NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) at venues throughout the study area between Feb. 27 and March 11. The meetings will consist of a remote overview presentation and followed by an on-site open house to meet with and collect input from the public. The meeting dates, ti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Shannon Collins As couples across the country celebrate Valentine's Day, two majors remember how they met, the challenges they faced, and how they continue to make it work while both serving in the Army. Maj. Liz Collins, an intelligence officer with Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., grew up in Korea, Texas, South Carolina, Louisiana and New Jersey. Her father retired as   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW ORLEANS -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in New Orleans arrested 123 fugitives during a monthlong enforcement operation. Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, ERO New Orleans conducted targeted operations with assistance from law enforcement partners in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama an  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- 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 February 8, 2024, JUAN CARLOS MOSQUERA-AMARI, age 52, of New Orleans, was sentenced, after previously pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, by United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe. According to court documents, bet  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Louisiana man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Charles Tyler Himber, 30, of Slidell, Louisiana, is c  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: KEVIN TYLER, III, age 25, and ANTHONY ROMAN, age 25, residents of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on February 7, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to federal drug and weapons charges. TYLER pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Investing in America - President Biden's Affordable Connectivity Program is Delivering in Louisiana As of February 2024 High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, participate in school, access health care, and stay connected. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in our nation's  more