by Lynn Lofton Published: February 19,2012
Tags: A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, A New Orleans Family Memoir, Audubon Zoo, Crescent City, Louisiana, Lynn Lofton, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish, Rodney Fertel, Ruth Fertel, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak, Willie Morris
The sub title of this work of non fiction is “A New Orleans Family Memoir.” It is that and more. Where else could this true tale of two bigger-than-life eccentrics take place? Anyone who loves the Crescent City, its food, culture, rowdy history and characters will enjoy this book because its sweep includes a wide [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 24,2010
Tags: Barataria Bay, Belle Chasse, Billy Nungesser, BP, CBS, Dave Cvitanovich, Exxon Valdez, Face the Nation, gulf of mexico, Justice Department, La., Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Pelicans, Plaquemines Parish, Press secretary Robert Gibbs, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, The White House, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Stacy Shelton
BARATARIA BAY, La. — The Gulf of Mexico oil spill seeped miles deeper into Louisiana’s fragile marshes, making it tougher to clean up or to rescue wildlife like the brown pelican, as the federal government questioned whether BP will be able plug its blown-out well on the seabed. With frustration mounting at the global oil [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 5,2010
Tags: Barack Obama, BILOXI, british petroleum, Chandeleur Islands, gulf of mexico, Guy Cantwell, John Curry, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi River, Pascagoula, Plaquemines Parish, Transocean Ltd, University of Miami
PORT FORCHOUN, La. — A 100-ton contraption to help funnel out oil spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico was loaded onto a barge Wednesday so it could begin its journey to the leak site about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. The giant-concrete-and-steel box is the best short-term solution to bottling up [...] [...]
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