FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana, July 10 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Angie Thorne The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson is the premier crucible training experience that prepares units to fight and win in complex environments. It's where units like the 133rd Composite Supply Company, 369th Sustainment Brigade (Harlem Hellfighters) -- who recently (June) conducted a rotation at Fort Johnson -- come to learn, under extreme and intense conditions, the skill  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The United States Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, awarded the General De Gaulle Drainage Improvement Phase 2 Construction Contract (SELA 72.2) on July 8, 2024, in the amount of $28,927,540.00 to Omega Foundation Services LLC. out of Slaughter, Louisiana. This contract will be the second federally construction drainage improvement feature on the Westbank in   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 10 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release: MARK FRIDGE, III ("FRIDGE"), age 22, SHYHEIM PINES ("PINES"), age 29, and KAWAIISHH BROWN ("BROWN"), age 50, all of Tangipahoa Parish, were indicted on June 28, 2024 for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act, including distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, and violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, ann  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: On July 2, a federal court enjoined a Louisiana company from manufacturing and distributing adulterated food products in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). In a civil complaint filed on June 10, the United States alleged that Freshy Foods, LLC, Team Fresh & Go, LLC and its owners, Floyd D. James and Ida M. James, violated the FDCA at their food processing facility in Elmwood, Loui  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 12 -- 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 NIPUN DESAI ("DESAI"), formerly of Hammond, La., but now a California resident, age 55, pleaded guilty on July 10, 2024 before U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). On March 27, 2020, the President of the Unite  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, July 11 -- 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 Samantha Harp, 37, of Rapides Parish, a former Corrections Officer at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Oakdale, Louisiana, has been convicted by a federal jury in Lake Charles. The jury reached the guilty verdict against Harp after a two-day trial convicting her of one count of making fals  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, July 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Three South Louisiana men were sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. in separate cases involving illegal possession of firearms and narcotics, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Duane Khristopher Huntsberry, 36, of Lake Charles, was sentenced to 120 months (10 years) in prison, followed by  more

MONROE, Louisiana, July 12 -- 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 the sentencing of three defendants for violations of drug and firearms offenses. Chief United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced the three defendants as follows: Tyrone L. Singleton, 41, of Ruston, Louisiana, was sentenced to 288 months (24 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised releas  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle and Staff Sgt. Kate Bragg, 307th Bomb Wing When Tech. Sgt. Jermey Vickers sees a problem it's hard to stop him from fixing it. This combination of perseverance and innovation led the 307th Maintenance Squadron B-52 mechanic to design the Engine Pod Stand, used for the first time during a B-52 Stratofortress Phase maintenance inspection at Barksdale Air Force Ba  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57206) involving River Bend Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: River Bend Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: Darren Farthing HQ OPS Officer: Robert A. Thompson Notification Date: 07/02/2024 Notification Time: 10:08 [ET] Event Date: 05/13/2024 Event Time: 19:28 [CDT] Last Update Date: 07/02/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section  more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57206) involving River Bend Nuclear Plant, Louisiana: * * * Facility: River Bend Region: 4 State: LA Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: Darren Farthing HQ OPS Officer: Robert A. Thompson Notification Date: 07/02/2024 Notification Time: 10:08 [ET] Event Date: 05/13/2024 Event Time: 19:28 [CDT] Last Update Date: 07/02/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 5 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at the 30th Essence Festival of Culture held at the Caesars Superdome: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, I just came -- I had to stop by just to congratulate Essence on 30 years of the Essence Festival of Culture. (Applause.) So, enjoy this evening. Let us always celebrate the diversity, the depth, and the beauty of our culture. Have fun tonight, and I'll see you at the Convention Center tomorrow. (App  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 6 -- Vice President Kamala Harris and Essence CEO Caroline Wanga issued the following remarks in a moderated conversation during the 30th Annual Festival of Culture at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center: * * * MS. WANGA: That's y'all vice president. (Applause.) Now listen here, we time constrained. I don't need to say nothing else. But ladies and -- ladies, gentlemen, community, family, one of the beautiful things about history is: Once it happens, it can't un  more