FORT POLK, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: Lt. Col. Leanne Battler, chief of public health and doctor of audiology, hosted a "Lunch and Learn" lecture Feb. 7 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Battler, a passionate advocate for hearing conservation, treated attendees with ear shaped cookies to coincide with her lecture. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, tinnitus is the number-one disability among veterans, has  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 13, 2023, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Louisiana - 2022": In 2022, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.1 percent in Louisiana, which c  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Recognition of the Defense Logistics Agency's success partnering with American small businesses reached new heights Feb. 15 when it was named Agency of the Year at the sold-out National Small Business Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The honor was presented by the National 8(a) Association and National HUBZone Council. The Small Business Administration's 8(a) program foc  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, removed Noe David Alvarez Escamilla, a twice-previously deported gang member from the United States on Feb. 17. Alvarez is wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide and illegal association. Alvare  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Ronald C. Gathe Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that the State of Louisiana has received $4,501,897 from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to fund state crisis intervention court proceedings, including but not limited to, extreme risk protection order (ERPO) programs that work to keep guns out of   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CHANEL GALLE, of New Orleans, LA, age 44, was indicted on February 10, 2023 by a federal grand jury for two counts of making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). On March 27, 2020, The CARES Act became effective and established several new temporary pr  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 18 -- Darcie N. McElwee, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 17, 2023: * * * U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee joined Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and Maine's District Attorneys in a statement today to reassure domestic violence victims in Maine following a recent appellate court decision in Louisiana. "In 1994, Congress passed Section 922(g)(8) of Title 18, United States Code, a law prohibiting firearm possession   more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force 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 on Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that this U.S. nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable, and effective to deter twenty-first century threats and re  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making funding available for agricultural producers and forest landowners nationwide to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provided an additional $19.5 billion over five years for climate smart agriculture t  more