BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 28 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, commander of 8th Air Force, relieved two commanders today from their positions of leadership at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, due to a loss of confidence in their ability to complete their assigned duties. "These personnel actions were necessary to maintain the very high standards we demand of those units entrusted with supporting our Nation's nucl  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, commander of 8th Air Force, relieved two commanders today from their positions of leadership at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, due to a loss of confidence in their ability to complete their assigned duties. "These personnel actions were necessary to maintain the very high standards we demand of those units entrusted with supporting our Nation's nuclear missio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: On behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in coordination with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint under Section 303 of the Clean Air Act against Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (Denka) to compel Denka to significantly reduce hazardous chloroprene emissions from its neoprene manufacturi  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: On February 6, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $12.5 Million in funding for Environmental Justice Grants in the Gulf of Mexico. These grants will fund projects in communities adversely and disproportionately affected by environmental and human health harms or risks, including affected underserved communities. EPA plans to award approximately five cooperative   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 4 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: * * * Petrochemical Company Failed to Protect Worker From Harassment After Nooses Were Displayed in Its Baton Rouge Complex, Federal Agency Charges * * * Exxon Mobil Corporation, doing business as ExxonMobil Chemical Corporation, violated federal law when it failed to take effective measures to prevent the display of hangman's nooses at its Baton Rouge complex, t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 4 -- The FBI New Orleans Field Office issued the following news release: Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Williams, Jr. announced a new partnership with the Louisiana Workforce Commission to help the FBI fill key positions needed to fulfill the mission of protecting the people of the United States. "Special Agents are of course what people think of first when they think of the FBI," said Williams. "We are always looking for exceptional individuals to fill that ro  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-23-18) on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "Violations of ICE Detention Standards at Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, Louisiana." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: Violations of Detention Standards at ICE's Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, Louisiana   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 28 -- 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 Tegucigalpa and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, removed Rufino Garza Monroy, a twice-deported foreign fugitive from the United States on Feb. 24. Garza is wanted in Honduras for homicide. Officials flew Garza, a 48-year-old unlawfully present Hondu  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: On behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in coordination with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint under Section 303 of the Clean Air Act against Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (Denka) to compel Denka to significantly reduce hazardous chloroprene emissions from its neoprene manufacturing facility in LaPlace  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on March 3, 2023: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on March 2, 2023 former United States Army reservist LYNEA SANDERS has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, having stolen $21,780.18 from the United States Department of the Army by claiming reimbursement for the performance of military funeral honors ceremonies   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Mar. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: DR. CHARLES J. SOUTHALL, III, age 65, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jay Zainey to 60 months in prison, followed by a 3-year term of supervised release, after SOUTHALL previously pleaded guilty to laundering proceeds unlawfully obtained from a wire fraud scheme, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRANDI WEBER, age 28, formerly of New Orleans, LA and now residing in California, was charged on March 1. 2023 in a one-count bill of information with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on March 3, 2023: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that SHARNAE EVERY ("EVERY"), age 27, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty on March 2, 2023 to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349. The case against EVERY began as a a referral from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Accountability Commit  more