Southern Decadence events start and more today in New Orleans
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:11:33 -0700
Events happening in and around New Orleans.
Area news in brief: Aug. 31, 2010
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:33:44 -0700
Employee accused of issuing fake IDs HOUMA — An employee at the Office of Motor Vehicles in Houma has been arrested, accused of issuing fraudulent driver's licenses after receiving personal payments.
Area news in brief: Aug. 27, 2010
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:34:19 -0700
Grocery worker accused of theft THIBODAUX — An Assumption Parish woman is accused of stealing more than $160,000 in money orders from the grocery store where she worked, Sheriff Mike Waguespack said Thursday.
Groups push ban on some ammo
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:19:06 -0700
A consortium of environmental groups have petitioned the federal government to ban lead in all hunting ammunition and fishing tackle, a move they say will save millions of birds each year from lead poisoning.
Four slaying suspects will face death, DA says
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:48:39 -0700
THIBODAUX — Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against four immigrant workers accused of raping and killing a south Lafourche woman earlier this year.
Area news in brief: Aug. 25, 2010
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:03:39 -0700
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with an Aug. 9 shooting that claimed the life of a 20-year-old former high-school athlete.
Area news in brief: August 23, 2010
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:49:04 -0700
THIBODAUX — Assumption authorities are seeking two suspects in connection with a Saturday shooting in Labadieville that left three people injured, Sheriff Mike Waguespack said.
AP Enterprise: Spill bound BP, feds together
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:01:39 -0700
AP - For months, the U.S. government talked with a boot-on-the-neck toughness about BP, with the president wondering aloud about whose butt to kick.
David Helvarg: BP Disaster Puts Coast Guard at Risk
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:53:25 -0700
Among the first sea turtles to wash ashore dead necropsies (animal autopsies) showed that many were not killed by ingesting oil but had sediment in their lungs suggesting they'd drowned in fishing nets.
Spill bound BP, feds together
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:26:42 -0700
The BP-government partnership raises questions about the government's ability to be impartial in meting out punishment for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Oil spill - BP - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment
Heavy loss in tourism felt on Labor Day weekend as area focuses on BP oil spill
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:13:37 -0700
STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty ImagesIdle fishing boats are seen in this May 3, 2010 photo at the docks in Pass Christian, Mississippi, as the fleet are confined to port since the shutdown of all fishing on the Gulf Coast due to the...
Teams find success at Morvant Invitational
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:03:18 -0700
THIBODAUX — E.D. White Catholic, Vandebilt Catholic, and other area schools had impressive showings and noteworthy performances at the 2010 Dr. Richard Morvant Memorial Invitational cross-country event Saturday at Peltier Park.
In La. beach town, bitter farewells to a lost summer
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:58:00 -0700
GRAND ISLE, LA. - This is it. It is over. Summer is lost. Those were Fred Marshall's thoughts as he slumped behind his tiny desk at Gulfstream Marina, worry lines criss-crossing his face, redness framing his weary blue-green eyes in this picturesque beach town. When BP's oil started flowing into ... Arts - Recreation - Travel and Tourism - Lodging - United States
Houma Police launch bid to polish image
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:13:35 -0700
HOUMA — The plans are still sketchy and, according to officials, still being drawn up.
Candidate explains signature on search warrant
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:12:34 -0700
BATON ROUGE — More than 17 years ago, the St. Martin Sheriff’s Office found a substantial amount of cocaine underneath the house of a candidate in the 3rd Congressional District race. But Jeff Landry says that’s only half the story.
Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:05:03 -0700
The Coast Guard has backed off earlier reports of a mile-long oil sheen.
Coast Guard Retracts Mile-Long Oil Sheen Claim After Platform Explosion
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:05:00 -0700
*The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.Coast Guard Cmdr. Cheri Ben-Iesau said Thursday afternoon that crews were unable to confirm the oil sheen. The Coast Guard says platform owner Mariner Energy reported a sheen [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Offshore oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:11:42 -0700
The latest explosion followed a fire at the rig, not owned by BP but Mariner Energy, which produced 1,400 barrels of oil each day.
Area news in brief: Sept. 2, 2010
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:42:53 -0700
HOUMA — A 37-year-old from South Carolina is accused of possessing fraudulent documents for identification purposes in Terrebonne Parish, State Police said.
Ogden hosts book signing for 'New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost'
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:11:43 -0700
And more events happening in New Orleans on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Loading ...
