WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news: NEW ORLEANS, La. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognized excellence in contracting and small business partnerships during an awards ceremony on Nov. 20 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The ceremony took place during USACE's participation in the Society of American Military Engineers' annual Small Business Conference. USACE leaders presented 45 individual and team awards fo more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 22, 2024, entitled "Louisiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - September 2024": * * * Louisiana had 104,000 job openings in September 2024, compared to 110,000 openings in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (November 21, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Louisiana State University and Delgado Community College have been selected to collectively receive $1,049,700 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. "Since the creation of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, EPA  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (November 21, 2024) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $40,145,000 for the state of Louisiana under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. This funding is part of a five-year, $50 billion investment in water infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - the largest investment i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE, La. -Louisiana residents with damage from Hurricane Francine have just a few days remaining to apply for disaster assistance. Nov. 18 is the registration deadline for survivors in Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes. Survivors with a loss or damage should apply  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- 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 Houma will close permanently at noon, Saturday, Nov. 16. The center (Terrebonne Parish) is located at: Terrebonne Parish Library 151 Library Dr. Houma, LA 70360 The center operates from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Friday, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Afte more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Two Honduran men were convicted on Monday by a federal jury for their roles in a scheme to illegally smuggle Honduran nationals into the United States. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Hennessy Devon Cooper Zelaya, 30, and Rudy Jackson Hernandez, 37, conspired with at least six others to bring Honduran nationals from Honduras to the United States. In February 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Louisiana man was sentenced to more than four years in prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement with a weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election more PR