BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Shelby Thurman, Air Force Global Strike Command Brig. Gen. Jeffrey R. Alexander, director of Air Force Global Strike Command A5/A8 Strategic Plans, Program and Requirements, and Chief of Staff of the Michigan Air National Guard, was named the 2023 U.S. Air Force Black Engineer of the Year Stars and Stripes Honoree. The award will be presented Feb. 10 at the 18th Annual Stars  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: The Commander and Command Chief, Air Force Global Strike Command, held two virtual town halls on Jan. 30 with AFGSC leadership teams and Airmen from the nuclear enterprise to discuss concerns from Airmen about the "Malmstrom Initiative Slide Deck." In that discussion a number of questions were put forth to Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere and Chief Master Sgt. Melvina A. Smith. They, along with the A  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force Base (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Col. Brus Vidal, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs The Commander and Command Chief, Air Force Global Strike Command, held two virtual town halls Jan. 30 with AFGSC leadership teams and Airmen from the nuclear enterprise to discuss concerns from Airmen about the "Malmstrom Initiative Slide Deck," which discussed a potential link to increased cases of n  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District scheduled two pre-scoping open houses to gather public input for the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Feasibility Study. Two separate meetings will be conducted in Hammond and Kentwood, Louisiana, and simultaneously streamed on the district's Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/usacenola. The meeting dates   more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Nicole Ledbetter, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs Barksdale Air Force Base will host the Defenders of Liberty Air Show, March 25-26. Gates will open at 9:00 a.m. with the show scheduled from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on both days. Event admission as well as parking is free, however, overnight parking will not be permitted. Visitors can expect performances from the U.S. Nav  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Tenaris, S.A. (Tenaris) confirmed that Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. (Benteler) has walked away from Tenaris's planned $460 million take-over of Benteler's state-of-the-art steel and tube manufacturing facility in Shreveport, Louisiana. The abandonment comes after the Justice Department's Antitrust Division raised competition concerns about the deal. The proposed transaction would have combined   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New Orleans officers apprehended two unlawfully present noncitizens convicted of drug trafficking or possession offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin during a nationwide enforcement effort Jan. 23 through Feb. 6. Those arrested include the following: * A 37-year-old citizen of Honduras in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Deportation officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington removed Gerson Geovanni Soto-Juarez, 26, a Salvadoran national wanted by Salvadoran authorities for aggravated homicide and illicit associations. Soto-Juarez departed the United States Feb. 6 via U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Air Operations flight from Alexandria, Lo  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, posted the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that the Eastern District of Louisiana collected slightly over $1 billion in criminal and civil actions in fiscal year 2022. Of this amount, $7.78 million was collected in criminal actions and $992.4 million was collected in civil actions. U.S. Attorneys' Offices, along with the department's li  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on February 9, 2023 a federal jury has returned a verdict of guilty on all forty-six (46) counts against former First NBC Bank President and CEO Ashton J. Ryan, Jr. and not guilty on all seven (7) counts against former First NBC Bank senior vice president Fred V. Beebe. According to court docu  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, posted the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced DASHONTAE YOUNG ("YOUNG"), age 28, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of a staged automobile accident with a tractor-trailer occurring in New Orleans. According to documents file  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Ronald C. Gathe Jr., issued the following news release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Chaz Ryan Watkins, age 35, of Springfield, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick to wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain pandemic unemployment benefits. As a result of his plea, Watkins faces up to 20 years imprisonment. According to admissions  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following healthcare inspection report (No. 21-02612-53 ) on Feb. 1, 2023, entitled "Delayed Cancer Diagnosis and Deficiencies in Care Coordination for a Patient at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated a healthcare inspection to determine the validity of an allegation that in 2019, a primary care provi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 9, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in Louisiana As of February 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of Louisiana. To date, $4.1 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Louisiana with over 160 spe  more