WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE, La. The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) serving Louisiana survivors of Hurricane Francine in New Sarpy will close permanently at 3 p.m., today, Oct. 16. The center is located at the Alan Arterbury Building, 14564 River Road, New Sarpy LA 70078. Additional locations in Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 19, 2024, entitled "Interactive Effects Of Salinity And Hydrology On Radial Growth Of Bald Cypress (Taxodium Distichum (L.) Rich.) In Coastal Louisiana, USA". The article was written by Richard Day, Andrew From, Darren Johnson and Ken Krauss. * * * Tidal freshwater forests are usually located at or above the level of mean high water. Some Louisiana coastal f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: A former Louisiana sheriff's office deputy was sentenced yesterday to 37 months in prison for assaulting a pretrial detainee. Javarrea Pouncy, 31, a former sergeant with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office (DPSO), previously pleaded guilty to one count of using excessive force against the detainee. During his plea, Pouncy admitted that, in September 2019, he and another DPSO deputy conducte  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1340X) entitled "CG Railway LLC - Discontinuance Of Service Exemption - In New Orleans Louisiana": * * * Digest:/1 This decision allows CG Railway, LLC, to discontinue service over approximately 3.4 miles of rail line in New Orleans, La. On July 1, 2024, CG Railway, LLC (CGR), a Class III rail carrier, filed a petition under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10502 for an exemp  more