VICKSBURG, Mississippi, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, has announced a 15-day extension of the public comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) related to the Pearl River Basin, Mississippi Federal Flood Risk Management Project. Originally set to conclude on July 22, 2024, the new deadline for submitting comments is now August 6, 2024. The DEIS, the   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Pill by pill and dollar by dollar, PBMs enabled the opioid epidemic in Arkansas' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today announced he has filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Optum, Inc., and Express Scripts, Inc., and their subsidiaries for their roles as a cause of the opioid epidemic in Arkansas and issued the following statement: "  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: After spending more time at the fraternity house than studying, then barely graduating from college with a bachelor's degree in biology, Jared Katz realized he wanted to change who he was as a person, starting with contributing to society in a more meaningful way. "I met with a great Army recruiter who took the time to dig deeper into what I wanted,   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 25 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 24, 2024: Today, Governor Landry announced the appointment of Christopher Hebert as the Chairman of Louisiana Gaming Control Board. He is the first African-American to serve as Chairman. This board regulates all gaming activities under its jurisdiction. It ensures the integrity of individual gaming activities by the regulation of persons, practices, associations and activities within the gaming i  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Kentucky man pleaded guilty and was sentenced last week to one year and one day in prison and one year of supervised release in the District of Eastern Louisiana for committing a federal hate crime. According to court documents, Brian Adams, 24, of Paintsville, Kentucky, transmitted a threat to a fifth-grade class at the Laureate Academy Charter School on or about Oct. 14, 2020. At the time, the school w  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: BRANDON TURNER ("TURNER"), age 39, a resident of New Orleans, was indicted on June 14, 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count One of the indictment charged him with possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C). Count Two charged h  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 25 -- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center issued the following news: The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) has earned the highly coveted Regional Top Workplace 2024 Award by The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate. This year marks the ninth time the Convention Center has received this distinction. Recognizing Greater New Orleans businesses that demonstrate dedication to a people-first culture, the Top Workplace Awards foc  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to two university consortia to support the basic science that underlies its nuclear security and nonproliferation missions. The two consortia, led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the G  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 25 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * * Project is expected to create 160 direct new jobs at an average salary of $100,000. * Facility will provide commercial and industrial steel, piping and comprehensive services to manufacturers around the world. * Construction is underway and initial operations are expected to begin as early as July 1. * * * Specialty industrial mechanical contractor Process Service Specialists anno  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, June 25 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: On Thursday, June 20, Superintendent Megan Degenfelder joined her counterparts from several states including Florida, Louisiana, and Montana, at an event in Washington D.C. to oppose the Biden Administration's new Title IX rules. The Heritage Foundation organized the group of state education officials, state attorneys general and solicitors general, parental rights advocates, and student-athlete  more