3 September 2010, 3:27 pm
HOUMA — In high school football, playing rivalry games are always fun for the teams, schools and communities involved. However, when traditional rivals start the regular season against each other, it makes the games even more exciting.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 2:03 pm
A day after a fire on an offshore oil platform off the central Louisiana coast, federal investigators have gone aboard to make sure no oil is leaking from the site.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 8:57 am
HOUMA — South Lafourche Levee Director Windell Curole was appointed to Louisiana’s Bicentennial Commission this week.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 8:57 am
HOUMA — A 25-year-old from Terrebonne Parish told a federal judge that he is guilty of selling crack cocaine on five separate occasions over the span of about a year.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 2:17 am
An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 9:03 pm
An oil platform that burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday was the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 2:56 pm
HOUMA, La., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A fire aboard a Gulf of Mexico oil platform Thursday has been extinguished and no oil spilled as a result, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Gulf of Mexico - Oil platform - United States Coast Guard - Coast guard - United States... Read More »
2 September 2010, 1:31 pm
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS, La. — An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 100 feet wide, was spotted near th... Read More »
2 September 2010, 12:48 pm
HOUMA, La., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The crew of an oil rig 100 miles off Louisiana escaped an explosion and fire Thursday without injury, the Coast Guard said. Coast Guard - Louisiana - United States - Oil - Gulf of Mexico... Read More »
2 September 2010, 9:13 am
HOUMA — Hunting enthusiasts can get discounts this weekend on firearms, ammunition, knives and supplies. The state’s second annual “Second Amendment State Tax Holiday” exempts eligible items from state and local sales taxes, said Byron Henderson, press secretary for the Louisiana Department ... Read More »