new slots Bad actors are seeking cryptocurrency in almost every scheme tracked by the FBI. From fraudulent investments to tech support and romance scams, and most recently, a surge in employment scams. And as Bitcoin reaches record highs, Special Agent David Paniwozik with FBI Baltimore sees more people wanting to capitalize on cryptocurrency. “The fear of missing out. So, they want to get involved, try to make money, and it seems like a quick, easy way to do it,” said SA Paniwozik. But a major problem is this technology is still unfamiliar to investors, making them more susceptible to scams. “There is no cap on whether you want to move $1 to hundreds of millions or billions of dollars. You can just seamlessly move that from a wallet controlled in the United States to a wallet controlled overseas, in, you know, a matter of seconds,” SA Paniwozik warned. Scammers set up their own cryptocurrency exchanges, making you believe your investment has grown exponentially, or they say you must make cryptocurrency payments to “unlock work” that offers high payouts. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint issued an alert in June about this work-from-home scam. “It's this confusing compensation structure that the scammers try to tell them, and it looks like, hey, if I pay $10 to rate this product, I'll get $15 in return, so then once they do that round, the scammer says, okay, well, you need to deposit more money to get to the next round of work,” said SA Paniwozik. And when victims go to cash out, they’re told they can’t. SA Paniwozik has seen a huge spike in reports of employment scams involving cryptocurrency. Reported losses in Maryland went from $32,033 in 2023 to $3.8 million between January and October of this year. “So you're looking at about $15,000 to $20,000 per person on average that has fallen victim in Maryland alone to these scams,” said SA Paniwozik. Cryptocurrency is desired by scammers because transactions are instant and irrevocable, but that doesn’t mean they’re untraceable. “On the blockchain, we can look up those addresses, and then if we wanted to reverse trace it, we could find, let's say it's a certain exchange that paid into this wallet, we can then serve legal processes to say, hey, can you give us a list of all user accounts that paid into this address and possibly contact those victims live and say, hey, you're currently being the victim of one of these scams,” SA Paniwozik detailed. It’s a new proactive approach by the FBI as these scams become more prevalent and costly. According to the FBI’s 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report , cryptocurrency-related complaints only made up around 10 percent of total financial fraud complaints, however, the stolen value accounted for almost 50 percent of total losses. Click here to see the other 12 Scams of Christmas. This story was originally published by Mallory Sofastaii at Scripps News Baltimore .

FARMERS once accused me of being a dirty socialist hellbent on crushing their way of life. It was 2002 and a 300,000-strong Tweed Army had hit the capital in their tax-deductible Range Rovers for a Liberty and Livelihood march to scream persecution over Labour’s plans to outlaw hunting. Three Prince Harry clones cornered me and demanded to know which newspaper I was from. And when they learnt it was the Mirror, they called me a Berkeley Hunt and accused me of being part of a class war against their noble stock. I told them I didn’t see anything classy about ripping apart foxes for fun and got orf their land sharpish. They were back in London this week, once again playing the class war card after Labour decided the richest farmers must do what the rest of us do, and be liable for inheritance tax . But this isn’t a war, just a much-needed battle to rebuild a country whose public services have been firebombed by a party which only ever looks after its own class. Which is why it was nauseating to see the Tory shadow cabinet take centre stage at this week’s protest, playing the role of the farmers’ friend – despite their Brexit (which the majority of farmers voted for) slashing subsidies and leading to zero-tariff trade deals which will allow foreign meat to flood our markets. It was almost as nauseating as arch-Brexiter Nigel Farage in full country squire gear, attacking the “elites”, and his fellow multi-millionaire Jeremy Clarkson , who bought up farmland to “shoot” and “so the government does not get any of my money when I die” moulding himself as modern-day peasants’ revolt leader Wat Tyler. Isn’t it funny that when train drivers protest, right-wingers label them militant scum, but when farmers do the same, they are victims. Isn’t it strange that when French farmers block roads hampering Brits heading to their summer gites, they are blackmailing thugs – but when British ones block central London streets, they are heroes? Well, here’s a few more questions for those heroic victims, a small number of whom might have to cough up half the tax the rest of us do (with a decade to pay it) if they leave an estate that is worth more than £3million. How can you claim that the main beneficiaries of the current system aren’t a rich cabal, when between 2018 and 2020, nearly £600million in inheritance tax relief went to 200 estates with an average value of £6million? Aren’t the 100,000 pensioners forced into poverty by the removal of the winter fuel allowance even bigger victims in the battle to rebuild our shattered public services? What about the hundreds of ­thousands of taxpayers advised to bung extra cash into pensions, as they were inheritance tax free, and are now liable to lose 40% of it? How about people who run care homes or pubs hit with burdensome employee NI rises? Or parents paying VAT on private schools? Or young people with mental health issues forced to take up work or training or lose benefits? The thing about tax is that it’s human nature to think someone else should pay it. But this country has been left in such a state by the party most of the wealthiest farmers support, that we’ve all got to cough up. Surely if any group can understand that we reap what we sow, it’s farmers.SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said linebacker De'Vondre Campbell won't be part of the 49ers moving forward after he refused to enter a game after losing his starting