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Senator David Vitter Says BP Restoration Fine Payment "A Good Step" In Continued Recovery From 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

Brandon Comeaux — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:14:27 +0000

BP has announced they have agreed to pay $340 million of the $1 billion that they initially agreed to pay for early restoration through Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA).

Deep Water Horizon One Year Later

Bruce Mikells — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:37:05 +0000

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year, we’re still hurting for the families that lost loved ones in the explosion of the Deep Water Horizon. There is still anger over the way the incident was handled and the way it affected our way of life in South Louisiana. There are still more questions than answers but [...]

Gulf Bottom Still Oily?

Jude Walker — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:34:46 +0000

Good thing the cast of Jersey Shore doesn’t have any plans to film anything along the Gulf Coast any time soon…OK, seriously, this story should alarm a lot of us here in south Louisiana. Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist’s video [...]

Oyster Beds Are Back!

Brad Vincent — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:32:31 +0000

What’s the best thing about Louisiana? The wildlife? Food? Partying? Superbowl Champs? Well there is a lot of good things…but what would we be without our seafood? Are Oysters going to be around anymore….. Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico’s delicate shoreline, hoping to revive oyster beds [...]