BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: The Missile Community Cancer Study's (MCCS) first round of environmental sampling results for Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and Minot AFB, North Dakota, found no additional instances of contaminants above regulatory action levels, Air Force Global Strike Command reported today. The study, conducted by the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (US  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Dec. 6 -- 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 A team of four officers from the 37th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base brought home the Mitchell Trophy for best overall bomb score at the 2023 Global Strike Challenge capstone event held at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, November 8, 2023. Approximately 450 competitors, ranging from unit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-410) on Dec. 4, 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 si  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-06-21-02000) on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Louisiana Should Improve Its Oversight of Nursing Homes' Compliance With Requirements That Prohibit Employment of Individuals With Disqualifying Background Checks" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit Background checks for employees are an important safety  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Louisiana Medical Group settles after investigation reveals large cybersecurity breach affecting nearly 35,000 patients Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Lafourche Medical Group, a Louisiana medical group specializing in emergency medicine, occupational medicine, and laboratory testing. The settlement   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release: Larry Clyde Daniels, 65, of Keithville, Louisiana, was sentenced on November 29, 2023, for distribution of controlled substances outside the bounds of professional medical practice to 36 months followed by three years of supervised release and a $20,000.00 fine by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote announced United States Attorney Brandon B.  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: On November 29, 2023, United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced JORGE ISAAC GONZALEZ-MEDINA, age 32, of Houston, to the mandatory minimum sentence of ten (10) years in federal prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, for violating the Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. GONZALEZ-MEDINA was   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: JASHA BANKS, a/k/a "Chocolate," age 39, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on November 30, 2023 by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to 120 months incarceration after previously pleading guilty to a three-count indictment. Judge Morgan ordered that BANKS be placed on supervised release for three (3) years and pay a mandatory $300 special assessment f  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: On December 7, 2023, United States District Judge Carl Barbier sentenced CRANDALL WASHINGTON to 168 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to two counts of the indictment pending against him for both conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute, five hundred (500) grams or more of a mixture and substa  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: BRANDON MARTINEZ, a/k/a "RABBIT," a resident of Metairie, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to forty-eight (48) months incarceration after previously pleading guilty to use of a communication facility to facilitate felony drug trafficking, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 843(b). Judge Fallon ordered that MARTINEZ be placed on supervised rel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The draft recovery plan for the Louisiana pinesnake is now available. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's goal is to help this species thrive once again and remove it from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. A key part of the strategy to help the Louisiana pinesnake recover is to continue the partner-led captive breeding and reintroduction efforts i  more