job. Shanahan said the team is still working through the options of how to deal with Campbell, who walked to the locker room in the middle of a 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night when he refused to enter the game. “His actions from the game are not something you can do to your team or teammates and still expect to be a part of our team,” Shanahan said Friday. “We're working through the semantics right now, but we'll handle the situation appropriately." Shanahan said Campbell won't be part of the team for the final three weeks. Teams have the ability to suspend players up to four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team, according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Niners also could just waive Campbell outright, which would allow him potentially to be claimed or signed by another team. Campbell signed a $5 million, one-year contract with San Francisco in March. Campbell had started 12 of the first 13 games of the season and played 90% of defensive snaps for the 49ers but was benched Thursday night after Dre Greenlaw came back for his first game since tearing his left Achilles tendon in last season’s Super Bowl. When the 49ers wanted to put Campbell in the game in the third quarter because Greenlaw was sidelined with soreness in his Achilles tendon, Campbell refused, something Shanahan said has never happened to him in his time as a head coach or an assistant in the NFL. Shanahan said Friday that he has not gotten any explanation from Campbell on why he didn't play. Campbell then walked off the field with a towel draped over his head and went into the locker room before the end of the game with the Rams that almost ended the 49ers' playoff hopes. Shanahan said he didn't send Campbell to the locker room and didn't know why he left the field. “Once I found out he wasn't playing, I moved on to people we could count on,” he said. Campbell's decision left his teammates angered and bewildered. "He’s a professional,” cornerback Charvarius Ward said after the game. “He’s been playing for a long time. If he didn’t want to play, he shouldn’t have dressed out. He could have told them before the game. So I feel like that was selfish. It definitely hurt the team. Dre went down and we needed a linebacker. ... For him to do that, that’s sucker (stuff) in my opinion. He’s probably going to get cut soon.” Ward is one of several 49ers who has played through injury or personal tragedy during a trying season for San Francisco. Ward’s 1-year-old daughter died on Oct. 28 but he has returned and played the last three games for San Francisco. Tight end George Kittle called Campbell's actions “stupid” and “immature.” “It’s one person making a selfish decision,” Kittle said. “I’ve never been around anybody that’s ever done that and I hope I’m never around anybody who does that again.” The 31-year-old Campbell signed in the offseason with San Francisco after being cut by Green Bay in March. He had been an All-Pro in 2021 for the Packers but his play fell off the last two seasons in Green Bay. That led to Campbell complaining on social media that he was misused by Green Bay. He expressed excitement about being with a new team but he never got back to his All-Pro level. Campbell had a few bright moments in San Francisco this season but struggled frequently with tackling and in coverage. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

The Hunter's first recorded shark attack occurred in November 1874 when a wobbegong nipped a man's foot during an evening dip at Redhead Beach. Login or signup to continue reading Two years later, a swimmer was lucky to survive a bull shark mauling in the Paterson River. The incidents mark the start of the 59 recorded shark attacks, 11 of which were fatal, that have occurred in the Hunter over the past 150 years. The Australian Shark Incident Database , maintained by the Taronga Conservation Society, shows hardly any part of the Hunter coast or its vast estuary system has not recorded a close encounter between humans and the apex predators. They range from scratches left by annoyed wobbegongs (carpet sharks) to horrific great white and tiger shark attacks on helpless swimmers. The Bar Beach to Merewether stretch has recorded more attacks than any other part of the region's coastline with 10 attacks, including three fatal, occurring between 1907 and 2015. The common area for shark attacks is Port Stephens coast and estuary system, with 18 occurring between 1898 and 2020. Despite the large number, no fatal attacks have been recorded in the blue water wonderland. Lake Macquarie has recorded six shark attacks, including one fatal. After more than half a century of no recorded attacks, a bull shark latched onto a man's arm while he was swimming at Yarrawonga Park in January 2021. Of the 11 fatal shark attacks recorded in the Hunter, two have occurred in the relatively shallow waters of Newcastle's Throsby Creek. Twelve-year-old Herbert Miller died from horrific leg injuries suffered during a bull shark attack near the Carrington Bridge in 1920. Fifteen-year-old George Lundberg was also taken in the same area in 1936 and died from his injuries. There were also reports of dogs and horses being taken in the creek up until the 1960s. The Hunter's last fatal attack occurred on December 6, 1951, when a great white took Frank Okulich, who was swimming at Merewether Beach at about 4pm. Shark nets were installed off Hunter's swimming beaches in 1949. Today they protect swimmers from Stockton to Shelly Beach between September and March. While shark attacks have declined since the 150-metre-long by 6-metre-deep nets were introduced, they kill significant numbers of harmless marine creatures each year. A humpback whale, dolphins, turtles and rays are among the non-target marine creatures routinely caught in shark nets off Hunter beaches. NSW Department of Primary Industries data shows that of the 79 animals caught off Hunter beaches between September 2022 and April 2023, only eight, or 10 per cent, were great white or tiger sharks. Conservation groups have been increasing pressure on the government over the past decade to replace shark nets with non-lethal technologies such as smart drumlines and drones. Hunter advocates cited the use of a drone as critical in spotting two sharks off Nobby's beach in January 