DIEGO GARCIA NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY, British Indian Ocean Territory, April 9 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Stacy Kasischke, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs A Bomber Task Force deployment of two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, Airmen and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, concluded at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, April 3. This deployment was in support of Pacific Air Forces' training efforts with   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 33 Texas counties, a neighboring parish in Louisiana and neighboring counties in New Mexico of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-in  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a settlement with Sasol Chemicals (Sasol) over alleged violations of the chemical accident prevention provisions of the Clean Air Act at the company's facility in Westlake, Louisiana. Under the settlement, Sasol will pay more than $1.4 million in civil penalties and correct violations related to an October 2022 fire at the facility,   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, removed Moises Antonio Chavez Figueroa, a 32-year-old unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive, from the United States April 5. Chavez is wanted in  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A former DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff's Office deputy, Javarrea Pouncy, 30, pleaded guilty to depriving a detainee of his civil rights under color of law by willfully using unreasonable force against the detainee. "Like any law enforcement officer, the defendant had a duty to protect people in his custody," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Divisi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A Louisiana woman pleaded guilty today to theft of public money in connection with a scheme to misappropriate over $780,000 from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), a COVID-19 pandemic relief program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. According to court documents, Melissa J. Watson, of Slidell, operated a primary care clinic. Following the onset of the COVID-19   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: A former DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office deputy, Javarrea Pouncy, 30, pleaded guilty to depriving a detainee of his civil rights under color of law by willfully using unreasonable force against the detainee. "Like any law enforcement officer, the defendant had a duty to protect people in his custody," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Ju  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57061) involving Louisiana Energy Services, Eunice, New Mexico: * * * Facility: Louisiana Energy Services Comments: Uranium Enrichment Facility Gas Centrifuge Facility Region: 2 City: Eunice State: NM County: Lea License #: SNM-2010 Docket: 70-3103 NRC Notified By: David Hurd HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 04/02/2024 Notification Time: 02:36 [ET] Event Date: 04/0  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57061) involving Louisiana Energy Services, Eunice, New Mexico: * * * Facility: Louisiana Energy Services Comments: Uranium Enrichment Facility Gas Centrifuge Facility Region: 2 City: Eunice State: NM County: Lea License #: SNM-2010 Docket: 70-3103 NRC Notified By: David Hurd HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 04/02/2024 Notification Time: 02:36 [ET] Event Date: 04/0  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District in conjunction with USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C. has completed the District reviews of the St. Tammany Parish Louisiana Feasibility Study which investigated flood risk management and coastal storm risk management solutions to reduce the risk from flood damages caused by riverine, rainfall, a  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: SAUL REED, age 32, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on April 2, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to 48 months imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to the Central Louisiana Regional Port in Alexandria, Louisiana, for infrastructure improvements needed to support disaster resiliency and efficiency improvements at the port. This grant will enable inf  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $8.1 million in the state of Louisiana to support workforce development and business growth. The EDA investments announced today are: * SOWELA Technical Community College in Lake Charles will receive a $3.5 million EDA gr  more