NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting public comments for the proposed deepening of the federal navigation channel at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. A draft Environmental Assessment (EA No. 601) titled "Draft Environmental Assessment Port Fourchon Belle Pass Deepening, Lafourche Parish Louisiana" and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by the U.S.   more

MONTEREY, California, May 18 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Major Dillon Mathies (Emergence Program Cohort 2301) is ready to recruit more members: not just as a Recruiting Company Commander for the Louisiana National Guard (LANG), but also for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Emergence Program. He hopes that by sharing his experience and implementing his Change Initiative, more members of his organization wil  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Severe weather is already affecting some parts of the nation, but as an intense severe storm moves east, residents are encouraged to take the storm seriously and to act now to prepare homes and families for potential impacts. The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy to excessive rainfall for eastern Louisiana into central Alabama which could bring fla  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on May 16, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with Oregon Tilth and Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) to strengthen organic expertise for conservation programs and expand relationships among producers wanting to transition to organic. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is investing $5 million in these five-year partners  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today an investment of $30.8 million as part of its commitment to all 19 of America's designated 1890 historically black Land-grant Universities. This investment, made through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program will support scientific research that addresses  more