Louisiana

November 3, 2011 -- WASHINGTON – Mark Gautreau, 50, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New Orleans for shooting two men on the Bonnet Carre Spillway in St. Charles Parish, La., on Aug. 20, 2006, announced the Department of Justice.

WASHINGTON -- Students gathered at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi will place a long distance call to astronauts aboard the International Space Station at 1:35 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 18.

Mississippi and Louisiana students in kindergarten through twelfth grade will ask Expedition 28 Flight Engineers Ron Garan, Mike Fossum and Satoshi Furukawa questions related to mass and weight. The experience is designed to enhance the students' understanding of scientific principles, physics and space. Stennis' education office is hosting the call, which will include a video link with the three astronauts and will be broadcast live on NASA Television.

March 5, 2010 -- WASHINGTON -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today, joined by Senator Mary Landrieu, announced an $80 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) investment to help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education and healthcare in Louisiana.

The grant will bring high-speed Internet access to more than 80 community anchor institutions—including universities, K-12 schools, libraries, healthcare facilities—and lay the groundwork for bringing affordable broadband service to thousands of homes and businesses in the region.

Plan for Restoring Ecosystem Resiliency and Sustainability

Mar 04, 2010 -- BATON ROUGE – Today, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Chairman (CPRA) Garret Graves issued statements on the White House’s Gulf Coast Roadmap for Restoring Ecosystem Resiliency and Sustainability:

Jan 15, 2010 -- BATON ROUGE – Today, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced that the State of Louisiana is in constant contact with federal officials to offer any needed assistance to Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake there.

Medicare Fraud Strike Force Expands Operations into Brooklyn, New York; Tampa, Florida; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Strike Force Operations Lead to 30 Indictments

December 15, 2009 -- WASHINGTON—Thirty people have been charged in three cities for their alleged roles in schemes to submit more than $61 million in false Medicare claims as part of the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division announced today.

Grants issued by the Department of Homeland Security to be awarded in 2010

12/08/2009 -- WASHINGTON -- Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has pledged nearly $62 million in emergency preparedness grants for Louisiana. DHS will accept and review applications from Louisiana entities for the funding, provide grant guidance to applicants, and issue the awards in the spring or early summer 2010.

December 8, 2009 -- NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) recently announced more than $7.3 million in public assistance grants to fund work necessary to help restore three Katrina-damaged harbors, ports and locks throughout southeast Louisiana.

“This funding supports various types of permanent work necessary to restore crucial structures that support Louisiana’s waterways,” said FEMA’s Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office Acting Director Tony Russell. “Navigational channels and their subsequent facilities are essential aspects of this area’s way of life – economically, industrially and recreationally speaking.”

Collections and Settlements Total $465 Million; Gov. Reaffirms Commitment to Direct Proceeds from Program to Health Care

Dec 07, 2009 -- BATON ROUGE – Today, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced that collections from the 2009 Louisiana Tax Amnesty Program have reached more than $450.6 million, and collections from tax settlements have reached $15 million, for a total of more than $465.6 million.

The Department of Revenue put the tally from the amnesty program collections at $450,671,286.89 as of Monday. Those taxpayers who did not meet the requirements of the amnesty program were able to resolve their disputes through settlements with the Department of Revenue outside of the program, and these litigation settlements total $15 million to date.

Dec 01, 2009 -- BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal issued a letter to the President and FEMA requesting a major disaster presidential declaration for Louisiana as a result of severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that affected some northern and western areas of the state from October 29 to November 3, 2009

Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D.C.

Through:

Gary Jones
Acting Regional Administrator
FEMA Region VI
800 North Loop 288
Denton, TX 76209-3698

Dear Mr. President: