The industrial stretch of the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, a region known as “Cancer Alley,” is one of the most highly polluted areas in the country. A ProPublica analysis using a scientific model developed by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that some of the neighborhoods where new plants are being built […]
Coronavirus Cases Spike in New Orleans…
In a Notoriously Polluted Area of the Country, Massive New Chemical Plants Are Still Moving in…
Little League Champs “Catch a Ride Home” With President Trump – Video…
Lucky Day, Lucky Day! The president is traveling with the Eastbank All-Stars team, who recently won the Little League World Series Championship. They were told they are “catching a ride home” to Louisiana. Cool stuff! WATCH…
Wall Street’s Trading Secrets: This U.S. Senator Wants to Keep You in the Dark…
On July 29, those savvy market watchers at Themis Trading posted a report on their blog about how a Republican Senator from Louisiana (about 1400 miles from Wall Street) had taken a peculiar interest in the long-delayed system that would shine a bright light on who might be rigging stock trading on any particular day. […]
TS Barry Gains Hurricane Strength as It Nears Louisiana Coast with ‘Excessive Rainfall Threat’…
Barry strengthened to a hurricane Saturday morning while approaching landfall in coastal Louisiana, the first of 2019 Atlantic season. The lumbering storm is unleashing torrential rain and powerful winds along the north central Gulf Coast and pushing a “life-threatening” surge of ocean water above normally dry land at the shore. Carrying vast amounts of Gulf […]
TS Barry – Slow Moving, Strengthening, Major Flood Warnings for Louisiana and Mississippi…
At 2:00pm EST Tropical Storm Barry is strengthening with current 65 MPH winds. Barry is still forecast to become a hurricane shortly before landfall. Slow movement, warm water and growing energy is a concern as Barry is anticipated to be a long duration flood event. Extreme rains and widespread flooding are anticipated for Louisiana and […]
Strengthening Storm Heads for Louisiana as Oil Rigs Evacuate…
A potential cyclone could become Hurricane Barry before slamming into Louisiana by Saturday, putting at risk oil and natural gas production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The system is about 170 miles (275 kilometers) from the mouth of the Mississippi River, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 11 a.m. New […]
Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Defies Party, Signs ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law…
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards -the Deep South’s only Democratic Governor- defied his party Friday and signed his state’s newest ‘Heartbeat’ law; becoming the latest state to limit abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. “The signature puts Edwards further out of step with the Democratic Party, whose platform is to allow the government to pay […]
Mississippi River’s Morganza Floodway May Be Opened for Third Time in History…
A major barrier that keeps the Mississippi River in its current path may be opened for just the third time in its history, potentially flooding a large part of rural Louisiana and affecting refineries in the region. Rising river levels could force the Army Corps of Engineers to divert water by opening the Morganza Floodway […]
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