MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana participated in Exercise Prairie Vigilance/Bayou Vigilance 24-2 here, Jan. 4-7, 2024. The Vigilance exercise series showcases Air Force Global Strike airpower and capabilities, ensuring Airmen are  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana participated in Exercise Prairie Vigilance/Bayou Vigilance 24-2 here, Jan. 4-7, 2024. The Vigilance exercise series showcases Air Force Global Strike airpower and capabilities, ensuring Airmen are prepared and rea  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana participated in Exercise Prairie Vigilance/Bayou Vigilance 24-2 here, Jan. 4-7, 2024. The Vigilance exercise series showcases Air Force Global Strike airpower and capabilities, ensuring Airmen are pre  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: Out of an abundance of caution due to expected winter weather conditions, the in-person meetings for the Amite River and Tributaries, East of the Mississippi River, Louisiana Supplemental Second Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment #600 scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week have been cancelled and virtual meetings will now be held ins  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced Jereaud Egans, 38, of Castor, Louisiana has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 195 months (16 years, 3 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for drug possession and illegal possession of firearms. Egans pleaded guilt  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that First Student Inc, Highland CSB 1 LLC, and Lion Electric Co USA will receive at least $15,719,907 through EPA's first Clean School Bus Program's Grants Competition. The awards, which are made possible through President Biden's Investing in America agenda,   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * JWST revealed supermassive black holes that appear too massive for the small galaxies that host them. By breaking long-known cosmic scales, these objects are letting astronomers probe the primeval cosmos. * * * Astronomers have discovered that the supermassive black holes in the centers of early galaxies are much more massive than expected. These surprisingly h  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Jereaud Egans, 38, of Castor, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 195 months (16 years, 3 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for drug possession and illegal possession of firearms. Egans pleaded guilty on February 22, 2023, to o  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the sentencing of two men today for drug trafficking in the Lafayette area. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced James Johnwell, 44, of Crowley, Louisiana, to 71 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release for conspiring with other individuals to possess with intent to d  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TODD F. MORRELL, age 56, a resident of New Orleans, was charged today with twelve (12) counts of wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, for perpetrating a multi-year scheme to defraud the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and the New Orleans Fair Grounds, an ent  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Former Shreveport Police Department officer Jeffrey L. Peters, 55, of Shreveport, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States Magistrate Judge Mark L. Hornsby presided over the guilty plea hearing which was held in United States District Court. While employed as a Lieuten  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DILLON TOUPS, age 34, a resident of Larose, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 9, 2024 by United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 140 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a $100.00 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute fifty (50) grams or more of methamphetamine   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that FERMIN DANIEL PUENTE-MONTOYA, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on January 9, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Wendy B Vitter to 57 months incarceration, after previously pleading guilty to violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act and illegal reentry of a removed alien. Judge Vitter also   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: NAIROBI DAVIS, age 24, JACOB ESTEM, age 21, KENNELIUS BROWN, age 35, and DORNELIUS BROWN, age 33, all of New Orleans, and DEJON RICHARDSON, age 27, TYREESE QUINCY, age 24, and DARIUS QUINCY, age 26, all of Terrytown, Louisiana, were indicted on November 11, 2023, in a 12-count superseding indictment, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. All were   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Chassidy Bell, 34, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting healthcare fraud. Bell pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Mark L. Hornsby on January 10, 2024. Bell was employed as a Mental Health Specialist at Community Health Care Solutions, LLC (Community Healt  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on, January 4, 2024, SCOTT P. RICHARD, age 47, of Raceland, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon to access device fraud in relation to his theft from his former employer, a Houma-based company identified in court records as "Company A". According to those records, RICHARD was a systems engineer  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DILLON ARCENEAUX, age 33, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, and ZEB SARTIN, age 37, a resident of Duson, Louisiana, were sentenced on January 3, 2024 by U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo, after previously pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced U.S. Attorne  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: TYLAR REDDITT, age 22, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, pled guilty on January 9, 2024, to a two-count indictment charging him with violations of the Federal Gun Control and the Federal Controlled Substances Acts, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, REDDITT conspired to distribute heroin and to use and possess firearms in   more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pitman, 403rd Wing Public Affairs Family, friends, and wingmen past and present gathered in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility auditorium Jan. 6 to celebrate Senior Master Sgt. Brett Blanchard's retirement from the Air Force after 33 years of service. Blanchard grew up in Houma, Louisiana, during a time when there wasn't much opportunity, so he   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Gale-force winds and high waves from a storm led to the listing (tilting) of an elevated liftboat in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. Damage to the vessel and cargo was estimated at $6.9 million. On Nov. 20, 2022, the liftboat L/B Robert was reported to be listing (tilting) alongside a stationary oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico about  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 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 has announced a virtual public orientation for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) for Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 9:30 a.m. The virtual meeting details will be released once finalized. Interested parties unable to attend will be able to access meeting materials and the video orientation on   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: VINCERT PETERS, age 33, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 3, 2024 to a total of 229 months in prison for federal firearm and drug violations. On September 13, 2023, VINCERT PETERS pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to Counts 1, 3, 5, 8, and 9 of an indictment pending against him. Count 1charged him with being a   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: RYAN NEGROTTO, a/k/a "WHITE BOY," age 43, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on January 4, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to 255 months incarceration after previously pleading guilty to eight counts of the superseding indictment pending against him. Judge Fallon also ordered that NEGROTTO be placed on supervised release for five (5) years  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: RYAN NEGROTTO, a/k/a "WHITE BOY," age 43, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on January 4, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to 255 months incarceration after previously pleading guilty to eight counts of the superseding indictment pending against him. Judge Fallon also ordered that NEGROTTO be placed on supervised release for five (5) years  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: ALFRED CLAY, age 59, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on January 10, 2024 after previously pleading guilty to both conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride, and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride, all in violation of Title 21, Unit  more