2024. The government's scientific committee also slammed shark nets this year, noting they represented a "key threatening process" due to their adverse impact on marine creatures. In response, the government agreed to remove the nets a month earlier, potentially paving the way for their complete removal if local councils can guarantee alternative shark deterrents will protect swimmers. A suite of new measures which are being trialled this summer include: Premier Chris Minns said in January that he was not confident emerging shark protection technology was a good enough replacement for nets. "It's a good ambition to remove shark nets ... but we've got a ways to go when it comes to that shark detection technology," he said. Shark scientist Leonardo Guida said modern alternatives to nets were already working and in place after more than a decade of development. "Public sentiment and the science are in alignment-let's keep the nets out and the drones up," he said. "Every beach where a net is installed already has alternative shark safety measures in place such as SMART drumlines, alert systems and drone surveillance. These technologies have been in use on our beaches and thoroughly tested for the last decade. Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues. Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. 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MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins began their attempt to turn their season around following a 2-6 start three weeks ago. They once again held serve on Sunday against an opponent they were favored to beat. And they did so emphatically by routing the rebuilding New England Patriots 34-15 at Hard Rock Stadium. It was the Dolphins’ most lopsided win over the Patriots since a 38-13 victory at Foxborough, Mass., on Sept. 21, 2008 — the game in which Miami implemented the Wildcat formation and Ronnie Brown accounted for six touchdowns. It could have been even more lopsided with Miami leading 31-0 early in the fourth quarter before giving up a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns including Christian Gonzalez’s 63-yard return for a touchdown of a Jaylen Wright fumble, which forced the Dolphins to put several starters including Tua Tagovailoa back in the game after they had been pulled to rest them for Thursday’s game. Tyrel Dodson’s interception of a pass by New England starting quarterback Drake Maye with 5:13 left in the fourth led to a Jason Sanders 51-yard field goal to seal the outcome. Tagovailoa remained sharp and delivered one of the best performances of his career, throwing four touchdown passes. Jaylen Waddle put together his best game of the season, catching a season-high eight passes for a season-high 144 yards and a touchdown. The score was his first since Week 1 against the Jaguars and only his second of the season. Miami’s defense was dominant as well, recording four sacks of New England starter Drake Maye. Rookie Chop Robinson had one of those sacks, and had what appeared to be a strip sack in the second quarter that was later ruled an incomplete pass. Zach Sieler had a strip sack in the third quarter, which Jordyn Brooks recovered. And so, the Dolphins (5-6) won their third consecutive game over a team at or under .500. The victory, on a short week, set up a crucial showdown Thanksgiving Night at Green Bay, which figures to be Miami’s toughest opponent since this winning streak began. And the Dolphins will likely play that night game, which is set for an 8:20 p.m. kickoff, in cold temperatures with the expected low being 20 degrees as of Sunday according to the Weather Channel. But Tagovailoa, who has struggled in cold weather games during his career, will enter Thursday’s contest with plenty of momentum after completing 29-of-40 passes for 317 yards, the aforementioned four touchdown passes and no interceptions. Tagovailoa’s four touchdown passes matched his second-highest total for his career and the first time he has thrown that many since Sept. 24, 2023 against the Broncos in the game the Dolphins set a franchise scoring record in a 70-20 rout. It was the fourth game of his career with four or more touchdown passes. Tagovailoa now has 11 touchdowns and only one interception in 20 quarters since returning from the concussion he suffered in week 2 against Buffalo. His 128.9 passer rating was his best over that span and the third game he has posted one of 124.9 or higher. Tagovailoa has posted a passer rating of 89.4 or higher in each of those five games. Tight end Jonnu Smith continued to be a focal point of the Dolphins’ offense with nine catches for 87 yards and a touchdown. ©2024 Miami Herald. Visit at miamiherald.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.FARMERS once accused me of being a dirty socialist hellbent on crushing their way of life. It was 2002 and a 300,000-strong Tweed Army had hit the capital in their tax-deductible Range Rovers for a Liberty and Livelihood march to scream persecution over Labour’s plans to outlaw hunting. Three Prince Harry clones cornered me and demanded to know which newspaper I was from. And when they learnt it was the Mirror, they called me a Berkeley Hunt and accused me of being part of a class war against their noble stock. I told them I didn’t see anything classy about ripping apart foxes for fun and got orf their land sharpish. They were back in London this week, once again playing the class war card after Labour decided the richest farmers must do what the rest of us do, and be liable for inheritance tax . But this isn’t a war, just a much-needed battle to rebuild a country whose public services have been firebombed by a party which only ever looks after its own class. Which is why it was nauseating to see the Tory shadow cabinet take centre stage at this week’s protest, playing the role of the farmers’ friend – despite their Brexit (which the majority of farmers voted for) slashing subsidies and leading to zero-tariff trade deals which will allow foreign meat to flood our markets. It was almost as nauseating as arch-Brexiter Nigel Farage in full country squire gear, attacking the “elites”, and his fellow multi-millionaire Jeremy Clarkson , who bought up farmland to “shoot” and “so the government does not get any of my money when I die” moulding himself as modern-day peasants’ revolt