WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the improvement of research infrastructure in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was   more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, David C. Joseph, issued the following news release: United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that one Shreveport felon was sentenced and two other felons pleaded guilty this week to possessing firearms prosecuted under the Project Safe Neighborhoods program. Shreveport felon sentenced to 30 months in prison for illegally possessing firearm in car at Quail Creek Road apartment Charles M. Th  more

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, Louisiana, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell Public Affairs The 2nd Explosive Ordinance Disposal team won the first ever Air Force Global Strike Command EOD Team of the Year competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 17, 2018. Seven teams consisting of three Airmen represented bases across AFGSC. These teams completed 10 different events during the competition, including running dismount missions, r  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued the following news release: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team is monitoring offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf as they respond to Tropical Storm Gordon. The Response Team works with offshore operators and other state and federal agencies until operations return to normal and the storm is no longer a threat to Gulf   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued the following news release: Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are resuming normal operations following Tropical Storm Gordon. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team is monitoring the operators' activities. The team will continue to work with offshore operators and other state and federal agencies until Gulf o  more

MONROE, Louisiana, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, David C. Joseph, issued the following news release: United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that an illegal alien from Colombia was sentenced Wednesday to 36 months in prison for using a stolen birth certificate and Social Security card to obtain identification cards in Monroe. Jimmy Hurtado, 36, of Colombia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty on one count of falsely representing   more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, David C. Joseph, issued the following news release: United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that four illegal aliens from Mexico and one from Guatemala pleaded guilty Tuesday to re-entering the United States after having been previously removed. Jose Benjamin Duran-Tovar, 32, of Mexico; Ricardo Garcia-Herrera, 26, of Mexico; Adrian Valadez-Martinez, 27, of Mexico; Jorge Armando Venegas-Sanchez,   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Peter Strasser, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that RANDY M. KILEY, SR., 64, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a former Sergeant Major in the Louisiana Army National Guard, was sentenced today to one year probation and restitution in the amount of $23,703.00 by United States District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo, after previously pleading guilty to Count 3 of   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Peter Strasser, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PEDRO BRITO-MARCOS age 22, a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Susie Morgan after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information for illegally re-entering the United States in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). According to the Bill  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, David C. Joseph, issued the following news release: United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that a Haughton man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine, which he obtained in Dallas. Jason Rich, 47, of Haughton, Louisiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He was als  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: More than 4,000 Soldiers from all over the state returned home this past week from a month of hot and intensive training in the swampy woods of Louisiana, where they exceeded expectations against a tough and capable 'enemy.' The Illinois National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Soldiers and two dozen additional enabler units from around the United States, including East St. Louis' 1844th   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Peter Strasser, issued the following news release: TODD DELAUNE age 53, a resident of Larose, Louisiana, pleaded guilty yesterday to a one-count indictment before the Honorable Carl J. Barbier for violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court documents, DELAUNE was arrested by detectives of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office's on February 12, 20  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: Increasing time between meals made male mice healthier overall and live longer compared to mice who ate more frequently, according to a new study published in the Sept. 6, 2018 issue of Cell Metabolism. Scientists from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Pennington Biomedical  more

BATON ROUGE, Lousiana, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Louisiana Field Office issued the following news release: Milk producers across the country, including Louisiana producers, will receive a survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), as the agency collects information for the October Milk Production report. "NASS surveys milk producers quarterly to create an accurate estimate of  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Peter Strasser, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MAHIR SALIM (a/k/a MAHER SALEM, MIKE SALEM), age 40, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged today by a federal grand jury in a one-count Indictment with trafficking in counterfeit goods. According to the Indictment, beginning at a time unknown and continuing until about January 19, 2017, SALIM traff  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Peter Strasser, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PAULO EMILIO OSABAS-MUNGUIA, age 32, a citizen of Nicaragua, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). According to the court documents, OSABAS-MUNGUIA was found i  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, David C. Joseph, issued the following news release: United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that a former resident physician at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport (LSUHSC) pleaded guilty to forging prescriptions for a controlled substance and then using false identification to fill those prescriptions. Kevin V. Patel, 32, originally of Naperville, Illinois,   more