BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Micky Pena, Air Force Global Strike Command As Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Forces Strategic-Air, Chief Master Sgt. Melvina A. Smith is the senior enlisted leader responsible to the commander, Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, on matters concerning the welfare of the command's Airmen. Together, the leadership team leads more than 33,000 pro  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Micky Pena, Air Force Global Strike Command As Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Forces Strategic-Air, Chief Master Sgt. Melvina A. Smith is the senior enlisted leader responsible to the commander, Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, on matters concerning the welfare of the command's Airmen. Together, the leadership team leads more than 33,000 professionals res  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 21 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 20, 2023, entitled "Louisiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2023": * * * Louisiana had 139,000 job openings in August 2023, compared to 126,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job opening  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 18 -- 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 Hilda Mirely Tobias, a 44-year-old unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive, from the United States on Oct. 13. Tobias is wanted for aggravated terrorist organizations in El Salvador for her alle  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New Orleans placed an immigration detainer on a twice-removed unlawfully present Honduran citizen arrested for homicide in Nashville. Kevin Castro Garcia, 31, was arrested Oct. 10 and booked into the Davidson County Jail by the Nashville Metro Police Department on criminal homicide charges for the death and  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 20 -- 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 Mitchell Robinson, Jr., age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, heroin, and tramadol, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug traff  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 17 -- 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 U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Pamela Albert, age 51, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 33 months in federal prison following her conviction for wire fraud. The Court further sentenced Albert to serve three years of supervised release following her term of imprisonment and orde  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans joined federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to announce that 41 individuals were charged with firearms-trafficking, narcotics, conspiracy, or other firearms offenses after a three-month, summertime violent-crime-reduction initiative in New Orleans. Operation Big Easy was a National Integr  more

MONROE, Louisiana, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release: Avery Antron Goins, 44, of Monroe, has been sentenced for wire fraud and bankruptcy fraud, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Goins was sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for these offenses. Goins was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $9  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 17 -- 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 on October 12, 2023, KEATON JOHNSON, age 22 of New Orleans, pleaded guilty to Counts 1 through 3 of the indictment against him. Count 1 charged JOHNSON with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). Count 2 charged JOHNSON with poss  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Brandon B. Brown, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that two men involved in the trafficking of methamphetamine have been sentenced. Joseph R. Johnson and Isidro Chavarria were each indicted by a federal grand jury as a result of two separate Organized Crime Drug Trafficking Task Force operations. Joseph R. Johnson, 44, of New Iberia, Louisiana, was sente  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: DANIELLE REED, age 42, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on October 12, 2023 to a two-count superseding bill of information charging her with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following feature story on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * A new reef taking shape in Lake Calcasieu offers new habitat for oysters and fish, and commercial and recreational harvesting for oyster lovers. * * * In Louisiana's Lake Calcasieu, barges are busy ferrying loads of limestone to the southeastern end of the lake, hauled from quarries in Missouri and Kentucky. Floated to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on Oct. 18, 2023, on a Senate joint resolution (S.J.Res. 32) providing for Congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)". The resolution was introduced by Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, and 45 cosponsors. * * * The Administration  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Ronald C. Gathe Jr., issued the following news release: October marks the observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. joins the U.S. Department of Justice in commemorating DVAM, paying tribute to victims and survivors, and saluting the dedication of advocates, service providers, justice professionals, law enforcement officers, and first responders who tireles  more