News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors
Attorney General Griffin Announces Arrest of Sherwood Man on 75 Counts of Child Pornography Charges
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 6 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Griffin Announces Arrest of Sherwood Man on 75 Counts of Child Pornography Charges
Griffin: '[M]y office will not rest in our pursuit of these criminals'
LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing the arrest of a Sherwood man on charges relating to child pornography:
"Yesterday my office arrested Robert Gregory Cor
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David Gillers to Step Down as Chief of Staff
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025:
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David Gillers to Step Down as Chief of Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that David Gillers will step down as Chief of Staff to Commissioner Behnam on February 7. From 2021 until January 20, 2025, Mr. Gillers served as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer of the agency, in which capacity he was the lead advisor to then-C
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Justice Dept.: Louisiana Doctor Sentenced for Illegally Distributing Over 1.8M Doses of Opioids in $5.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025:
A Louisiana physician was sentenced yesterday to 87 months in prison for conspiring to illegally distribute over 1.8 million doses of Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine, and for defrauding health care benefit programs of more than $5.4 million.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Adrian Dexter Talbot M.D., 59, of Slidel
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President Trump Appoints Scott Mason IV as EPA South Central Regional Administrator
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
DALLAS (February 6, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Scott Mason IV to serve as the 14th regional administrator of the EPA's South Central Region, also known as Region 6. Mason will lead the implementation of President Trump's environmental agenda in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and
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The big game: barbecue, cheesesteaks, and sports bars
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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The big game: barbecue, cheesesteaks, and sports bars
Got plans for the big game this weekend? A few hours of TV watching are on tap for many. While all sorts of eating and drinking establishments might be showing the event, a sports bar is a sure thing.
The highest concentration of establishments in the United States with "sports bar" in the name w
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TSA at SMF Accepting California Mobile Driver's Licenses During Identity Verification Process
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release:
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TSA at SMF accepting California mobile driver's licenses during identity verification process
SACRAMENTO, California - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is now accepting California mobile driver's licenses (mDLs) for identity verification purposes. Travelers can add their mDL or state ID to their
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