leader Wat Tyler. Isn’t it funny that when train drivers protest, right-wingers label them militant scum, but when farmers do the same, they are victims. Isn’t it strange that when French farmers block roads hampering Brits heading to their summer gites, they are blackmailing thugs – but when British ones block central London streets, they are heroes? Well, here’s a few more questions for those heroic victims, a small number of whom might have to cough up half the tax the rest of us do (with a decade to pay it) if they leave an estate that is worth more than £3million. How can you claim that the main beneficiaries of the current system aren’t a rich cabal, when between 2018 and 2020, nearly £600million in inheritance tax relief went to 200 estates with an average value of £6million? Aren’t the 100,000 pensioners forced into poverty by the removal of the winter fuel allowance even bigger victims in the battle to rebuild our shattered public services? What about the hundreds of ­thousands of taxpayers advised to bung extra cash into pensions, as they were inheritance tax free, and are now liable to lose 40% of it? How about people who run care homes or pubs hit with burdensome employee NI rises? Or parents paying VAT on private schools? Or young people with mental health issues forced to take up work or training or lose benefits? The thing about tax is that it’s human nature to think someone else should pay it. But this country has been left in such a state by the party most of the wealthiest farmers support, that we’ve all got to cough up. Surely if any group can understand that we reap what we sow, it’s farmers.

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has estimated Pakistan’s total external debt stocks at $130.847 billion by end 2023 compared to $127.708 billion by end-2022. The World Bank in its latest report, “International Debt Report 2024, noted that the South Asia region saw the biggest yearly increase in interest payments on public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) debtin 2023, rising 62 per cent to $12.5 billion. The increase was most noticeable in Bangladesh and India, whose interest payments increased by more than 90per cent in 2023; Pakistan made the second-largest interest payments in the region. Govt debt stocks rise to Rs69.9trn For IDA-eligible countries, interest payments on total debt stock have tripled since 2013 to an all-time high of $34.6 billion in 2023. Interest payments as a share of export earnings, a measure of the repayment capacity of a country, significantly increased by 1.6 percentage points in 2023 to 5.8 per cent, equivalent to an increase last recorded in 2005. Mozambique (38.3 per cent), Senegal (25.9 per cent), Pakistan (13.6 per cent), Kenya (12.8 per cent), and Dominica (10.3 per cent) had the highest ratios of interest payments on total debt to export earnings, a situation that has weakened their fiscal positions. The IMF repurchases for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), excluding Argentina, more than doubled in 2023 to $12.2 billion, with the top repurchases registered from Egypt, Ukraine, and Pakistan. The IMF repurchases outpaced the increase in new lending, which rose 12.9 per cent to $14.8 billion in 2023, as new IMF lending has stabilised after the extraordinary support provided in 2020 during the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. In terms of volume, the top five LMIC recipients of personal remittances in 2023 were India at US$119.5 billion, followed by Mexico ($66.2 billion), the Philippines ($39.1 billion), China ($29.1 billion), and Pakistan ($26.6 billion). The World Bank report noted that total external debt stocks stood at $130.847 billion by 2023 including the use of IMF credit and SDR allocations of $11.532 billion against $11.522 billion in 2022, long-term external debt of $110.437 billion in 2023 against $107.418 billion in 2022. Public and publicly guaranteed debt, by creditor and creditor type in 2023, including IMF credit includes 46per cent multilateral, (18 per cent World Bank, 15 per cent ADB, 13 per other multilateral), 45 per cent bilateral (22 per cent China, 7 per cent Saudi Arabia, 8 per cent other bilateral) and 9 per cent private (8 per cent bondholders, 8 per cent multiple lenders). Short-term external debt stood at $8.878 billion in 2023 compared to $8.768 billion in 2022. According to the data, external debt stocks as percentage of export was 352.4 in 2023 compared to 322.1 per cent in 2022, external debt stocks to GNI was 39.3 per cent in 2023 compared to 34.6 per cent in 2022, debt service as percentage of exports was 43.1 in 2023 compared to 42 per cent in 2022, gross national income (GNI) was 332,603.5 in 2023 compared to 369,540.0 in 2022. Of the long-term external debt stocks include; public and publically guaranteed debt $92.990 billion in 2023 compared to $91.220 billion in 2022. Commercial banks and others stood at $440 million in 2023 compared to $2.096 billion in 2022. Copyright Business Recorder, 2024

Published 1:47 pm Friday, December 13, 2024 By American Press Staff McNeese State University conferred degrees on 542 graduates during two ceremonies for the university’s 163rd commencement today, Dec. 13, in McNeese’s Legacy Center. The summer and fall classes of 2024 include 542 graduates from 35 parishes, 10 states and nine countries and 564 degrees will be awarded, including 48 associate degrees, 435 bachelor’s degrees, 74 master’s degrees and seven doctoral degrees. Graduates are: Abbeville: Lindsey A. Detraz, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Suzane M. Cao, Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Alexandria: Jalissa D. Chew, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science; Jillian K. Lemaire, Bachelor of General Studies; Macy E. Welch, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Arie Michael Tanguma, Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Amite: Hezekiah Emanuel Neason, Bachelor of General Studies. Anacoco: Jett M. Rogers, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Brittney Nichole Tordesillas, Associate of General Studies. Basile: Harlie Lebouef, Master of Business Administration; Bryson Z. McCoy, Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Educ tion Grades K-12; Katelyn J. Zaunbrecher, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences. Baton