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Report concludes that nearly 80 percent of oil from Gulf spill remains

Athens, Ga. – A report released today by the Georgia Sea Grant and…

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USF Researchers Continue to Follow BP's Crude, Subsea Impacts

CNN’s Ed Lavendara continues his solid reporting on the environmental considerations of the…

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Carl Barbier, Judge Who Owned Bonds In Gulf Oil Spill Companies, Will Handle Most Spill Lawsuits

A federal judge in New Orleans was picked Tuesday to preside over more…

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Justice Department aims to help overhaul New Orleans police force

The people fanning themselves in the crimson pews of the Evening Star Missionary…

Business & Economy 1

BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle

In the first few days after BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead exploded, spewing crude…

Crime & Safety 0

BP boss Hayward to get immediate $930,000 pension

BP chief executive Tony Hayward will get an immediate annual pension worth about…

Business & Economy 0

Deepwater Horizon rig explosion came from greed: Jarvis DeBerry TP

Times-Picayune reporter David Hammer has provided readers with an involved and highly technical…

Crime & Safety 0

Oil Rig’s Siren Was Kept Silent, Technician Says

The emergency alarm on the Deepwater Horizon was not fully activated the day…

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The Blob

Inside a sprawling command post in southern Louisiana, The Blob is everywhere.It stains…

Business & Economy 0

BP: No sign of leaks as capped well nears 48 hours

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP's experimental cap was holding Saturday as the final…

Crime & Safety 3

Corexit: Read the label

I am not a scientist.  I can, however, read a label.  - Back…

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Fired BP Contractor Claims Photo Flap Led To Dismissal

A former BP contractor said Friday evening he was dismissed after taking photos…

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BP Dumping Oil Waste in Mississippi Landfill Despite Objections of County Leaders

Despite many ideas being floated by private citizens, non-profit groups, and foreign countries…

Business & Economy 0

State of the City Address

Just a few hours ago, Mayor Mitch Landrieu gave his first State of…

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More than 27,000 wells abandoned in Gulf

More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells lurk in the hard rock…

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Oil gushing at spill site after vent damaged

Cap removed after sub hits vent; 2 cleanup workers die in separate events…

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Oil-Soaked Dolphins Struggling in Barataria Bay Louisiana

Toxic poisons are stalking the dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, and no one…

Crime & Safety 2

Video - Oil Confirmed to Be Leaking from Cracks in Sea Floor

A new study by marine scientists indicates that the oil spill was pumping…

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Don’t Just ‘Do Something’

We must put science first in the gulf. - Scientists are such spoilsports,…

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Gulf Oil Spill: Cap Placed Over Leak Collecting Only Fraction Of The Oil (Huffington Post)

by Melissa Nelson and Holbrook Mohr - The Huffington Post - PENSACOLA BEACH,…

Opinion 1

An Open Letter to the President and an Encouragement for others

Example of the Letter I Sent on June 3rd placed below. Please feel…

Business & Economy 0

How Soon Until the Free Market Stops the Oil Spill?

At the peak of the riser insertion tube's efficacy, BP was successfully harvesting…

Crime & Safety 0

BP Criminal Investigation Launched By Feds

PORT FOURCHON, La. — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that federal authorities…

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17 Countries Offer Gulf Assistance, BP Accepts Only 2 Offers

ABC News' Luis Martinez reports - As desperate efforts continue to stop the…

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BP Buses In 400 Workers During Obama's Visit

GRAND ISLE, La. -- Officials from Jefferson Parish claim BP bused 400 cleanup…

Crime & Safety 1

In Standoff With Environmental Officials, BP Stays With an Oil Spill Dispersant

In a tense standoff, BP continued to spray a product called Corexit in…

Crime & Safety 0

Oil spill brings ‘death in the ocean from top to bottom’

It has been an hour since our sport-fishing boat started streaking through the…

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Gulf Oil Spill: Cleaning Wetlands May Be Impossible, Scientists Say

NEW ORLEANS — The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along…

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Trouble On Horizon If Hurricanes Hit Oil Spill In Gulf

If a hurricane encounters the oil slick now covering parts of the Gulf…

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BREAKING: Federal Flow Rate Technical Team Established To Determine Extent of BP Oil Spill

Admiral Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater Horizon Response team,…

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Cyril Neville Joins Voices Crying From the Louisiana Delta

While headlines are screaming about thick, gooey oil washing up on Louisiana's beaches,…

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BP concedes more oil spilling into Gulf than first estimated

BP conceded Thursday that more oil than it estimated is gushing into the…

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College Football: The Above-Average Guide to Week 1 for the Average Fan

With college football starting up this week, there are a lot of questions… 23 minutes ago

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Beaches are back 4 months after Gulf oil spill, but BP still casting a long shadow

