BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Joseph Clark, DOD News Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III praised the international alliance committed to securing lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula as United Nations Command member states gathered today for the coalition's inaugural defense ministers' meeting in Seoul, South Korea. Austin underscored the critical role of the member states in deterring aggression in the face o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: JACKSON, Miss. -- In advance of the holiday shopping season, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Jackson, Mississippi, and the newly formed Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama Organized Retail Crime Alliance (ORCA), held its first strategic planning meeting for the state of Mississippi on Nov. 14. Their efforts are designed to combat organized the  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on June 9, 2023, JONATHAN GONZALEZ, age 24, ANTHONY ROMAN, age 24, DARNELL MELTON, age 26, SAUL REED, age 32, MARK WILLIAMS, age 22, RONALD JOHNSON, age 25, KEVIN TYLER, III, age 25, and DERRICK BRUMFIELD, age 22, all residents of New Orleans, Louisiana were indicted in a 15-count second superseding in  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 15 -- 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 JAMES ARNOLD was sentenced today for Theft from an Agency Receiving Federal Funds. United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced ARNOLD to four years of probation, 90 days of which are to be served under home confinement, and restitution in the amount of $108,290. ARNOLD engaged in a theft scheme   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 17 -- 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 TRACIE L. MIXON, age 42, of Hammond, LA, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan to a bill of information for making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). On March 27, 2020, The CARES Act established several new temporary programs   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: EMILY SUSAN BREAUX, age 48, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana , pleaded guilty on November 15, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon to conspiracy to distribute heroin, a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court documents, on multiple   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: CYRUS ROLLINS, age 41, a resident of New Orleans, was charged on November 16, 2023 in a three-count indictment for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts that allegedly occurred on or about August 30, 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 1 of the indictment charged ROLLINS with possession with the intent to  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 14 -- 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 8, 2023, JUSTIN MORGAN, age 26, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk to 97 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a $300 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to as to three counts of a superseding indic  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * National Transportation Safety Board highlights potential fire risks of lithium-ion batteries * * * The thermal runaway of a cell within a handheld radio's lithium-ion battery led to a fire on an oil tanker last year while docked in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The fire resulted in $3 million in damage to the vessel. The oil tanker S-Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- 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. 15 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56849) involving Waterford Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: Waterford Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [3] CE NRC Notified By: Ben Boone HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 11/11/2023 Notification Time: 00:23 [ET] Event Date: 11/10/2023 Event Time: 15:45 [CST] Last Update Date: 11/10/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on Nov. 14, 2023, on a joint resolution (S.J.Res. 43) providing for the congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program". The joint resolution   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2023: By Jonathan Holloway, Baton Rouge Recruiting Battalion Answering that call in fervent fashion is U.S. Army Recruiter, Staff Sgt. Joseph Smith, currently achieving historic feats of high order, that seem to address serious concerns of senior Pentagon Officials today. 'Super Recruiter' Smith, single-handedly enlisted 70 American citizens, turned Future Soldiers, in only 18 months--and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.4 million in the state of Louisiana to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support current and future businesses in regions impacted by recent disasters. The EDA investments announced today are: Baton Ro  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: As October is designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the U.S. Marshals Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force (MLFTF) conducted an operation targeting domestic violence warrants throughout the 9 parishes within the district: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. From Oct  more