The Louisiana Department of Education has received a $15 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Expansion program.
The Morgan City Police Department has announced the arrest of a local man, who has been charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile.
A New Orleans resident has been sentenced to federal prison for distributing fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
The U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee has unanimously advanced legislation sponsored by Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) that would withhold senators’ pay during federal government shutdowns.
Senators John Kennedy (R-La.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have introduced the No Bounties on Badges Act.
President Donald J. Trump, together with key administration officials and members of Congress, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute $12 billion in one-time bridge payments to…
Christopher Don Byerley, 45, of Broussard, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 115 months in federal prison for his role in a multi-state conspiracy involving vehicle theft, firearm trafficking, and identity…
A Kenner woman has been sentenced for distributing fentanyl in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
A New Orleans resident, David Louis IV, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) hosted an event in Metairie to mark the signing of the SUPPORT Act by President Trump.
A Metairie resident, Kernelius Alford, 35, has pleaded guilty to federal firearm and narcotics violations in New Orleans.
An Orleans Parish man has been sentenced to four years in prison for robbing a bank in New Orleans.
A Tangipahoa Parish woman has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, criticized Democrats for voting against a Republican health care proposal.
A 28-year-old man from Orleans Parish, Elijah Martin, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for violating the Federal Gun Control Act.
On December 4, 2025, Chase Duncan Campbell of Cobb County, Georgia, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by 18 months of home detention for conspiracy to commit wire…
A woman from Laplace, Louisiana, has been charged with making false statements to obtain federal pandemic relief funds.
A Nigerian citizen has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for his involvement in a romance scam that targeted several American women over a period of years.
A federal jury in New Orleans has convicted Aaron Terod Johnson, a 37-year-old schoolteacher from New Orleans, on charges of sex trafficking a minor and coercion and enticement of a…
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has reintroduced the Preventing Unnecessary Resource Expenditures (PURE) Act.
Rodney Berry, a 43-year-old resident of Tangipahoa Parish, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to several charges related to drug distribution. U.S. District Judge Barry…
A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearm charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
A Honduran national, Marlon Santos, 36, was sentenced on November 19, 2025, for reentering the United States after being previously removed.
Ricky Wilson, a 31-year-old resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on November 18, 2025, to conspiracy to commit arson.
A Lafourche Parish man has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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