NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD), completed clearing and snagging maintenance in Bayou Teche within areas of Iberia Parish, La., May 22, 2024. LaDOTD provided $1.3M in funding to the Army Corps of Engineers so the clearing and snagging could be completed by the USACE New Orlean  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, May 31 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan As a leading combat training center and power projection platform for combat units, Fort Johnson in Louisiana has for many years been a critical installation for Army readiness and an active site - each year contributing more than $1.5 billion to the state's economy. Training at the post, formerly known as Fort Polk, began in the 1940s. As with many other longtime ind  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: On Tuesday, May 28, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and 55th Chief of Engineers, signed the St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Chief of Engineers' Report for transmission to Congress. The project calls for a mix of structural and non-structural methods to reduce the flood risk to more than 26 thousand structures. The final repor  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- 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 field office, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, repatriated an unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive wanted for aggravated homicide and illicit groups (gang membership) May 24. Is  more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the resolution of three separate cases in the Alexandria Division of the Western District of Louisiana late yesterday. United States District Judge Dee D. Drell has sentenced the following defendants: Kenneth Wayne Williams, Jr., 33, of Pineville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 180 months in pris  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DEON SHORT ("SHORT"), age 27, a resident of Jefferson Parish, pleaded guilty on May 21, 2024, before Chief U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown, to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court documents, in June 20  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 28 -- 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 MUNIRA SCHOFIELD ("SCHOFIELD"), age 28, a resident of LaPlace, La., pleaded guilty on May 23, 2024 before United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 1343. The charges stem from SCHOFIELD's role in a conspiracy to pr  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 28 -- 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 CHARVAN MORRIS ("MORRIS"), age 27, of New Orleans, was indicted on May 23, 2024 on two counts of distributing fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). MORRIS faces up to 20 years in prison, up to a $1,000,000 fine, at least three years of supervised rele  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 28 -- 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 SHANE BOLDEN, age 35, of New Orleans, was charged on May 23, 2024 in a four-count indictment with violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts. BOLDEN is charged in Count 1 with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 84  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 29 -- 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 KENDRICK WILLIAMS ("WILLIAMS"), age 19, of New Orleans, was charged on May 23, 2024 in a four-count indictment with violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts. WILLIAMS is charged in Count 1 with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute tapentadol and mariju  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: BRISON SHELTON ("SHELTON"), age 50, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on May 29, 2024 after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five hundred grams or more of cocaine hydrochloride, and possession with intent to distribute five hundred grams or more of cocaine hydrochloride, violations of Title 2  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 28 -- 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 TAMIKA CHAPPELL ("CHAPPELL"), age 40, of New Orleans, LA, pleaded guilty on May 23, 2024 before U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Barbier to three-counts, including making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), making false statements to the IRS, and theft of  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, May 29 -- 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 four defendants involved in a drug distribution conspiracy have all been sentenced. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced the four defendants as follows: Kendrick D. Riggins, 46, of El Campo, Texas, was sentenced to 108 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. R  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57139) involving River Bend Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: River Bend Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: John Gibbens HQ OPS Officer: John Lilliendahl Notification Date: 05/23/2024 Notification Time: 11:24 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2024 Event Time: 07:51 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/23/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57139) involving River Bend Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: River Bend Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: John Gibbens HQ OPS Officer: John Lilliendahl Notification Date: 05/23/2024 Notification Time: 11:24 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2024 Event Time: 07:51 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/23/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57134) involving SPEC, St Rose, Louisiana: * * * Rep Org: Louisiana Radiation Protection Div Licensee: SPEC Region: 4 City: St Rose State: LA License #: LA-2966-L01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Richard Blackwell HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 05/20/2024 Notification Time: 17:05 [ET] Event Date: 05/20/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/20/2024   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57140) involving Waterford Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: Waterford Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [3] CE NRC Notified By: John Gibbens HQ OPS Officer: John Lilliendahl Notification Date: 05/23/2024 Notification Time: 11:24 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2024 Event Time: 07:51 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/23/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26.719  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57140) involving Waterford Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: Waterford Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [3] CE NRC Notified By: John Gibbens HQ OPS Officer: John Lilliendahl Notification Date: 05/23/2024 Notification Time: 11:24 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2024 Event Time: 07:51 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/23/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 26.719  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 32760) entitled "BNSF Railway Co. - Terminal Trackage Rights - Kansas City Southern Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad Co.": * * * By decision served on July 5, 2016, the Board granted BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) terminal trackage rights over the Rosebluff Lead, a single track, approximately nine miles in length, jointly owned by Kansas City Southern Railw  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: JONATHAN GONZALEZ ("GONZALEZ"), ANTHONY ROMAN ("ROMAN"), and KEVIN TYLER ("TYLER"), age 25 and residents of New Orleans, were sentenced on May 14, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey after previously pleading guilty to violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts. GONZALEZ was sentenced to 104 months imprisonment, followed by 3  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government in Houma, Louisiana, for water infrastructure improvements to support healthcare and workforce development in the region. This grant will design and construct a  more