal law enforcement partners, along with other civic and community leaders from the Shreveport area held meetings this week to develop strategies together to help one another as the violent crime in the Shreveport area continues. In October 2021, the City of Shreveport was chose  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: SIEDAH ELEY, age 30, a former resident of Columbia, Maryland, was charged on May 1, 2023 in a one-count bill of information with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 1343, for her role in preparing and filing false applications for loans related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: DESHAUN WHATLEY, age 43, and LEATRICE FRANKLIN, age 36, both of Metairie, LA, were indicted on April 28, 2023 on one (1) count of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841 and one (1) count of Possession of Firearms during a Drug Trafficking Offense in violation of Title   more

MONROE, Louisiana, May 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Michael Ansezell Tolliver, 57, of Monroe, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty for money laundering in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program loans. Tolliver was sentenced to 120 months in  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: JOSHUA BORGES ("BORGES"), age 37, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was indicted by a federal grand on April 28, 2023 for Concealment of Assets, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 152(1), announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to the indictment, on or about April 17, 2018, in the Eastern District of Louisiana, BORGES knowin  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 3 -- 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 Lestreonia Renee Rodrigue, age 28, of Plaquemine, Louisiana, to 44 months in federal prison following her conviction for mail fraud. The Court further sentenced Rodrigue to serve three years of supervised release following her term of imprisonment   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, May 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that two men from Shreveport were sentenced today by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote for illegally possessing drugs and firearms. Eric Lamar Wimbley, 51, was sentenced to 168 months (14 years) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. On April 13, 2022, officers   more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Lafayette Physical Rehabilitation Hospital and its management company, Acadiana Management Group, LLC have agreed to pay $1.2 million, and Dr. Carolyn Smith agreed to pay $575,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for medically unnecessar  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56484) involving Louisiana Energy Services, Eunice, New Mexico: * * * Facility: Louisiana Energy Services Comments: Uranium Enrichment Facility Gas Centrifuge Facility Region: 2 City: Eunice State: NM County: Lea License #: SNM-2010 Docket: 70-3103 NRC Notified By: Jim Rickman HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 04/21/2023 Notification Time: 16:24 [ET] Event Date: 04/21/  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56491) involving River Bend Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: River Bend Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: Terry Blanchard HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 04/26/2023 Notification Time: 16:30 [ET] Event Date: 04/26/2023 Event Time: 10:48 [CDT] Last Update Date: 04/26/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section:   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 2, 2023: * * * MAGA House Republicans' Default on America Act Would Have Devastating Impacts for Louisiana Extreme bill would cut veterans' health care, jeopardize public safety, and raise costs for families--even as House Republicans separately push for trillions in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and big corporations Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an ef  more