Rouge: Keisha Allen, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Associate of General Studies; Jahaira Johnson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Celeste Neal, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Gabrielle Spurlock, Master of Science in Nursing. Bell City: Claire E. Leonards, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3; Sarah H. Lognion, Bachelor of Arts in History. Benton: Anna Clare Jordan, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Breaux Bridge: Ila Ann Arceneaux, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Jamie Bernard, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Cherie A. Boyer, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Brooklyn P. Menard, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Niketa Patel, Master of Science in Nursing. Broussard: Ryan E. Boudreaux, Master of Arts in Psychology; Britney Paige Delahoussaye, Bachelor of General Studies; Carly Renee Faulk, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Madison Renee Poirier, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Cameron: Katrina Lasalle, Master of Science in Criminal Justice; Ava Jordyn Trahan, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Carencro: Chelsee J. Cyprian, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Kendra Calais Kelly, Doctor of Nursing Practice in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Cecilia: India L. Guidry, Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Church Point: Ryan Corey Daigle, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Tony D. Gibson, Bachelor of General Studies; Kaleb M. Prudhomme, Bachelor of General Studies. Creole: Anna Maria Dupont, Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Crowley: Madelyn Rene Danna, Bachelor of General Studies; Macey Blaire Doucet, Bachelor of General Studies; Meagan M. Leblanc, Bachelor of General Studies; Andrew Lee Perkins, Associate of General Studies; Joseph Pommier, Associate of General Studies; Erick C. Puissegur, Master of Science in Nursing. Cut Off: Amber Mobley, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Blaine A. Ougel, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. DeQuincy: Katie Mae Areno, Master of Business Administration; Hannah Elise Buxton, Associate of General Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication; Rachel Ann Doucet-Kyle, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Ta’Shea Sha’Nee Griffin, Bachelor of Science in Management; Kaitlin Anne Guillory, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Kye E. Kendall, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Joshua Craig Neal, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Blaise D. Smith, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Kayli Batille Williams, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. DeRidder: Cameron Alexander Boddie, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Mia Deon Bonds, Bachelor of Arts in English; Kyra Nichole Brown, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Sidney Conley, Bachelor of General Studies; Darby J. Day, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Bethany Lorraine Durham, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Kristin E. Gardner, Bachelor of General Studies; Jonathon McMahon, Associate of General Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Management; Megan Hazel Moses, Associate of General Studies; David B. Paul, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Cassidy Jade Sweat, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Trea Trapp, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Claudia Rouleau Wardell, Master of Science in Nursing; Zekia L. Williams, Bachelor of Arts in Art. Delcambre: Alyssa Clement Duhon, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Associate of General Studies. Deville: Carrie Barham, Master of Science in Nursing. Elizabeth: Christian Sutterfield, Master of Business Administration. Elton: Landon Cole Fontenot, Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication; Marisa Antonia Moreno, Bachelor of Arts in History and a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities. Estherwood: Jacklyn F. Sims, Bachelor of General Studies. Eunice: Arion Derais Arvie, Master of Science in Nursing; Seth M. Bourque, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Associate of General Studies; Hunter Brown, Master of Business Administration; Emily E. Gotreaux, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Caroline A. Miller, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Mallory C. O’Brien, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Shamara Sanya Ricketts, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Grace A. Toepfer, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Brylee L. Siebert, Bachelor of General Studies. Folsom: Belqui Maria Quigley, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences. Franklinton: Aron Jacob Stephens, Master of Science in Environmental and Chemical Sciences. French Settlement: Drew Ryals Joslyn, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Geismar: Nicole Pardue, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Gilbert: Beatrice Lauren Wharton, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Glenmora: Marcus A. Bosby, Bachelor of General Studies; Allissa M. Hoffman, Bachelor of General Studies. Gonzales: Brock Barthelemy, Bachelor of General Studies; Kevin Randell Caster, Master of Business Administration. Grand Lake: Madison Jade Guilbeaux, Associate of General Studies; Emma Grace Thomas, Bachelor of Science in Management. Grant: Laynee K. Jinks, Bachelor of General Studies. Gretna: Donshekia Mercadel, Doctor of Nursing Practice in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Gueydan: Abigail L. Broussard, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General. Hackberry: Blaine A. Little, Bachelor of Science in Management. Hammond: Jourdan Gray Hatcher, Master of Science in Criminal Justice. Hathaway: Jenna Broussard, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Alexis Catherine Guinn, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Caroline R. Monceaux, Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Heflin: Ondray Lenoy Miles, Bachelor of Science in Marketing. Holden: