BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Aaron Hill, 2BW/PA Airmen from the 2nd and 5th Bomb Wings trained together while evaluating response and combat operation skills during exercise Bayou Vigilance April 3-12, 2024 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. "The mission we demonstrated is not just a 2nd Bomb Wing mission," said Colonel Michael Maginness, 2nd Bomb Wing Commander. "It is a national mission   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3101): * * * IN RE: Baby Food Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (No. II) TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in four actions/1 move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the District of Nevada, the Northern District of California, the Central District of California, or the Eastern District of Louisiana. This litigation consists of  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3104): * * * In Re: Hotel Industry Sex Trafficking Litigation (No. II) ORDER DENYING TRANSFER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in 33 actions pending in five districts move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Southern District of Ohio. This litigation consists of 52 actions pending in twelve districts, as listed on Schedule A./1 Since the filing of the motion for   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3100): * * * In Re: Real Estate Commission Antitrust Litigation ORDER DENYING TRANSFER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in two Western District of Missouri actions move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Western District of Missouri. In their reply, movants state they alternatively support the Northern District of Illinois as transferee district. This litigation  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on April 5, 2024, a federal grand jury charged TIERON PRICE, age 21, a resident of New Orleans, in a five-count superseding indictment with drug and gun violations. These violations occurred on May 22, 2023, and January 19, 2024. In Counts 1 and 4 of the superseding indictment, PRICE is charged with possession o  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: JEROME JONES, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, JONES pled guilty to Counts Three, Five, Six, and Seven of a seven-count superseding indi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CELINA BOLTON-FULTZ ("BOLTON-FULTZ"), age 35, of Slidell, was charged today with thirty counts of assisting in filing false tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206(2), five counts of filing her own false returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206(1), four counts of false statements, in violation of  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Shannon Collins As spectators around the world get ready for the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, one Army program prepares Soldier athletes to compete in the games. The Army's World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, allows top-ranked elite Soldier athletes to perform at the international level while serving in the military. Since 1948, 446 Soldiers have represented the United States at the Olympics, earning 111  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, North Dakota and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana participated in Exercise Prairie Vigilance 24-3 here, April 6-12, 2024. PV is a routine training mission that enhances the safety, security and reliability of the bomber leg of the U.S. nuclear triad. Exercises like  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: RODNEY COOPER, age 33, a resident of Metairie, pleaded guilty on April 11, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Jane T. Milazzo to conspiracy to distribute and, possess with intent to distribute, heroin, tapentadol, and marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), 841(b)(1)(D), and 846; and possession with intent t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: KENTRELL HUBBARD, age 25, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on April 9, 2024 before U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to distribution of fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) and being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). According to court documents, in  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release: A federal grand jury recently returned a four-count indictment charging Eric Jason Schouest, age 53, of Plaquemine, Louisiana, with embezzlement and bank fraud. Schouest appeared for his arraignment and pled not guilty to the pending charges. According to court documents, Schouest was employed at Regions Bank from 2010 to 2021 as a branch manager overseei  more