Louisiana

Fire out at Gulf oil rig; 4 hurt, 2 may be missing

VENICE, La. (AP) – An oil rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana sent four people to hospital Friday and two others were believed to be missing, Coast Guard officials said. Coast Guard spokesman Drake […]

2012/11/16

Coast Guard: Fire on oil rig in Gulf of Mexico

WEST COTE BLANCHE, La. (AP) – Coast Guard officials say they are investigating a fire at an oil drilling platform off the coast of Louisiana. A parish officials says the rig is not drilling at […]

2012/11/16

Dolphin found in Louisiana was shot to death

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Conservationists are offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever shot and killed a bottlenose dolphin in Louisiana. The dolphin’s body was found Saturday at Elmer’s Island […]

2012/09/25

US seafood catch reaches 17-year high

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The U.S. seafood catch reached a 17-year high last year, with all fishing regions of the country showing increases in both the volume and value of their harvests. Commercial fishermen last […]

2012/09/19

CDC: Nation on track for deadliest West Nile year

NEW YORK (AP) – Health officials say they’re convinced this will be the worst year for West Nile virus deaths and severe illnesses since the disease hit America’s shores in 1999. So far, 1,405 serious […]

2012/09/12

In southern La., residents blame levees for floods

LAPLACE, La. (AP) – At the urging of residents who have long felt forgotten in the shadow of more densely populated New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers says it will look into whether the […]

2012/09/06

LA-area sponsor for surprise baby chimp

KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) – A surprise baby at the national sanctuary for research chimps in Louisiana has a lifetime sponsor and a name. Anita Hirsh, a longtime Chimp Haven supporter from the Los Angeles area, […]

2012/09/06

Days after Isaac, thousands still in the dark

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tens of thousands of customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, nearly a week after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying […]

2012/09/03

As Isaac pushes north, gulf coast slowly recovers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac pushed their way up the Mississippi valley on Saturday, spinning off severe thunderstorms and at least four tornadoes, some on the Gulf Coast were impatient with […]

2012/09/01

Misery in La. as Isaac flooding leaves power out

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Isaac sloshed north into the central U.S. on Friday after flooding stretches of Louisiana and knocking out power, leaving entire water-logged neighborhoods without lights, air conditioning or clean water. It will […]

2012/08/31

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