NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 13 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: U.S. Air Force veteran Jaresha Miles can rest easy in her home thanks to a $15,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from Home Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas). HAVEN provides grants through FHLB Dallas member institutions such as Home Bank to veterans and active-duty, reserve or National Guard   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, landed at Andersen AFB, July 5. Bomber Task Force missions demonstrates the credibility of U.S. forces to address global security environments that are more diverse and uncertain than ever before. "The Bomber Task Force is designed to enh  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Ship's Cook 1st Class Clarence Thompson, 47, of New Orleans, Louisiana, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 14, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Thompson was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by J  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: * * * Latest round of funding supports Arkansas, Louisiana, Vermont * * * To help identify and address barriers workers face regarding access to state unemployment insurance benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $9.5 million in equity grants to Arkansas, Louisiana and Vermont. Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act and   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-229) on July 10, 2023: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Louisiana (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, July 13 -- 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 the sentencing of two men in Shreveport and Lake Charles for their role in the trafficking of drugs in those cities. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced Paul Vincent Williams, 38, of Bossier City, Louisiana, to 216 months (18 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised r  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 11 -- 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 TEMIKA SANTEMORE, age 43, currently a resident of Houston, Texas, was charged July 7, 2023 in a two-count bill of information with making false statements and theft of government funds related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act is a federal law enacted on March  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that community meetings were held last week in both the Shreveport and Lafayette areas in hopes of finding ways to combat unlawful acts of hate targeted at the LGTBQIA+ community. In September 2022, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a nationwide initiative to comba  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: On July 12, 2023, JUSTIN MORGAN, age 25, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to three counts of a seven-count superseding indictment for drug and weapons violations, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. In Count 1 of the superseding indictment, MORGAN was charged with possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana, in  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: DEDRA BRIGHT ("BRIGHT"), age 64, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 5, 2023 to payment of restitution and probation for theft of government funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court documents, from November 2008 to November 2020, BRIGHT knowingly ac  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: CODY SHAUGHNESSY, age 38, pled guilty today before United States District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to three counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B) and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of metha  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: DAMER SMITH, age 46, of Raceland, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 11, 2023 for 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), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court documents, on November 17, 2018, deputies with the Lafourch  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: On July 12, 2023, United States District Judge Lance M. Africk sentenced DAWAYNE BOUTAIN, age 29, a resident of Violet, to a statutory maximum of 120 months in prison for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, BOUTAIN arrived at an apartment in Violet as St. Bernard Parish officers wer  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision opening an investigation into the on-time performance of Amtrak's Sunset Limited long-distance passenger train service, which runs between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Los Angeles, California. The proceeding is instituted in response to Amtrak's Complaint and Petition for Board Investigation and Ot  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: A Louisiana man - Antonio Damon Atkins, 35, of Baton Rouge - pleaded guilty today for his part in a conspiracy to sponsor, exhibit, possess and transport animals in an interstate animal fighting venture, and to possessing an animal in such a venture, all in violation of the Animal Welfare Act. To date, six other defendants have been convict  more