DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 19 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 18, 2023, entitled "Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana - First Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in all seven of the largest parishes in Louisiana from March 2022 to March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties and parishes are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 o  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 22 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 20, 2023, entitled "Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana - First Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in all seven of the largest parishes in Louisiana from March 2022 to March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties and parishes are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 o  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- 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 eighth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 3.0 miles of the 18.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area primari  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 22 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * Trucking Company Revoked Offer of Employment Because of Applicant's Back Pain History, Federal Agency Charges * * * Trico Transportation Services, Inc., a logistics management and specialty hauling company, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer and refused to hire a truck driver applicant based on his previous history of back pain, the U.S. E  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Nicole Ledbetter, 2BW/PA The base is shifting its focus from a reactive approach to a proactive stance in addressing issues related to interpersonal and self-directed violence. The initiative stems from a Department of Defense directive and established after an independent review committee's evaluation of sexual assault prevention and response measures. The evaluat  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced today that the Western District of Louisiana's United States Attorney's Office Annual Training and Leadership Development Conference will be held September 20-22, 2023, at the Bossier Parish Sheriff Substation in Bossier City, LA. The district is headquartered in Shreveport with approx  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: DILLON TOUPS, age 33, a resident of Larose, Louisiana, pled guilty on September 19, 2023 to possession with intent to distribute fifty (50) grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 841(b)(1)(C), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to co  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 19 -- 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 the sentencing of three individuals as the result of an extensive federal, state, and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) aimed at a drug trafficking network based and operating in Baton Rouge. Quentin Mabin, age 31, of Baton Rouge  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: CALEB PUNCH, age 32 of New Orleans, was indicted on September 15, 2023 announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. In Count 1, PUNCH is charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C). Count 2 charges PUNCH with  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Eric Martin, 36, of Ethel, Louisiana, was sentenced today for possession of methamphetamine announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced Martin to 274 months (22 years, 10 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Martin was charged in an indictment   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: BRIAN GERALD, age 51, a resident of Franklinton, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to (5) five years of probation and (6) six months of house arrest for stealing money from a local labor union, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. The Court also ordered GERALD to pay restitution in th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded nearly $12 million in grants to eight marine highway projects across the nation under the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP). The funding will improve the movement of goods along our navigable waterways and expand existing waterborne freight services in Alaska,  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: "These robot dogs not only have the potential to save Airmen's lives, but they also serve as a reminder of how valuable your voice is, regardless of rank." Master Sgt. Dominic Garcia, the emergency management flight chief from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, devised the concept of robot dogs and while he advanced his idea into building and testing the robots he learned some valuable lesso  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, September 18, 2023 - U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack today sent letters to 16 governors emphasizing the over $12 billion disparity in funding between land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their non-HBCU land-grant peers in their states. The 16 governors receiving the letter are: Alabama - Gov. Kay Iv  more