BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: Air Force Global Strike Command members from the Studies, Assessments, Analysis and Lessons Learned Directorate and the Data Analytics Collaboration Cell executed their first field test of the 13N Force Assessment Scheduling Tool, or FAST, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Aug. 15-17. Operators and support personnel from the 90th Operations Group collaborated with programmers and anal  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: Air Force Global Strike Command members from the Studies, Assessments, Analysis and Lessons Learned Directorate and the Data Analytics Collaboration Cell executed their first field test of the 13N Force Assessment Scheduling Tool, or FAST, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Aug. 15-17. Operators and support personnel from the 90th Operations Group collaborated w  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 13 -- 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, recently awarded a contract for constructing the fifth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.0 miles of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area primaril  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 15 -- 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, recently awarded a contract for constructing the sixth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.3 miles of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area primaril  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Louisiana businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe storms and straight-line winds in Caddo Parish that occurred June 10 - 18. Accord  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: FREDERICK TURNER, age 51, a resident of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced on September 14, 2023 to 151 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. TURNER previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with i  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: ROBERT LEE ALLEN, age 35, a resident of Houma Louisiana, was charged today in a one-count indictment by a federal grand jury, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 1 of the indictment alleges that ALLEN possessed with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of heroin on March 20, 2023, in vi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- 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 TEMIKA SANTEMORE, age 43, a resident of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty on September 12, 2023 before U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to a two-count bill of information charging her with making false statements and theft of government funds related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CAR  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 15 -- 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 Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Terry Wilks Jr., age 41, of Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, to 36 months in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to pay and receive healthcare kickbacks. The Court further sentenced Wilks to serve two years of supervised release following   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: KENDALL THEARD, age 26, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced on October 6, 2023 by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to time served, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United Stat  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: ALINE JAMES, a/k/a "Aline Foster" ("JAMES"), age 51, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty yesterday to Theft of Government Funds, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. By pleading guilty, the defendant faces a maximum penalty of ten (10) years of imprisonment, up to three (  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: LESLIE PARKER, age 42, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on September 12, 2023 to 120 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $300 special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. PARKER previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and posse  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Ronald C. Gathe Jr., issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Chaz Ryan Watkins, age 35, of Springfield, Louisiana, to 48 months in federal prison following his conviction for wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain pandemic unemployment benefits. The Court further sentence  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the resolution of three cases in the Lake Charles Division. United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced the following defendants yesterday: Casey Soldier, 27, of Lake Charles, was sentenced to 70 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for the unlaw  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following news: * * * With $4.5 million dollars in funding from NOAA under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, Jefferson Parish is building the first living shoreline to protect a federal levee system. * * * Standing outside of Mr. Ed's Seafood & Italian Restaurant-one of the Bucktown, Louisiana, restaurants to come back after Hurricane K  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- 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: 09/12/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 33 Louisiana parishes and neighboring counties in Mississippi and Texas are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused b  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 19 Texas counties and neighboring parishes in Louisiana are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: SHAWN MAJOR, JR., age 22, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on September 5, 2023 to a two-count superseding bill of information charging him with possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, a quantity of cocaine base ("crack"), and a quantity of methamphetamine, in v  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: VINCENT PETERS, age 33, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, pled guilty on September 13, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to Counts 1, 3, 5, 8, and 9 of the indictment pending against him. Count 1 charged him with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), relative   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release: The need for specialized legal services is both urgent and essential for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. These services provide interventions, such as securing restraining or protective orders, that are crucial for survivor safety. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Louisiana is proud to announce that the Department of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking public input on an application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit associated with a proposed Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement with the East Foundation that would support the recovery of endangered ocelots by expanding their range in South Texas. "Once roaming widely across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Ariz  more