WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Today, the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont joined a civil antitrust lawsuit (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-live-nation-ticketmaster-monopolizing-markets-across-live-concert) filed by the Justice Department, 29 other states and the District of Columbia against Live Nation-Ticketm  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs The Air Force Safety Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, announced that Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin's Integrating Risk and Readiness campaign officially kicked off and will include a Stand-up Day. The campaign's multi-stage approach aims to institutionalize efforts across the force wit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (August 22, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $352,000 in funding for Louisiana to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities. This grant funding will be used by 55 states and territories and the District of Columbia to reduce lead exposure where children learn and play while advancing the goals of the Biden-Harris Administrat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Clean Harbors Inc. and two of its subsidiaries, Clean Harbors Baton Rouge LLC and Baton Rouge Disposal LLC, have reached an over $5 million agreement with the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up decades-old contamination at the Devil's Swamp Lake Superfund Site just north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A complaint filed today along with a proposed consent   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: KENTRELL HUBBARD ("HUBBARD"), age 25, of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 22, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 70 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: HORACE WASHINGTON ("WASHINGTON"), age 55, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 21, 2024 by United States District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") received information from a confidential  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: HORACE WASHINGTON ("WASHINGTON"), age 55, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 21, 2024 by United States District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") received information from a confidential  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: RODNEY OFFRAY ("OFFRAY"), age 49, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 13, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Darrel James Papillion after previously pleading guilty to a three-count indictment charging him with distribution of fentanyl and heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C), annou  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Aug. 20 -- 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 resolution of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force ("OCDETF") case in Shreveport. This case involved the trafficking of cocaine and crack cocaine, money laundering and theft of government funds. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote sentenced the following defendants who were convicted  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: LARRY JAMES ("JAMES"), age 23, of Madisonville, Louisiana, was sentenced on August 20, 2024 after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Cod  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: MORRIS & DICKSON ("M&D"), a Shreveport-based pharmaceutical distribution company has agreed to a $13.75 million settlement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana. According to the Non-Prosecution Agreement, beginning in January of 2012 and continuing until May of 2018, MORRIS & DICKSON, through its employees and agents, fail  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 20 -- 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 RYAN JOHNSON ("JOHNSON"), age 21, BRYAN SPEARS ("SPEARS"), age 19, and BRYAN TURNER ("TURNER"), age 19, of New Orleans, were indicted on July 26, 2024 for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts. The indictment was unsealed on August 7, 2024. JOHNSON and TURNER are each charg  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble, 8th Air Force/J-GSOC Public Affairs OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- The 595th Command and Control Group and the National Airborne Operations Center held a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Aug. 16, 2024. Col. Patrick Hook assumed command from Col. David Leaumont in a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, Eighth Air Force a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * Fatigue a major factor in marine casualties * * * The pilot of a towing vessel that hit a pier near Saint Rose, Louisiana, last year had fallen asleep, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. The pilot of the towing vessel John 3:16 was experiencing the effects of fatigue during his watch on Sept. 12, 2023, while navigating the Lower Mississippi River. N  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision to establish a procedural schedule, address several motions and filings, and provide other directives regarding the Board's investigation into the on-time performance (OTP) of Amtrak's Sunset Limited service between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California. The Board is establishing the   more