DALLAS, Texas, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Louisiana - Third Quarter 2023": * * * From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Louisiana were 97,306, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 96,084, the U.S. Burea  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: * * * OSHA creates two regions to reflect changing demographics, population, areas of need * * * The Department of Labor today announced strategic changes to the structure of its Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regional operations designed to direct its resources effectively and make the agency more resilient. The changes include  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: AL VERNON BROWN, age 52, a Los Angeles, California resident, pleaded guilty on May 8, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon to a two-count indictment which charged him with conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 846, and distribution and possessi  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: Forrest Kevin Dwayne Matthews, 39, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has been sentenced on drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Matthews was sentenced by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 160 months (13 years, 4 months) in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to a Bill of Informa  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: LEON THOMPSON, age 39, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on May 2, 2024 to one (1) count of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), and (b)(1)(C), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court documents  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: MICHAEL PENN, age 23, a resident of Tangipahoa Parish, was indicted on May 3, 2024, for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act. PENN is charged with three counts of distributing fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 841(b)(1)(B), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. If convicted of Count 1, PENN faces a m  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The Department of Labor today announced strategic changes to the structure of its Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regional operations designed to direct its resources effectively and make the agency more resilient. The changes include the creation of a new OSHA regional office in Birmingham, Alabama, overseeing agency operations in   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: CARLOS PEDILLIA-SERNA, age 34, a resident of California, was sentenced on Friday, May 3, 2024 to serve 135 months in the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons for his role in the distribution of over 40 lbs of pure methamphetamine to individuals in Terrebonne Parish. PEDILLIA-SERNA pleaded guilty on January 24, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Jane T  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: * * * Five Count Indictment Unsealed Charging Local Pair with Conspiracy to Commit Murder of Federal Witness in Connection with the Staging of Automobile Collisions in the New Orleans Area * * * The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the unsealing of a Five Count Indictment charging RYAN J. HARRIS ("HARRIS"), age 35, of New Orleans, Louisiana and JOVANNA R.   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: ASHTON CAUSEY, age 22, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced on May 7, 2024 to serve 210 months in federal prison on multiple drug and firearms violations, followed by a term of three years of supervised release. Additionally, CAUSEY was ordered to pay a mandatory $600 special assessment fee. Back on January 19, 2024, CAUSEY pled guilty before U.S. Di  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DARRAN BOYKINS, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on May 2, 2024, by U.S. Chief District Judge Nanette Jolivette Brown, to 57 months incarceration after previously pleading guilty to Count 1 of an indictment. Chief Judge Brown also ordered that BOYKINS be placed on supervised release following 3 years of imprisonment. BOYKINS must also pay a mandatory  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million grant to the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana in Elton, Louisiana, to construct fiber optic cable on Tribal land in both Allen and Jefferson Parish. This grant will construct fiber optic cable along U.S. 165, bringing high-speed int  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the President signed into law: H.R. 292, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24355 Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, California, as the William L. Reynolds Post Office Building; Thank you to Representative Mike Garcia and the California delegation for their leadership; * * * H.R. 996, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service  more