WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following feature story: * * * Through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program, NOAA and its partners restored Bayou De Cade to help combat land loss and support fisheries. * * * In honor of American Wetlands Month, we're celebrating the success of a large-scale marsh restoration project in coastal Louisiana. NOAA's Office of Habitat Co  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Seth Watson, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs The Next Generation Aircrew Protection team finished vapor purge testing on the B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on April 18, 2024. Aircraft vapor purge testing provides critical information on how long it takes an aircraft to purge hazardous chemical vapor and replace it with toxicologically safe, breathable  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 18 Texas counties, a neighboring parish in Louisiana and neighboring counties in Oklahoma of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interes  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * 5 companies denied overtime, minimum wages to people providing companionship care * * * While people employed in the home care industry are among the nation's lowest paid workers and are routinely expected to work long hours to help those in need, these workers are too often shortchanged by their employers' unfair and illegal pay practices. In Louisiana, Department o  more

DONALDSONVILLE, Louisiana, April 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Ascension Parish held a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the start of the Ascension Parish Water Meter Replacement Project. The project will replace over two thousand water meters across the city of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. A $4.5 million construction contract was awarded to remove and replace existing manually read water mete  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Linda Gurvin, age 56, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 36 months in federal prison following her convictions for wire fraud and unlawful monetary transactions. Following her release from federal prison, she will be required to serve three year  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: VIET NGUYEN ("NGUYEN"), age 30, a resident of Gonzales , Louisiana, was sentenced on May 1, 2024 by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to one (1) year and one (1) day of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a $500.00 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to four counts of interstate travel in aid of ra  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: CHARLES WHITE ("WHITE"), age 32, a resident of Jefferson Parish, pleaded guilty on April 25, 2024, before Chief U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and quantities of cocaine base, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), 84  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30 -- 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 SHANIQUA PAGE WILSON ("WILSON"), age 33, a resident of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced on April 24, 2024, by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to four years of probation after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 a  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: TYRONE SMOTHERS, age 42, of New Orleans, was sentenced on April 25, 2024 to 102 months imprisonment, followed by three (3) years of supervised release, and a $300 mandatory special assessment fee, by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon, after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of Title 21  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: NOEL CHENEAU, age 56, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on April 25, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, the Drug Enforcement Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted government authorized wire intercepts target  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, named Iam C. Tucker of Integrated Logistical Support, Inc. (ILSI) in Louisiana as the National Small Business Person of the Year for 2024 at the National Small Busin  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: A New Orleans, Louisiana woman pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one ounce of fentanyl. According to court documents, Angelle McLaughlin, 30, was caught in the parking garage of a Mississippi casino engaging in a drug transaction. McLaughlin traveled with two other individuals from Louisiana to the  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on May 3, 2024, honoring National Hurricane Preparedness Week: * * * Too many families know the pain of having their lives and livelihoods devastated by powerful hurricanes, tropical storms, and typhoons. During National Hurricane Preparedness Week, we shed light on the dangerous impacts of hurricanes and share best practices on how to prepare and stay safe. We also show our gratitude to the first responders, volunteers, an  more

WIESBADEN, Germany, April 30 -- U.S. Army Europe and Africa issued the following news release: Approximately 1,600 U.S. Army Soldiers and more than 200 U.S. Army vehicles started their 900-kilometer road march from Narvik, Norway, to Rovajarvi, Finland, today, marking the start of the ground phase of exercise Immediate Response 24. Transiting across Norway, Sweden and Finland, the Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), based at Fort Johnson  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DERRIN RILEY ("RILEY"), age 29, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on April 23, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, along with a $200 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to possessing a car stolen from the Norfolk Southern Railyard, in violation of  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: ROBERT C. METZLER ("METZLER"), age 60, was sentenced on April 23, 2024, in connection with a two-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute carisoprodol and possession with intent to distribute forty (40) grams or more of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine, oxycodone and marijuana, in violation of Titl  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.3 million grant to Ascension Parish Government in Gonzales, Louisiana, for roadway infrastructure improvements at the RiverPlex MegaPark. This grant will support clean energy business growth in the region. This EDA inves  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 558,000 Louisiana Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a   more