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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Thursday April 11, 2024 ( 3 items )  

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, South Region - March 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - March 2024": * * * Prices in the South up 0.4 percent in March and 3.8 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.4 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table   more

La. U.S. Attorney: Former Desoto Parish Sheriff's Deputy Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation for Assaulting Detainee
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: A former DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office deputy, Javarrea Pouncy, 30, pleaded guilty to depriving a detainee of his civil rights under color of law by willfully using unreasonable force against the detainee. "Like any law enforcement officer, the defendant had a duty to protect people in his custody," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Ju  more

White House Fact Sheet: Japan Official Visit With State Dinner to U.S.
WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 10, 2024: * * * Japan Official Visit with State Dinner to the U.S. Today, President Biden welcomed Prime Minister Kishida of Japan for an Official Visit with State Dinner to celebrate the deep and historic ties between our two countries. This visit also reflects the upward trajectory of the U.S.-Japan Alliance as it evolves into a global partnership that promotes a shared vision of progress and prosperit  more