VICKSBURG, Mississippi, July 18 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District selected Andy Sanderson as chief of the Louisiana Branch within Regulatory Division. Prior to his selection, Sanderson served as the acting Regulatory Division Louisiana Branch Chief. Sanderson began his career with the Vicksburg District in 2016 as an environmental specialist in the Regulatory Division.   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District (CEMVN) has prepared a Revised Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (RDIFR-EIS) for the St. Tammany Parish Louisiana, Feasibility Study. Public comment period and public meetings announced. The Optimized Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP) as proposed is a comprehensive plan that includes  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans announced a new multistate collaboration July 19 to combat organized theft groups by targeting domestic and transnational criminal organizations that profit from organized retail crime. The new Organized Retail Crime Alliance connects federal, state and local law enforcement officials with prosecut  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown, along with Supervisory Senior Resident Agent in Charge Lynn Higgins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Gary Smith of the Department of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and Acting United States Marshal Chris Felix held a press conference today to anno  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: KABIEN CORTES, age 34, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to seventy (70) months' imprisonment, three (3) years of supervised release, and a $100.00 mandatory special assessment fee after pleading guilty to a superseding bill of information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distrib  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release: Joshua Lewis, 50, of Basile, Louisiana, has been sentenced for possessing cocaine and cocaine base with the intent to distribute, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced Lewis to 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Evidence introduced in court revealed tha  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: TRAVIS GIBSON, age 49, a resident of Gretna, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 5, 2023 by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to time served and (3) years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a one-count superseding bill of information charging him with possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance conta  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: TREJON HOWARD, age 20, of New Orleans, and TIQUAN EVERSON, age 26, of Avondale, were sentenced on July 12, 2023 by United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. HOWARD was sentenced to 330 months imprisonment, five years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment, and a $400 mandatory special asse  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: WILLIAM AUTHUR BRYANT, JR., age 29, from Terrebonne Parish, pled guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Count 1), distribution of methamphetamine (Count 2), possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Count 5), use of a communication facility (Count 4), two counts of poss  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: LEONEL GONZALEZ, age 40, a resident of Houston, Texas, pled guilty on July 12, 2023 to a one-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five hundred (500) grams or more of a a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sectio  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: LYNN SCHOFIELD, age 60, and BASHIR SCHOFIELD, age 23, residents of LaPlace, Louisiana, were federally charged on July 13, 2023 for preparing and filing false loan applications related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. LYNN SCHOFIELD was charged in a one-count bill of information  more