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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday May 28, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Agency celebrates 2025 DLA Hall of Fame Inductees
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: * * * Agency celebrates 2025 DLA Hall of Fame Inductees The Defense Logistics Agency celebrated past employees who significantly contributed to the organization's enduring legacy during the annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex May 21. Five former DLA employees were inducted, with current employees, previous DLA directors, past hall of fame members  more

Contracts for May 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Pond Constructors, Peachtree Corners, Georgia, was awarded a $2,500,000,000 ceiling indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract for Department of Defense fuels infrastructure maintenance, repair, and construction. This contract provides for construction of new, additions to, repairs, or upgrades of Department of Defense petroleum, oil, and/or lubricant facilities o  more

EPA to Provide $382,000 to Texas to Help Protect Beachgoers from Illness
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to Provide $382,000 to Texas to Help Protect Beachgoers from Illness DALLAS, TEXAS (May 27, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the Texas General Land Office will receive $382,000 in grant funding to monitor water quality at beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of illness-causing bacteria make swimming unsafe. "Millions of Americans will travel to   more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Southwest Capital Bank Award $220K to Special Needs Affordable Housing Development
DALLAS, Texas, May 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Southwest Capital Bank Award $220K to Special Needs Affordable Housing Development Local representatives celebrate the opening of Vista de Socorro Apartments in Socorro, New Mexico. SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, May 27, 2025--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Southwes  more

Louisiana Veteran Replaced Hurricane-Damaged Roof with Help of Funds from $1M FHLB Dallas Program
DALLAS, Texas, May 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana Veteran Replaced Hurricane-Damaged Roof with Help of Funds from $1M FHLB Dallas Program Veteran Lloyd Wallis, seen here with his wife, June, received a $23,845 FHLB Dallas HAVEN grant through Synergy Bank to replace the roof on his Houma, Louisiana, home. HOUMA, LOUISIANA, May 27, 2025--It's been almost four years since Hurrica  more

Secretary Rollins Increases Funding to Reimburse States for Food Safety Inspections
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Increases Funding to Reimburse States for Food Safety Inspections U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today she will exercise the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) authority to provide a much-needed funding increase of $14.5 million in reimbursements to states for meat and poultry inspection programs. Without this funding, States may not have the res  more

U.S. Chemical Safety Board Issues Final Report on Toxic Hydrogen Fluoride Incidents at the Honeywell Facility in Geismar, Louisiana
WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Chemical Safety Board Issues Final Report on Toxic Hydrogen Fluoride Incidents at the Honeywell Facility in Geismar, Louisiana Washington D.C. May 27, 2025 - The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) today released its final report addressing three serious chemical incidents involving toxic hydrogen fluoride (HF) at the Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologie  more