ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, May 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: A homeless shelter will be built to serve women, children and men in Alexandria, Louisiana, with the help of a $750,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidy provided by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) through its member, Red River Bank. The funding, celebrated in a ceremonial check presentation tod  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued the following news release: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced the successful completion of two Gulf of Mexico equipment deployment drills to evaluate the oil and gas industry's preparedness to respond to a subsea blowout. Each of the drills lasted between three and five days and were mobilized by Beacon Offshore Energy (BOE) and Chevron,  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $2 million contract to Red Bison Services, LLC, out of Kenner, Louisiana, May 17, to establish and maintain native vegetation for a wetland restoration project area near Horace, North Dakota, as part of the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project. The project, called the Drain 27 Wetland Restor  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 23 -- 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 Tiera R. Lands, age 30, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with numerous false and fraudulent applications that she filed to obtain funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: LORRAINE SANCHEZ VALDEZ, age 31, of Covina, California, was sentenced on May 17, 2023, to 57 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle, after pleading guilty to a one-count superseding bill of information that charged her with conspiracy to distribute and posse  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 23 -- 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 a federal grand jury indicted TIMOTHY BLAYLOCK, age 51, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act. According to court documents, TIMOTHY BLAYLOCK, is charged in Count 1 with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: On Friday, May 19, 2023, MARCUS THEODORE, age 31, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged in a four-count indictment by a federal grand jury for violations of the Federal Gun Control and Controlled Substances Acts, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. THEODORE is charged in Count 1 with conspiring to distribute and to possess  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 26 -- 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 the filing of a bill of information against JAMES ARNOLD, a former Utility Services Administrator for the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. ARNOLD is accused of stealing cash that belonged to the Sewerage and Water Board. The bill of information alleges that ARNOLD would instruct plumbers to provide him with   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: DWAN RILEY, age 37, CHRISTOPHER GLASS, age 45, RODERICK PARKER, age 52, residents of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and HERBERT RICHARDSON, age 51, a Slidell, Louisiana resident, were charged on April 28, 2023, in a sealed three-count indictment by a federal grand jury, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 1 charged RICHARDSON and RILEY with con  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: On May 18, 2023, NGHIA LE ("LE"), age 37, of Westwego, pleaded guilty as charged to all counts with which he was charged in a superseding indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 1 charged LE with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C Sec.Sec. 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. Count 3 charged LE with distribu  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: BRIAN JACOB, age 23, from New Orleans, pled guilty to various firearm and drug charges stemming from his participation in a December 28, 2020, shootout at the Jung Hotel on Canal Street, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. On May 23, 2023, JACOB pled guilty to Counts 1, 2, and 3 of the superseding bill of information, that charged him with possessing   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 24 -- 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 SIEDAH ELEY, age 30, a resident of Houston, Texas, and formerly a resident of Columbia, Maryland, pled guilty before United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to a one-count bill of information charging her with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 23 -- 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 on May 17, 2023, KENDALL THEARD, age 26, resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to one count of a four-count indictment for drug violations. Count 1 charges THEARD with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. THEARD's sentencing is set for September 6, 2023. In Count 1 of the indictment, T  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: KEITH BOURGEOIS pled guilty on May 18, 2023 to violating the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts before United States District Judge Eldon Fallon, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, on April 21, 2022, law enforcement executed a search warrant of BOURGEOIS's residence. During the search, agents seized drug p  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: TONI JONES, age 33, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 25, 2023, to time served (15 months imprisonment) by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine base, and methamphetamine, a violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act, Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and First Lady Jill Biden issued the following remarks on May 26, 2023, at an event honoring the Louisiana State University Tigers as the 2023 NCAA women's basketball champions: * * * THE FIRST LADY: Hello, everyone. Go ahead and sit down. I'm so proud to welcome the 2023 NCAA Champions, the LSU Tigers, to the White House! (Applause.) In this room, I see the absolute best of the best: Jasmine Carson, who led the team with 22   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release on May 26, 2023: KEITH WILKINSON, a pharmacist who owned and operated Wilkinson Family Pharmacy located in St. Bernard Parish, was sentenced on May 24, 2023 to serve 72 months in custody for his role in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering. According to the bill of information, beginning prior to 2014 and continuing until the  more