BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle, 307th Bomb Wing William "Bill" Pedeaux gazed around the cockpit of the B-52 H Stratofortress last week at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, a steely glint flashing in his eyes. It was a look that hadn't come across his face in over 28 years -- the last time Pedeaux had flown in the jet while on active-duty at now defunct Castle Air Force Base, California  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures. Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin patrolling levees along the Mississippi River twice weekly until the water level d  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting public comments for the proposed deepening of the federal navigation channel at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. A draft Environmental Assessment (EA No. 601) titled "Draft Environmental Assessment Port Fourchon Belle Pass Deepening, Lafourche Parish Louisiana" and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by the U.S.   more

MONTEREY, California, May 18 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Major Dillon Mathies (Emergence Program Cohort 2301) is ready to recruit more members: not just as a Recruiting Company Commander for the Louisiana National Guard (LANG), but also for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Emergence Program. He hopes that by sharing his experience and implementing his Change Initiative, more members of his organization wil  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO Guatemala and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, removed Jose Carlos Ortiz Lucero, a 27-year-old unlawfully present Guatemalan fugitive, from the United States on May 13. Ortiz is wanted in Guatemala  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Severe weather is already affecting some parts of the nation, but as an intense severe storm moves east, residents are encouraged to take the storm seriously and to act now to prepare homes and families for potential impacts. The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy to excessive rainfall for eastern Louisiana into central Alabama which could bring fla  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: A former Mississippi Bureau of Investigations Officer assigned to the U.S. Marshals' Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force pleaded guilty today to using excessive force against a handcuffed arrestee. According to court documents and evidence presented in court, on Sept. 16, 2021, John Winstead was working as a federal task force officer whe  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Former Shreveport Police Department officer Jeffrey L. Peters, 55, of Shreveport, was sentenced today for one count of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced Peters to 3 years of supervised probation and he was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $13,0  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- 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 May 15, 2024, U.S. District Judge Lance Africk sentenced SHIVA AKULA ("AKULA"), age 68, of New Orleans, to 240 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release and $2,300 in mandatory special assessment fees, in relation to an extensive health care fraud scheme orchestrated by AKULA. In November 2023, a  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: JARVIS WILSON (WILSON), age 39, a resident of Jackson, Mississippi was charged on May 9, 2024 by a federal grand jury in a six-count indictment announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Counts 1 and 2 charges him with distribution of 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Count 3 ch  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 14 -- 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 JAMIE P. McNAMARA ("McNAMARA"), age 48, of Missouri, and JOHN M. SPIVEY ("SPIVEY"), age 53, of New Orleans, were charged by a grand jury on May 10, 2024 in an 18-count superseding indictment for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, offeri  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DANTE FRAZIER, age 33, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on May 9, 2024 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C); and being a felon in possession   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DWAN RILEY, age 37, a Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana resident, was sentenced on May 9, 2024 to 90 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. RILEY previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute quantities of fentanyl,  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JESSICA MARIE PORTWAY, age 41, of St. John the Baptist Parish, was indicted on May 9, 2024, for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C). According to the indictment, on August 30, 2023, POR  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- 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 ALVAREZ JOSEPH CYPRIAN, age 23, of Madisonville, Louisiana, pled guilty on May 14, 2024, to violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act before United States District Judge Susie Morgan. CYPRIAN pled guilty to Counts 1 and 3 of the indictment. Count 1 charged him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with i  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: CHRISTOPHER CARTER, JR., age 30, a resident of Gray, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 9, 2024 to 120 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $200 special assessment fee, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. CARTER previously pleaded guilty to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57122) involving Waterford Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: Waterford Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [3] CE NRC Notified By: Jordan Unger HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows Notification Date: 05/11/2024 Notification Time: 22:49 [ET] Event Date: 05/11/2024 Event Time: 16:55 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/11/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b  more