WASHINGTON, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following Stats for Stories: From the Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography - Minnesota - History: (https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2010/geo/state-local-geo-guides-2010/minnesota.html) The area of Minnesota was partially included in the original territory of the United States, being part of lands ceded by four states to the United States and designated in 1787 as the "Territory northwest of the River O  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 17 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release: On April 22, 2023, DEA and its law enforcement partners came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 pounds of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 collection sites across the country. Since its inception in 2010, DEA's bi-annual National Prescription Take Back Day has removed mor  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: As a biogeochemist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Matthew Berens studies how carbon, nutrients and minerals move through water and soil. In this firsthand account, Berens describes recent fieldwork in Louisiana with colleagues. Their research focuses on advancing understanding of key processes in coastal ecosystems with the aim of improvi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: Honduran national pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a scheme to illegally bring Honduran nationals to, and to distribute cocaine in, the United States. According to court documents, Darrell Martinez, 41, and six co-conspirators schemed to bring Honduran nationals and cocaine from Honduras to the United States. In February 2022, Martinez and his co-conspirators attempted to illegally br  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for conspiracy to commit forced labor and transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. The defendant was also required to pay restitution of $979,800 to the victims. Between June 2016 and May 2019, Darnell Fulton, 39, of Pineville, used violence, sexual abuse, withholding of food, degradation and intimidatio  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: FREDERICK TURNER, age 51, a resident of Harvey, Louisiana, pled guilty on May 16, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. TURNER pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine hydrochloride and a quantity of cocaine base ("crack"), in violation of Title 21,  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, age 27, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on May 12, 2023 in a three-count indictment for violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. WILLIAMS is charged in Count 1 with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of Title 18,  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 20 -- 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 SOLOMON BURKE, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 17, 2023 by the Honorable Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to 17 months imprisonment for possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances. BURKE also received three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment, along with a $  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: SPENCER ROUNDS, JR., a/k/a "BoBoy," age 29, of Gray, La., was sentenced on May 17, 2023 to serve 192 months imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release by the Honorable Judge Lance M. Africk announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. ROUNDS and two co-defendants were charged in 2019, in a multi-count indictment by a federal grand jury with seve  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: GREGORY SMITH, age 41, of Slidell, and DARREN HULBERT, SR., age 52, of New Orleans, were indicted on May 12, 2023 for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Federal Gun Control Acts, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. SMITH and HULBERT were charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute one k  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: On May 11, 2023 United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon sentenced GERARD BROWN, age 36, of New Orleans, and EDGARDO RUIZ, age 30, of Los Angeles, California, for violating the Federal Controlled Substances and the Federal Gun Control Acts, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to the court records, BROWN conspired to possess with the int  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56508) involving Shell Chemical LP, Geismar, Louisiana: * * * Rep Org: Louisiana Radiation Protection Div Licensee: Shell Chemical LP Region: 4 City: Geismar State: LA License #: LA-2132-L01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: James Pate HQ OPS Officer: Lloyd Desotell Notification Date: 05/07/2023 Notification Time: 11:50 [ET] Event Date: 05/06/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update Da  more

FORT POLK, Louisiana, May 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus, U.S. Army South Public Affairs The United States and Colombian armies are continually looking for ways to further strengthen the already rich partnership they share. The latest example of this comes as an infantry company from the Colombian Army was embedded with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, alongside U.S. Soldier  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 15, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in Louisiana As of May 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of Louisiana. To date, $4.5 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Louisiana with over 240 speci  more