NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Flood Risk Management Study Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment for a 45-day public review and comment period starting Aug. 9, 2024. The draft report recommends a nonstructural plan that involves floodproofing or elevation of nearly 1,100 buildings located within Tangip  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Neptune Pass Rock Closure for a public review ending Aug 31, 2024. The draft environmental assessment (EA), "Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Neptune Pass Rock Closure, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana EA# 589 and draft Finding of No Significant Impa  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Team Dyess recently conducted exercise Agile Baron from July 15 - 31, 2024, marking a new chapter in air mobility and logistics efficiency. Agile Baron brought together the B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Dyess and Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to demonstrate Agile Combat Employment capabilities. In collaboration with AFWERX's Agility Pri  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history - delivered by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. * * * DALLAS, TEXAS (August 8, 2024)-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $19,944,576 in grant funding for the Dillard University and their partner United Way of Southeast   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: ROMERO MORRIS ("MORRIS"), age 34, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, pled guilty on April 4, 2024, to Counts 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11 of the indictment pending against him announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 4 charged MORRIS with possession, with the intent to distribute, cocaine and marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: TRAVIS JACKSON ("JACKSON"), age 34, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on August 6, 2024, before United States District Judge Darrel James Papillion, to conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a gun, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, the Federal B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The FBI issued the following news release: FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil, U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown of the Western District of Louisiana, and eight state and local law enforcement agencies announce the results of the latest collaborative effort to battle violent crime in the Shreveport/Bossier City area. The Violent Gun Reduction Interdiction Program (VGRIP) is sponsored by the Department of Justice's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forc  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lorenzo Scott, age 51, formerly of Rayville, Louisiana, and an inmate at the United States Penitentiary (USP) at Lewisburg, was sentenced on August 2, 2024, by Chief District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann, to 30 years' imprisonment following his conviction of assault   more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Hailey Farrell, 2nd Bomb Wing Team Barksdale partnered with the Royal Australian Air Force to enhance long-range precision strike capabilities at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, on June 21. The training event aimed to create significant scheduling flexibility, increase overall tanker availability, and enhance operational effectiveness. Aircrews from both nations co  more