NEW ORLEANS – On Oct. 18, the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce hosted its 14th annual Tour de Jefferson, a family-friendly event for cycling enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels through Jefferson Parish. “After many months indoors, it was wonderful…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Environmental groups asked a federal court Wednesday to throw out the Trump administration's assessment of oil and gas activity’s likely effects on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it dismisses the chance of another disastrous…
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A Louisiana company plans to create a deep underground repository to store up to 80 million tons of carbon gas now released into the air by state industrial plants, a “carbon sequestration” project aimed at…
NEW ORLEANS - Emily Farrer, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Tulane University, will use a $455,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine how noxious weeds in California may use microbes and pathogens to…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Just as Louisiana begins an ambitious slate of projects to rebuild its crumbling coastline, the essential ingredients — sea sand and river silt — will be harder to come by. That’s not because these materials are…
METAIRIE - The Jefferson Chamber will hosts its annual Tour de Jefferson Event on Sunday, Oct. 18. The event starts and finishes at Estelle Playground. Celebrating its 14th year, Tour de Jefferson is a "way to experience the scenery of…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana will help inshore shrimpers buy turtle escape hatches that will be required next year for some boats in the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Atlantic, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday. The $250,000 program will…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - From the 10/12 Industry Report: The Gulf of Mexico now boasts the world's tallest oil and gas platform to become a deepwater reef. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has approved the conversion of ExxonMobil’s Lena…
HOUMA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana shipbuilding company will build and operate a ship that will help run and maintain offshore electricity producing wind farms off the coast of the northeastern United States. The Courier reports that Galliano-based Edison Chouest Offshore…
NEW ORLEANS - Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina, the MRGO Must Go Coalition has released a white paper detailing new information about the environmental benefits of closing the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and the ongoing, urgent need for large-scale restoration…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area, Gov. John Bel Edwards said.…
NEW ORLEANS - Since Katrina, New Orleans leaders have looked for innovative ways to relieve pressure on the city’s pumping systems during storms and other heavy rain events. Many are advocating for more “green stormwater infrastructure” that will allow the…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today became one of 12 cities representing more than 36 million city residents to pledge to divest from fossil fuel companies and advocate for greater sustainable investment as part of their commitment…
ST. ROSE, La. - Mullin has announced the growth of its maintenance team with the addition of Tillman Desoto and Troy Juneau as production managers. With more than 30 years of combined experience in…
BATON ROUGE – Hurricane Laura caused significant but not catastrophic damage to oil and gas infrastructure in southwest Louisiana, officials said Wednesday. Restoring electricity and helping workers return home are bigger concerns, they said. “This has been a tremendous hit…
VILLE PLATTE, La. (AP) — Clouds of mosquitoes have been so thick in southwest Louisiana since Hurricane Laura that they’re killing cattle and horses. Farmers in a five-parish area east and northeast of the parishes where the storm made its…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Laura caused significant damage at a site holding about 30% of the nation’s store of emergency crude oil, but three other sites still have plenty of petroleum, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said Wednesday. The…
METAIRIE - The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce will present the "Ride of the Region" beginning at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Estelle Playground, 5801 Leo Kerner Lafitte Parkway in Marrero. From the Chamber: “Whether you're super experienced, or…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, including oil and gas drilling, hazardous fuel pipelines, wind farms and highway projects in…
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump wants to dramatically expand aquaculture production in the United States, but a coalition of environmentalists believes his plan would be bad for the oceans, unnecessary for food security and difficult to implement. Trump's…
LAKE CHARLES, La. - Hazardous emissions from a chlorine plant fire, abruptly shuttered oil and gas refineries and still-to-be assessed plant damage are seeping into the air after Hurricane Laura, regulators say, but some key state and federal monitors to…
NEW YORK (AP) — The energy industry is assessing damage caused by storm surges and high winds as Hurricane Laura cut a dangerous path across the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana, making landfall early Thursday. Oil and gas producers evacuated…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The quest is on for a better way to kill beautiful but brutally destructive lionfish than shooting them one by one with spearguns. The voracious invaders with huge appetites, flashy stripes and a mane of venomous spines are a problem…
NEW ORLEANS – Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local public health authorities, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is increasing access to its attractions. The National Park Service is…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor has signed an executive order setting a state goal for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, drawing swift praise from environmental groups. At least 23 other states and the District of Columbia have…
NEW ORLEANS – The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has revived a decades-old conversation about who gets to use more than 80 acres of prime Uptown real estate that are currently home to the Golf Club at Audubon Park. In March, when…
GRAY, La. – Oilfield service provider Danos said it recently completed a project requiring the installation of reef structure into the marsh of Golden Meadow. Planning for the project began in late February, and the installation in Catfish Lake was…
NEW ORLEANS - Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office announced that Department of Public Works construction contractors are currently at Lincoln Beach removing debris, clearing overgrown landscaping and repairing structures “deemed to be in imminent danger of collapse by licensed engineers.” The…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana is getting another $205 million in BP oil spill money to restore its coast. Most of that — $176 million — will use sediment dredged from the Mississippi River to build 1,200 acres (485 hectares)…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana is reopening cabins and camps at a New Orleans-area state park that was used to isolate people who didn't need hospitalization but either were homeless or needed to protect others in their households home while…