Cali N. Green, Bachelor of General Studies. Houma: Jennifer Kay Villalobos, Doctor of Nursing Practice in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Indian Bayou: Abigail Lopez Meaux, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General. Iota: Mckinsey L. Abshire, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Keylie D. Cruse, Bachelor of General Studies; Trevor D. Leger, Master of Business Administration. Iowa: Kayleigh A. Fruge, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Hilary J. Fuselier, Master of Business Administration; Reagan Brooke Green, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Jacob Neal Guidry, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Erika Martin, Bachelor of General Studies; David Newsom, Bachelor of General Studies; Brandon Wayne Ortego, Associate of General Studies; Janis Hope Sargent, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education Grades 1-5; Shamica Singleton, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Cayleigh R. Sonnier, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General. Jennings: Kain Babineaux, Master of Science in Health and Human Performance; Jill Marsh Barr, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Lydia Bonin, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Mary E. Caraway, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General, and an Associate of General Studies; Nicholas John Daigle, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Kane J. Fontenot, Bachelor of Science in General Business Administration; Hannah L. Gates, Bachelor of General Studies; Chesney D. Hebert, Bachelor of Science in Management; Carsen S. Jones, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Alexandria A. Knight, Bachelor of Arts in English; Peyton A. Kratzer, Bachelor of Arts in History; Alexia Raven Ortego Lacombe, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education Grades 1-5; Keshonna Racquelle Lewis, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Lindsay A. Lopez, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Patricia Meche, Bachelor of Science in Management; Payton W. Mitchell, Bachelor of General Studies; Ashley S. Nocum, Associate of General Studies; Christian M. Vincent, Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science. Jonesville: Victoria Rose Creel, Master of Science in Nursing. Kaplan: Jayden Grace Baudoin, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Alexis N. Bertrand, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science; Hailey V. Gaspard, Bachelor of General Studies. Kenner: Welland Shawn Williams, Bachelor of General Studies. 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Duncan, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Larissa M. Edwards, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Associate of General Studies; Raven Evans, Bachelor of General Studies; Amy Joanna Floor, Master of Arts in Psychology; Madaline B. Fontenot, Bachelor of Science in Management; Sydney Morales Fontenot, Master of Science in Nursing; Abigail L. Frick, Bachelor of Arts in English; Grace Anne Fusilier, Bachelor of General Studies; Joshua L. Gastineau, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Krishna Gheewala, Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science; Mason J. Granger, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Laura Lynn Grantham, Bachelor of Arts in English; Jonathan T. Grigg, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry; Madelyn Taylor Guidry, Associate of General Studies; Kaleigh R. Guillory, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Sydnei Ncole Guillory, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Kristian T. 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Joseph, Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management; Nathan Keller, Bachelor of General Studies; Parker Scott Kennedy, Bachelor of General Studies; Sheila Diann Kohler, Associate of General Studies; Patrick K. Laborde, Bachelor of Science in Finance; Lindsey Lack, Bachelor of General Studies; John Mark Laneve, Master of Arts in Psychology; Shelley A. LeBlanc, Associate of General Studies; Sherelle M. LeBlanc-Baptiste, Doctor of Nursing Practice in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing; Reagan Renee LeJune, Bachelor of Science in Management; Lasaundra Monique Leblanc, Master of Science in Criminal Justice; Tara Kai Leigh Lynch, Master of Business Administration; Katherine Mallet, Master of Science in Nursing; Keonah Airen Malveaux, Bachelor of General Studies; Kevin W. Martin, Bachelor of General Studies; Jazmin N. Mason, Bachelor of General Studies; Spencer Elizabeth Mathews, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Connor Maze, Bachelor of General Studies; Christopher J. 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Reynaud, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Jacob A. Rhodes, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Lauryn Rider, Master of Business Administration; Madelyn E. Ritchey, Associate of General Studies; Emily Alexia Ritter, Bachelor of Science in Marketing; Shealyn D. Roberson, Bachelor of Science in Management; Dorothy Roberts, Associate of General Studies; Aiden Garett Robinson, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Alex Neil Rogers, Associate of General Studies; Katelin Rogers, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Samuel John Saloom, Bachelor of Science in General Business Administration; Jeffrey Allen Savoie, Master of Business Administration; Tiffany Dawn Scott, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; John Seal, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Chelsy Sharpe, Bachelor of General Studies; Walker W. Shearman, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Alexandra R. Smith, Bachelor of General Studies; Ryan Michael Smith, Bachelor of Science in General Business Administration; Jakob E. Snyder, Master of Arts in English; Alexis Jayne Sonnier, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Zachary K. Spikes, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Jordyn Staton-Darbone, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Emily Morgan Stillwell, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Lane Thomas Stine, Bachelor of Science in Management; Kallen Brooke Stough, Bachelor