DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 27, 2023, entitled "Louisiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - September 2023": * * * Louisiana had 149,000 job openings in September 2023, compared to 140,000 openings in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- 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 has announced open houses to solicit input from residents in neighborhoods adjacent to the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock on ways to offset community impacts related to the IHNC Lock Replacement. These meetings are being held to gather feedback for the Community Opportunities Plan of Action (COPA), which is   more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Brittany Kenney, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Members of the 28th Maintenance Group at Ellsworth Air Force Base contributed to Ellsworth earning the title of best bomber maintenance team during the Global Strike Challenge 2023 capstone event held at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Nov. 8, 2023. This title was acknowledged with the Ellis Gian  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: A former officer of the Shreveport, Louisiana, Police Department, Dylan Hudson, 37, was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release for assaulting a non-violent loitering suspect. Hudson was convicted earlier this year after a four-day trial. "This defendant's use of force was grossly excessive, inhumane and potentially fatal. The defendant repeatedly h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: A federal grand jury in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, returned an indictment today charging a Louisiana man for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of over $148 million in medically unnecessary definitive urine drug testing services. According to court documents, Brad Paul Schaeffer, 48, of Zachary, was a co-owner and chief executive officer of MedComp Sciences LLC (MedComp), a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 29 -- 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 U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Hakeem Allen, age 28, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 160 months in federal prison following his convictions for distribution and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, clonazepam, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, and po  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- 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 U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Tiera R. Lands, age 31, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 48 months in federal prison following her convictions for wire fraud and money laundering in connection with numerous false and fraudulent applications that she filed to obtain funds from the P  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: VINH NGUYEN, age 39, of Gretna, pled guilty on November 29, 2023 to one (1) count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and 846, and eight (8) counts of interstate travel in aid of racketeering, in violation of Title 18, United  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: CYNTHIA CARONNA, a resident of Jefferson Parish, was sentenced on November 28, 2023, for conspiring with her co-defendant, Frank LaBruzzo, and with a resident of the United Kingdom, to defraud a business that was seeking to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. U.S. D  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BASHIR SCHOFIELD, age 24, a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry to a bill of information charging him with wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, for his role in preparing and filing false appli  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: Today, United States District Judge Carl Barbier sentenced JUAN CAZES to 216 months imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five hundred (500) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute five hundred (500) grams or more of a mixture and substan  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Ronald C. Gathe Jr., issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Baton Rouge returned an indictment today charging a Louisiana man for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of over $148 million in medically unnecessary definitive urine drug testing services. According to court documents, Brad Paul Schaeffer, 48, of Zachary, was a co-owner and chief executive officer of MedC  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release: Howard Davis, 45, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was sentenced November 29, for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 262 months (21 years, 8 months) in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release. Davis was found guilty  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: Two men from Louisiana have been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to their conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Father and son, Willard P  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: NORMAN ANDREWS, age 23, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on November 28, 2023 before U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to possession of a car stolen from the Norfolk Southern Automotive Distribution Facility, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 659; possession with intent to distribute tapentadol and marijuana, in violation of Titl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 22-00240-17) on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana." Here are excerpts: * * * Report Overview This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient setti  more