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A New Orleans man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for drug and weapons offenses.

A Honduran citizen, Jose Luis Paz-Bonilla, 47, has been charged with illegal reentry into the United States after previously being removed from the country.

A Kenner resident, Johnren Gaines, has been sentenced for theft of government funds.

A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to attempting to send obscene material to a person he believed was a minor.

A Guatemalan national has pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal reentry after removal, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.

A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to attempting to send obscene material to a minor, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.

A woman from Westwego, Louisiana, has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison for her role in a scheme to defraud state unemployment insurance offices during the COVID-19…

A Louisiana man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining loans through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

Gerard Carr, a 27-year-old resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on September 30, 2025, to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

A New Orleans man has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking and firearms offenses.

A Romanian national, Tamas Kolozsvari, 30, was sentenced to time served for access device fraud by U.S. District Chief Judge Wendy B. Vitter on November 20, 2025.

CYRIL HOFFMAN, JR., a 27-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on November 12, 2025, to 12 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. U.S. District…

During the recent federal government shutdown, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana continued its operations, focusing on public safety and prosecution of major cases. U.S.…

FOIA Request to Louisiana Tech University regarding State University Employee Compensation Data, FY 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to Southern University at New Orleans regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to Northwestern State University of Louisiana regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to University of Louisiana at Lafayette regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to Southeastern Louisiana University regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to Louisiana State University – Alexandria regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to University of New Orleans regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to Grambling State University regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.

FOIA Request to Nicholls State University regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.