BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, June 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: Air Force Global Strike Command's (AFGSC) Directorate of Manpower, Personnel and Services (A1) announces the approval for a command-wide civilian retention incentive for eligible civilian Strikers starting July 2024. The Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate has engaged at all levels in addressing innovative ways to improve quality of life, retention and talent managem  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a contract for elevating 21 residential homes in Vermillion and Calcasieu Parishes. The contract was awarded on June 7, 2024, to Wingate Engineers LLC of New Orleans, Louisiana in the amount of $4,997,880.00. This contract is part of the Southwest Louisiana Coastal project to provide coastal storm risk management through n  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Employers kept parts of workers' tips, leading to wage violations * * * Employers name: X.M. Investment LLC, Beemer Investments LLC, both operating as Crackin' Crab Investigation sites: 4959 Pan American Freeway NE, Suite C, Albuquerque, NM 87114 2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Suite 413, Albuquerque, NM 87114 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Divis  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (FRN No. 0023894017) on June 12, 2024: * * * To: Legacy Broadcasting, LLC, 619 Aubrey Circle South, Greenwood, MS 38930 Re: KMLU(TV), Columbia, LA Dear Licensee: This letter is in reference to the license renewal application (Application) for KMLU, Columbia, Louisiana (Station), which is licensed to Legacy Broadcasting, LLC (Licensee)./1 As discussed below, we hereby admonish the Licensee  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown joined national, state, local, and Tribal leaders today in recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). Since 2006, WEAAD has been commemorated to promote awareness and increases understanding of the many forms of elder abuse as well as the resources available to those at risk. Highlighting the  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: Captain Abdurrahman Korkmaz, 37, pleaded guilty today to a two-count information charging him with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and for obstructing proceedings. Korkmaz, a Turkish national, was the captain of the PS Dream, a Panama-flagged motor tanker. The two related companies that operated the PS Dream pleaded guilty last mont  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 13 -- 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 today the unsealing of a seven-count indictment charging the following individuals: * LIONEL DUNCAN, ("DUNCAN"), age 34, of Thibodaux, Louisiana * JOHN PAUL GAGE JR., ("GAGE JR."), age 42, of Des Allemands, Louisiana * LINEZ GREEN, ("GREEN"), age 30, of Thibodaux, Louisiana * YOLANDA TILLMAN, ("TILLMAN"), age 42, D  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 13 -- 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 Edward L. Angel, Sr., 71, of Shreveport, has been sentenced for theft of government funds and making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). United States District Judge David C. Joseph sentenced Angel to 3 years of supervised probation, with the first 6 months being served as home  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, June 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: Airmen from the active-duty 2nd Bomb Wing and Air Force Reserve 307th Bomb Wing teamed up with Nebraska Air National Guardsmen and Army Reserve soldiers to practice remote refueling capabilities on a B-52 Stratofortress during the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX) June 6, 2024, at Lincoln Airport and Air National Guard Base, Nebraska. The nine-hour mission, which refueled the B-52 u  more