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The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.more>> The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.more>> Gulf of Mexico anglers will have a longer red snapper season than they thought.more>> Gulf of Mexico anglers will have a longer red snapper season than they thought.more>> Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named stormsmore>> Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named stormsmore>> Traffic on the Causeway Bridge was briefly shut down in both directions Thursday afternoon after a four-car accident in the southbound lanes.more>> Traffic on the Causeway Bridge was briefly shut down in both directions Thursday afternoon after a four-car accident in the southbound lanes.more>> Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget architect says the state will have enough money to cover the costs of privatizing all but one of the 10 LSU-run hospitals.more>> Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget architect says the state will have enough money to cover the costs of privatizing all but one of the 10 LSU-run hospitals.more>> For the first time in 65 years, Brennan's Restaurant will no longer be owned by one of the city's premiere restaurant families.more>> For the first time in 65 years, Brennan's Restaurant will no longer be owned by one of the city's premiere restaurant families.more>> The Assumption Parish sinkhole may force drivers to find a new route.more>> The Assumption Parish sinkhole may force drivers to find a new route.more>> For the first time in over a year, the New Orleans Police Department has launched a new recruit class. While the mayor says the department has turned the corner, others say much more manpower is needed.
more>> For the first time in over a year, the New Orleans Police Department has launched a new recruit class. The chief hopes it's the first of many. While the mayor says the department has turned the corner, others say much more manpower is needed.
more>> Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.more>> Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.more>> It's survived the test of time for over a century. Now some say one historic cemetery in New Orleans runs the risk of becoming a public safety hazard. more>> It's survived the test of time for over a century. Now some say one historic cemetery in New Orleans runs the risk of becoming a public safety hazard. While there's been no rest at Odd Fellow's, one local burial ground could soon get revived.more>>
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An Air Force official from Fort Belvoir, Va., is coming to Barksdale Air Force Base as director of operations for the headquarters of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
The Pentagon said Brig. Gen. Michael Fortney is currently director of nuclear support for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir.
In other personnel moves affecting Louisiana, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Marine Col. David Bellon has been nominated for the rank of brigadier general and Navy Capt. Brian Pecha has been nominated for the rank of rear admiral (lower half).
Bellon is chief of staff for the Marine Individual Mobilization Augmentees command in New Orleans.
Pecha serves as force surgeon at the Marine Forces Reserve base in New Orleans.
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