of Science in Marketing; Alissa Lee Stout, Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences; Lawrence J. Sweet, Master of Business Administration; Natalie Simien Thomas, Bachelor of Arts in History; Ashantai L. Thomas, Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management; Jennifer M. Tolbert, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Emily P. Vincent, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Zachary S. Vinyard, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Darian Vizina, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science; Alexis Watler, Associate of General Studies; Kimberly Michelle Williams, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Haley Marie Williamson, Bachelor of Science in General Business Administration; Maya Elizabeth Wilson, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Shandrika Renea Woods, Associate of General Studies; Samantha D. Young, Bachelor of Arts in Art. Lawtell: Monica A. Henry, Associate of General Studies. Lecompte: Alainia E. Williams, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences. Leesville: Shaleigh N. Sliman, Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Livonia: Alexis Collins, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Longville: Nicholas A. Bell, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Raymond E. Bowman, Bachelor of General Studies; Savannah Victoria Frith, Master of Science in Nursing; Grant Jackson Gregory, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General. 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New Orleans: Whitney Athena Arnold, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Megan Dauenhauer, Doctor of Nursing Practice in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing; Megan Elisabeth Dawson, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Shanta Smith Martin, Doctor of Nursing Practice in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing; Maurquel Hakeem Price, Bachelor of General Studies; Jessica J. Snowden, Bachelor of General Studies; Julie Anne St. Amant-Haydel, Doctor of Nursing Practice in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Oakdale: Skawandra R. Brown, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Javian T. Dailey, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Jadyn M. Farmer, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Brennon W. Taylor, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science. Oberlin: Kenisha Jenea Gentry, Bachelor of Science in Management; Halea C. Manuel, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Associate of General Studies; Levi F. Peloquin, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Seth Andrew Rider, Bachelor of Science in General Business Administration. Opelousas: Angel Alleman, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Tiara M. Armstrong, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Kimberly Fontenot, Master of Science in Criminal Justice; Amna Swati, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Pine Prairie: Lillian Isabella Bourque, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Kailey B. Soileau, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3. Pineville: Alyssa A. Deville, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Misty Herron, Master of Science in Nursing; Mackenzie Caroline Bailey Redler, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Plaquemine: Kaleb Thibodeaux, Master of Science in Nursing. Port Barre: Maci Reé Bergeron, Bachelor of Science in Marketing; Gracie E. Hargrave, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Camille Roberie, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Prairieville: Chassidy Adams, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Raceland: Chloe L. Folse, Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Ragley: Meiah Bihm, Bachelor of General Studies; Mia G. Mayeaux, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Anna G. Miller, Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication; Lori B. Peloquin, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education Grades 1-5; Callie Shea Tims, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science; Hunter Gavyn Toney, Bachelor of Science in Marketing. Rayne: Kelly Adams, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Dawn R. Ancelet, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Landon T. Meche, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Sydney K. Menard, Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences; Gracie A. Menard, Associate of General Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication; Haley Mire, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Brant Theunissen, Bachelor of General Studies; Walton J. Thibodeaux, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Reeves: Kaley E. Frith, Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication; Karly A. Harris, Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Roanoke: Victoria Odom, Master of Business Administration. Rosepine: Breanna L. Langley, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science. Scott: Madysen Claire Boudreaux Broussard, Associate of General Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Shreveport: Deja Webb, Associate of General Studies. Sieper: Cason J. Brister, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Singer: Madelynn Boyer, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Roy Chester Champagne, Bachelor of Science in General Business Administration; Roy Chester Champagne, Bachelor of Science in Engineering. St. Gabriel: Bre’Onne M. Gibson, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General. St. Martinville: Raven Damond Guilliame, Master of Science in Criminal Justice. Sulphur: Mackenzie L. Atwood, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Associate of General Studies; Charlotte Eileen Lani Banker, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Kaleb Ryan Blalock, Bachelor of Science in Management; Scott Blaine Bowers, Associate of General Studies; Kelsey Autumn Breaux, Bachelor of General Studies; Lydia A. Burleson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Nicholas T. Buxton, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Matthew M. Carlson, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Ethan Charles