BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Holly Cook, 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The 21st Air Task Force (ATF) hosted an assumption of command ceremony Oct. 8th at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Dyess is one of six Air Force installations, and the only Air Force Global Strike Command base, to be chosen to receive an ATF command element during the Air Force's ATF Units of Action pilot pr  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Jean Graves FORT JOHNSON, La. -- Navigating the grocery isle and understanding the nutritional value of food is challenging, but the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital nutrition care division can help. At 8 a.m., Oct. 4, the hospital kicked off a bimonthly commissary tour initiative at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana to give commissary patrons a healthier shopping experience.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The FBI issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Art Crime Team, the New York and New Orleans Field Offices, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana today announced the repatriation of a Claude Monet pastel on paper, "Bord de Mer." The artwork was looted by the Nazis during World War II, and the original owners and their heirs have spent decades searching for their belongings. The investig  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Louisiana State University Health Science Center IRB: * * * To: Charles C. Coleman, M.D., IRB Chair, Louisiana State University Health Science Center IRB, 433 Bolivar Street, Suite 206, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States Dear Dr. Coleman: This Warning Letter informs you of objectionable conditions observed during the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE, La. FEMA remains in Louisiana to assist survivors recovering from Hurricane Francine. As of Oct. 7, more than 17,000 residents in Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes have received more than $46 million in assistance since Hurricane Francine made landfall on Sept  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Bob Dean Jr. and several companies that he owned and operated have agreed to an $8.2 million consent judgment to resolve allegations that they violated the National Housing Act of 1934 (NHA), by misappropriating and misusing the assets and income of four nursing homes in Louisiana before and after Hurricane Ida's landfall in August 2021. The four nursing homes, all of which were owned and operated by Dean an  more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: Tyrone Donnell Porter, 51, of Alexandria, has been sentenced for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Dee D. Drell sentenced Porter to 360 months (30 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Porter was found guilty   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: On October 3, 2024, BLAIR TAYLOR ("TAYLOR"), a New Orleans resident, was sentenced after being found guilty by a federal jury of two-counts of causing a death through the use of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(j)(1), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to the trial evidence, TAYLOR killed two individuals on  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release: Bob Dean Jr. and several companies that he owned and operated have agreed to an $8.2 million consent judgment to resolve allegations that they violated the National Housing Act of 1934 (NHA), by misappropriating and misusing the assets and income of four nursing homes in Louisiana before and after Hurricane Ida's landfall in August 2021. The four nursing hom  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: RONALD JOHNSON ("JOHNSON"), age 27, of New Orleans, was sentenced on October 8, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to 106 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release, along with a $300 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute tapentadol and tramadol, in violation of T  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 9 -- 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 CELINA BOLTON-FULTZ ("BOLTON-FULTZ"), age 35, of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on October 3, 2024 to thirty counts of assisting in filing false tax returns under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206(2), five counts of filing her own false tax returns under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206(1), four counts of making false statements un  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that EARL HENRY Jr. ("HENRY"), age 27, ROY ROBINSON ("ROBINSON"),age 34, and TAMMY THOMPSON ("THOMPSON"), age 56, all residents of Thibodaux, La., were indicted on October 4, 2024 for Possession with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 11 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications Do you currently live in the West Region? Or, do you live in one of the six states (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) moving to the West Region in 2025 as part of TRICARE's new regional contracts? If you pay for your TRICARE coverage via credit card or bank electronic funds transfer, you can now securely give your recurring payment information to the incoming W  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Do you currently live in the West Region? Or, do you live in one of the six states (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) moving to the West Region in 2025 as part of TRICARE's new regional contracts? If you pay for your TRICARE coverage via credit card or bank electronic funds transfer, you can now securely give your recurring pa  more