BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Carla Pampe, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition's capstone event Nov. 8. Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile operations and maintenance, helicopter operations and security forces competition with units f  more

FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital conducted their bi-annual field training exercise, the Forge, Nov. 1 - 3 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Col. Takako Barrell, acting hospital commander, said the purpose of the Forge is to confirm BJACH Soldiers can conserve the fighting strength and are a responsive and trained medical force. "The Forge focuses on fundamental tasks that   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the New Orleans Division collected 37,273 pounds  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Capt. Joshua Thompson, Air Force Global Strike Command Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and Whiteman AFB, Mo., hosted senior officials representing national laboratories and academic institutions, providing them the opportunity to immerse with the mission and weapons systems of the nuclear enterprise, Oct. 17-19, 2023. Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center comman  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Seth Watson, 2nd Bomb Wing The 2nd Bomb Wing recently welcomed back a 95-year-old retired Air Force engine mechanic whose story intertwines with the enduring legacy of Barksdale's premiere bomber, the B-52H. On the sunny autumn day of October 18, 2023, Senior Master Sgt. John McNeece, a distinguished veteran who served in the Air Force from 1952 until late 1975, retur  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Nov. 8, 2023, by Daniel Glad, director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, at the National Association of State Procurement Officials' 10th Annual Law Institute: * * * I am honored to speak once again at the National Association of State Procurement Officials' Law Institute. As noted in that very kind introduction, I am the Director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force at the U.S. Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal jury in Baton Rouge found a Louisiana physician guilty yesterday of income tax evasion. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr. Melissa Rose Barrett of Baton Rouge, owned and operated two urgent care clinics - Central STAT Care and STAT Care Clinic - and owed the IRS approximately $1.6 million in taxes, excluding penalties and interest. The IRS notified Dr. Barrett that   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: On November 2, 2023, SONIA MILLER, age 53, a resident of New Orleans, was charged in a three-count indictment for theft of mail by a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709 and delay or destruction of mail, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1703, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. For each count  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 9 -- 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 November 6, 2023, a federal jury convicted SHIVA AKULA, age 67, of New Orleans, of health care fraud related to fraudulent claims billed to Medicare. AKULA owned and oversaw the day-to-day operations of Canon Healthcare, LLC, a hospice facility with offices in the New Orleans area, Baton Rouge, Covington, and  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 9 -- 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 October 31, 2023, HARRY BANKS, age 21, of New Orleans, plead guilty to Counts 1, 2, and 3 of a superseding indictment. Count 1 charged BANKS with conspiring to distribute Fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(b)(1)(C) and Title 21, United States Code, Section 846. Count 2 charge  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 9 -- 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 November 2, 2023, JONATH WILLIAMSON, age 39, pled guilty to Counts 1 through 4 of an indictment that charged him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) (Count 1); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug tra  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: On November 2, 2023, United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey sentenced HAKIM SHABAZZ, age 46, of New Orleans, for conspiring to violate the Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Judge Zainey sentenced SHABAZZ to 60 months in the Bureau of Prisons to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. He also ordered SHABAZZ to   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: AMARYD DOWNING, age 37, a resident of Hahnville, Louisiana, was charged on November 2, 2023, in a three-count indictment, with distribution of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court do  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56840) 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: Barry Love HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 11/08/2023 Notification Time: 05:59 [ET] Event Date: 11/  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56834) involving Waterford Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: Waterford Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [3] CE NRC Notified By: Kevin Hale HQ OPS Officer: Donald Norwood Notification Date: 11/05/2023 Notification Time: 17:52 [ET] Event Date: 11/05/2023 Event Time: 10:33 [CST] Last Update Date: 11/05/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56834) involving Waterford Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: Waterford Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [3] CE NRC Notified By: Kevin Hale HQ OPS Officer: Donald Norwood Notification Date: 11/05/2023 Notification Time: 17:52 [ET] Event Date: 11/05/2023 Event Time: 10:33 [CST] Last Update Date: 11/05/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Gerard M. Karam, issued the following release on Nov. 9, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Ricardo Pena, age 58, of the Dominican Republic, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury with illegal reentry and four counts of distributing fentanyl. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment alleges that on  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Houston, Texas man was sentenced to 109 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Juan Angel Gonzalez, 50, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on November 1, 2023. According to court documents, in August 2019, Gonzalez conspired with others, including Kendrick Kenyon Davis, 45, of Amite, Louisiana, and Jimari  more