WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Funding Advances Biden-Harris Administration's National Climate Resilience Framework Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the third round of Swift Current funding, making $300 million available through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help National Flood Insurance Program policyholders across the nation become more resilient to  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 31 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on May 30, 2024: Today, Senate Bill 313 which creates the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) program passed the legislature and now heads to Governor Landry's desk. It begins the phase-in of Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) for K-12 schools by the year 2025. ESAs empower parents and students across our state to choose a learning environment that best fits their family's needs an  more

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the resolution of three separate cases in the Alexandria Division of the Western District of Louisiana late yesterday. United States District Judge Dee D. Drell has sentenced the following defendants: Kenneth Wayne Williams, Jr., 33, of Pineville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 180 months in pris  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, May 30 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news: As the 103rd anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre approaches, the City of Tulsa is continuing its search for victims and relatives from the Massacre. Intermountain Forensics, the laboratory assisting the City with DNA analysis for the Investigation, is making significant progress. Through family stories and DNA comparison thanks to assistance from the public, both from people who have submitted information online a  more