BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, April 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news on April 22, 2024: The Missile Community Cancer Study's (MCCS) environmental sampling at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, found no instances of contamination above regulatory action levels, Air Force Global Strike Command reported today. The sampling at Vandenberg SFB assessed the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chemicals   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * As the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has been selected to re  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: As the Department of Defense (DOD) aims to maintain its global technological edge, small business contractors have been recognized as key to maintaining national and economic defense. However, ongoing challenges have disincentivized these businesses from working with the DOD, driving down participation by over 40% in the last 10 years as reported in the 2023 DOD Small Business Strategy. To  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 23, 2024, entitled "Louisiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Louisiana had 127,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 121,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the jo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following remarks on April 26, 2024, by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas at the 10th Annual African American Mayors Association Conference: * * * Last March, a large and destructive tornado touched down in Rolling Fork, Mississippi - a town of just less than 2,000 people a few miles from the Louisiana border. Seventeen people were killed, more than 150 were injured, and whole blocks of the town were simply blown a  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: Former United States Army reservist, LEROY DANIELS, JR. ("DANIELS"), was sentenced on April 25, 2024, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of federal funds. Chief United States District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown sentenced DANIELS to 30 months of probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $100 mandatory special assessmen  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DWINE HARDY ("HARDY"), age 32, a resident of New Orleans, was charged by a federal grand jury in a three-count indictment. Count One charges him with being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). Count Two charges him with possession of a machinegun, in violation of Ti  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: KEVIN JOHNSON ("JOHNSON"), age 33, a New Orleans resident, pleaded guilty on April 24, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, in 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   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 26 -- 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 JOSEPH MILLER, age 21, and KENNETH TURNER, age 36, residents of New Orleans, were charged on April 19, 2024 in an eight-count indictment with violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts. MILLER and TURNER are both charged in Count 1 with conspiracy to distribute, and possess wit  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: CHRISTOPHER GLASS ("GLASS") , age 46, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, La., pleaded guilty on April 18, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute quantities of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846, annou  more

MONROE, Louisiana, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Charlie L. Simpson, 51, of Downsville, and Charles D. Gardner, 56, of West Monroe, were each found guilty today by a federal jury in Monroe of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. After two days of deliberations, the jury also found Simpson guilty of four counts of bank fraud. The court declared a   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana and Dillard University jointly announce the successful conclusion of a multi-year process to implement a number of improvements that create an accessible environment in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In 2018, the United States Attorney's Office and Dillar  more

FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana, April 24 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital will begin offering a new type of physical therapy to Soldiers and their Families beginning May 1, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Capt. Shelby Landrum joined the BJACH rehabilitation department recently and she will add a unique health care specialty to the team, pelvic floor physical therapy. Landrum, a physical therap  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57061) 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: David Hurd HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 04/02/2024 Notification Time: 02:36 [ET] Event Date: 04/0  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: A Louisiana man, who was charged with his father for their conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty today to a felony charge. 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. Colby Purkel, 2  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: PEDRO VAZQUEZ, age 31, of California, was sentenced on April 25, 2024, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Count 1) and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Count 2), in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 846 respectively. VAZQUEZ was sentenced by Chief Judge Na  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: ALTON GRAYSON, age 37, a resident of Kenner, La., pleaded guilty on April 18, 2024 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B) and being a felon in possession of a firearm, in viol  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: EDWARD MCMILLAN, age 25, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on April 17, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Jane T. Milazzo to 21 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, along with a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to distributing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 841(a)(1) and  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, age 27, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on April 16, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Greg G. Guidry to 156 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, along with a $300 mandatory special assessment fee, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States C  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 4,770 More Borrowers in Louisiana, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 47,510 people in Louisiana under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including   more