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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Tuesday April 29, 2025 ( 5 items )  

$750K Affordable Housing Program Grant From FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo Powers Major Revitalization of San Antonio Apartment Complex
DALLAS, Texas, April 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $750K Affordable Housing Program Grant from FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo Powers Major Revitalization of San Antonio Apartment Complex 234-Unit Arbors at West Avenue Provides Affordable and Safe Housing for Residents of North Central San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, April 28, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and  more

Contracts for April 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 28, 2025 ARMY General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, was awarded a $727,803,978 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 120 mm Insensitive Munition High Explosive with Tracer tank ammunition cartridges. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion   more

KNOE-TV in Monroe, Louisiana, Granted FCC Approval to Remain on Channel 8
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau has approved a request from Gray Television Licensee, LLC, allowing its Monroe, Louisiana television station, KNOE-TV, to continue broadcasting on channel 8. This decision, outlined in a Report and Order released Monday, amends the Table of TV Allotments, substituting channel 8 for the previously authorized channel 24. Gray Television had initially secured FCC approval in 2022 for KNOE-TV to transition its operations t  more

Miss. Gov. Reeves: OCS Governors Coalition Reacts to Trump Administration's Offshore Oil and Gas Plan Development
JACKSON, Mississippi, April 29 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * OCS Governors Coalition Reacts to Trump Administration's Offshore Oil and Gas Plan Development "The Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition (OCSGC) is excited to work with the Trump Administration and Secretary Doug Burgum to ensure that this new leasing program benefits offshore communities and delivers safe and sustainable energy development for all Americans," said OCSGC Chairman  more

Unified Command Responds to Oil & Gas Mixture Release Near Garden Island Bay, LA
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Unified Command responds to Oil & Gas mixture release near Garden Island Bay, LA The Coast Guard, Spectrum OpCo, LLC, and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO) established a Unified Command in response to an oil and gas mixture release in a marsh environment near the operators Garden Island Bay Production Facility company's well in Plaquemines Parish  more