Most Labor Day bookings down, and many rooms are still filled with BP… 45 minutes ago

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Temporary cap that stopped Gulf oil gusher is removed; no oil is expected to leak

Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the… 1 hour ago

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Two Gulf explosions, but many differences between them

Here are some differences between the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster April 20 and… 1 hour ago

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Community leaders' suit against Mayor Mitch Landrieu in hospital dispute are rejected

A New Orleans judge has rejected the claims of six eastern New Orleans… 1 hour ago

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Kenner City Council awards $3.7 million in sewer contracts

The Kenner City Council Thursday approved spending $3.7 million for sewer improvements that… 2 hours ago

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Oil spill claims administrator holds meeting in Slidell

Ken Feinberg answers questions from those harmed financially by the Gulf of Mexico… 2 hours ago

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Man arrested in N.O. on rape, murder charges

A fugitive wanted for rape and murder charges in Texas was arrested Thursday… 2 hours ago

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Man arrested in N.O. on rape, murder charges

A fugitive wanted for rape and murder charges in Texas was arrested Thursday… 2 hours ago

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New Orleans Saints take an early 3-0 lead against Tennessee

Coverage from LP Field in Nashville 2 hours ago

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Gulf oil spill cleanup provided valuable lessons, BP report says

BP says the lessons learned from the massive Macondo oil spill in the… 2 hours ago

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'Ecstasy' drug dealer admits to February killing, gets 40 years in prison

A 23-year-old drug dealer has admitted killing a man in eastern New Orleans… 2 hours ago

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Israelis and Palestinians to hold regular talks

Israel's moratorium on Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank is due to… 2 hours ago

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Hurricane Earl is down to a Category 2 storm

Hurricane Earl advisory from the National Hurricane Center NOAA imageHurricane Earl's winds have… 2 hours ago

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Tropical Storm Fiona still on track for Bermuda

Tropical Storm Fiona advisory from the National Hurricane Center NOAA imageTropical Storm FionaA… 3 hours ago

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Tulane Green Wave vs. Southeastern Louisiana Lions football live in-game updates

Tulane is hosting Division I-AA Southeastern Louisiana at the Superdome in the season… 3 hours ago

WWL - News 0

Brothers say judge holding up trial for murder of mother

Family members of a murdered New Orleans mother and daughter are crying out… 3 hours ago

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Brothers say judge holding up trial for murder of mother

Family members of a murdered New Orleans mother and daughter are crying out… 3 hours ago

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Shrimper receives $300 check from BP that was supposed to last 6 months

When Ken Feinberg met with oil spill victims in Slidell, in the audience… 3 hours ago

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Shrimper receives $300 check from BP that was supposed to last 6 months

When Ken Feinberg met with oil spill victims in Slidell, in the audience… 3 hours ago

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Shrimper receives $300 check from BP that was supposed to last 6 months

When Ken Feinberg met with oil spill victims in Slidell, in the audience… 3 hours ago

Nola.com / The Times Picayune 0

Police to draw blood from drivers who refuse breath test in DWI crackdown Labor Day weekend

EMT or nurse actually will draw blood at jail once court order is… 3 hours ago

WWL - News 0

Crimestoppers tip leads to arrest of murder suspect in Philadelphia

New Orleans police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of… 3 hours ago

WWL - News - Local 0

Crimestoppers tip leads to arrest of murder suspect in Philadelphia

New Orleans police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of… 3 hours ago

Nola.com / The Times Picayune 0

Dog reported shot in hind leg in Chalmette

St. Bernard Parish authorities said a small Labrador retriever was shot in a… 3 hours ago

Nola.com / The Times Picayune 0

Jay Dardenne leads in fundraising in lieutenant governor's race

Secretary of State Jay Dardenne took in more than $137,000 over the last… 3 hours ago

Sports 0

Some New Orleans Saints starters will take the field against Tennessee

Most of the starters won't play 3 hours ago

WWL - News - Local 0

Police looking for suspect after dog shot in leg in St. Bernard

St. Bernard deputies are looking for leads into who shot a Labrador in… 3 hours ago

WWL - News 0

Police looking for suspect after dog shot in leg in St. Bernard

St. Bernard deputies are looking for leads into who shot a Labrador in… 3 hours ago

Nola.com / The Times Picayune 0

Vance Bourjaily, writer and teacher, dies at age 87

Vance Bourjaily, a writer who spent much of his life teaching his craft… 3 hours ago

Business & Economy 0

ABM Industries settles harassment suit for $5.8M

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities say a national janitorial services company will… 3 hours ago

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Waggaman man sentenced to 11 years on drug, gun charges

A Waggaman resident was sentenced in federal court to 11 years in prison… 4 hours ago

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