News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors
AG Henry Announces Settlement With Cameo App Over Misleading Videos Violating Consumer Protection Laws
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 27 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news:
Attorney General Michelle Henry joined 29 other state Attorneys General to reach a settlement with Baron, Inc., which operates as Cameo, for failing to ensure consumers knew that videos promoting products were paid endorsements purchased through their service.
The settlement requires Cameo to develop and maintain an extensive system to ensure compliance with all state consumer protectio
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B-1B Accident Investigation Report Released
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news on July 26, 2024:
Air Force Global Strike Command announced the results of its accident investigation today into the Jan. 4 crash of a B-1B bomber at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.
All four crew members, assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, were able to eject from the aircraft during the crash. Two sustained injuries during the ejection sequence and were medically treated and released.
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Rural Communities to Lower Energy Costs and Create Jobs in 39 States and Guam as part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses
Brunswick, Maine, July 26, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced from the Brunswick Farmers Market today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for Americ
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Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Propose $575 Million to Increase Coastal Climate Resilience
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release:
Funding for 19 transformational projects to reach multiple states and territories under NOAA's Climate-Ready Coasts initiative as part of Investing in America agenda
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced today that the Department of Commerce and NOAA are recommending $575 million in funding across 19 projects to boost climate resilience in the nation's coastal and Great Lakes states and territorie
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Contracts for July 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release:
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole-source, hybrid (fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee) contract for $1,944,082,765 to perform the manufacture and assembly of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U.S. government and Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case requirements. The work will be performed in Tucson
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La. U.S. Attorney: Baton Rouge Man Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Charges
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release:
United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced the sentencing of Timothy Franklin, age 40, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles as the result of an extensive federal, state, and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) aimed at a drug trafficking net
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La. U.S. Attorney: New Orleans Man Sentenced for Federal Drug and Weapons Violations
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release:
HAROLD DECLOUET, age 22, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on July 24, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Jane Milazzo to 70 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, along with a $400 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to two counts of distributing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 841(a)(1)
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