WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Delaware had the highest total job separations rate in May 2023, at 5.8 percent, while Massachusetts had the lowest, at 2.8 percent. Thirty-two states had a total separations rate greater than the national rate of 3.8 percent. * * * Chart: Job openings and labor turnover measures by state, May 2023 * * * In May 2023, the job openings rate was at  more

OPELOUSAS, Louisiana, Aug. 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: * * * Gulf Coast Housing Partnership to Extend Existing Development * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) awarded a $480,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidy through its member, Home Bank, to Gulf Coast Housing Partnership (GCHP) to offset construction costs for a multifamily affordable housin  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 3 -- 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 JULIO A. GONZALEZ, JR. of Chalmette, LA, has plead guilty on July 26, 2023 to one-count of making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001. On March 27, 2020, The CARES Act established several new tempor  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the sentencing of Odis Freeman, 36, of Shreveport today. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote sentenced Freeman to 102 months (8 years, 6 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for illegal possession of drugs and a firearm. Freeman pleaded guilty on March 1  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the sentencing today of a Houston man for illegal possession of methamphetamine in the Western District of Louisiana. United States District Judge David C. Joseph sentenced Paul Powell, 29, to 135 months (11 years, 3 months) in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release for possessio  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: RICKY WILSON, age 29, a resident of Jefferson, Louisiana, was charged today in a seven-count superseding indictment for arson and violations of the National Firearms Act, Federal Gun Control Act and Federal Drug Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. WILSON is charged in Count One with arson, in violation of Title 18, Unite  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: GERARD TURNER, age 20, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on July 28, 2023 in a four-count indictment with violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. TURNER is charged in Count 1 with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of Title  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: CYRIL HOFFMAN, JR., age 24, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on July 20, 2023 in a six-count indictment for violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. The indictment was unsealed on July 26, 2023. HOFFMAN is charged in Counts 1 and 4 with possession with inte  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: JASHA BANKS, a/k/a "Chocolate," age 39, pleaded guilty on August 2, 2023, before United States District Judge Susie Morgan to a three count indictment charging her with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8) (Count 1); possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, in vi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: ERIC METZ, age 40, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on August 2, 2023 to 61 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $200 special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. METZ previously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: On August 2, 2023, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the charging of FRANK LABRUZZO and CYNTHIA CARONNA for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343 and 371. The bill of information alleges that LABRUZZO, CARONNA, and a resident of the United Kingdom, defrauded a business seeking to purchase persona  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: DILLON ARCENEAUX, age 33 and a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, and ZEB SARTIN, age 36 and a resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, both pleaded guilty on August 2, 2023 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. A  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Steven Wilson, AFGSC Public Affairs The Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine sent teams to all three intercontinental ballistic missile wings to test for exposure hazards within missile alert facilities. The tests are part of the ongoing missile community cancer study. The teams gathered water and soil samples to test for radon, polychlorinated biphenyls and organic phosphates. The t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56644) involving Waterford Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: Waterford Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [3] CE NRC Notified By: William Crowley HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 07/30/2023 Notification Time: 17:25 [ET] Event Date: 07/30/2023 Event Time: 11:19 [CDT] Last Update Date: 07/30/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve Marines from 6th Communication Battalion reclaimed the first-place title for the Marine Corps Cyber Games May 1-5, 2023, as the only Marine Reserve unit to compete. Despite tying for first place with I Marine Expeditionary Force, 6th Comm Bn are still the reigning champions of the semi-annual competition as both units earned perfect  more