Carter, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Leighton Chamblee, Master of Business Administration; Payton N. Comeaux, Bachelor of General Studies; Myann M. Denton, Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science; Michael R. Devall, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Anna Claire Elise Dowers, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Haylee Dupree, Bachelor of Science in Management; Monique Rechelle Durrett, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Ian G. Edwards, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Jennifer Gail Guillory Fontenot, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Colleen Grace Fontenot, Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences; Shelby L. Guillory, Master of Arts in Psychology; Kourtney Elizabeth Habetz, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Mia C. Labove, Bachelor of General Studies; Sean Michael Laughlin, Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences; Juliana Marquet Locklear, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Gabrielle J. MacNamara, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Lindsey Ann Maggio, Master of Science in Nursing; Halle Grace Martin, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education Grades 1-5; Brynn Mayo, Bachelor of Science in Management; Stephen W. Owen, Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication; Layla LeeAnn Peloquin, Associate of General Studies; Abbigail J. Perkins, Bachelor of Arts in English; Joanna Guidry Petry, Associate of General Studies; Nicholas Poncho, Associate of General Studies; Madison Layne Reeves, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Rory Simon Richard, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Annaliese Lauren Ritchie, Bachelor of General Studies; Mary Elizabeth Rollins, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science; Michaela Kay Sawyer, Bachelor of General Studies; Madelyn Sedotal, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Olivia James Smith, Bachelor of General Studies; Taylor Elizabeth Talbert, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science; Katie Gale Thibodeaux, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Don Dee Trahan, Associate of General Studies; Claire E. Vincent, Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication; Valerie D. Vincent, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Sunset: Kaylie Stelly, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Thibodaux: Jami Tabor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Vidrine: Tucker J. Deshotel, Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Ville Platte: Sean Royce Fontenot, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Cade M. Foret, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Bradley F. Hesnor, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Kyndal C. McClinton, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Tyler J. Perron, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Caroline Reed, Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences; Jacob Michael Soileau, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General; Evan J. Veillon, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Bryia B. Williams, Associate of General Studies. Vinton: Kristi Lynn Lejuhn Braquet, Master of Business Administration; Brooke Alyssa Habetz, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Faith Eve Smudricks, Bachelor of General Studies. Walker: Kayla Renee Truax, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Washington: Garrett J. Manuel, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Welsh: Gracie Alanna Biven, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Fallon Harmon-Guillory, Master of Science in Criminal Justice; Morgan J. Harper, Associate of General Studies; Gracie L. Myers, Associate of General Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Collin M. Vanicor, Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education Grades K-12. West Monroe: Stephanie Renee Tyson-Square, Bachelor of General Studies. Westlake: James Michael Caudell, Bachelor of Arts in Humanities; Sean J. Corbello, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Ethan Dickerson, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences; Alexia Trinette Simpson Fontenot, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Derick Layne Franus, Associate of General Studies; Brittanie A. Guidry, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3; Jasmine J. Jones, Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science; Kaylee Leblanc, Bachelor of General Studies; Christa D. 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Spring, Texas: Coleby Bryan Hamm, Bachelor of General Studies; Rhianna Grace Hasenbein, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science. Witchita Falls, Texas: NaKayla Michelle Kim White, Associate of General Studies. Countries Bahamas: Ariel Amelia Hanna, Master of Arts in Psychology. Bermuda: Sakari Amadeus Famous, Master of Science in Health and Human Performance. Brazil: Kiyodi Dec Sakano, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Kiyodi Dec Sakano, Associate of General Studies. France: Emma-Lou Pommiers, Master of Arts in Psychology. Kenya: Jemima Jebet Chesir, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Robin Kimutai Komen, Master of Business Administration. Nepal: Saju Khatri, Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management; Alshan Regmi, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Bipul Tiwari, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Nigeria: Damilare Awodele, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Oluwafikayomi Olugbenga Iyanda, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Chizoma Nlemedim, Master of Business Administration; Edward Oladimeji Olaniyan, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science; Hiqmat Ifeoluwa Onifade, Master of Arts in Psychology; Adesola P. Osilaja, Bachelor of Science in Biological Science. Philippines: Ethan Fernando Joaquin Ontiveros Alon, Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, General. Venezuela: Jose Betancourt, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Aymet Uzcategui, Bachelor of Arts in Art.None

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