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Louisiana Senate: Vitter-Melancon Race Stays Quiet Despite Fireworks Potential

Filed under: 2010 ElectionsDavid Vitter, despite his scandalous past, maintains a healthy lead over Charlie Melancon. And this contest has been notable mostly for staying civil. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs ...

Sealing of BP Oil Well Doesn’t Eliminate Questions and Anxiety

Residents along the Gulf of Mexico still wonder if they will be fully compensated and if local seafood is safe to eat. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

The Oil Spill Has Stopped, but Berm Controversy Rages On

Scientist Leonard Bahr hasn't been shy about criticizing Gov. Bobby Jindal's berm efforts, and damage from a recent storm appears to back him up. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Oil Spill Fallout: Oyster Industry Takes Hit as Gulf Company Shuts Doors

Filed under: Environment, Energy, Oil SpillA large oyster processing plant in Louisiana has temporarily shut down for lack of business -- the latest blow to a crippled industry. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs ...

Oil Spill Casualties: New Orleans’ Musicians and Service Workers

Filed under: Obama Administration, Oil SpillBluesman Tommy Singleton was laid off from his day gig preparing oysters for a restaurant, and he says the music business has slowed, too. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs&...

Louisiana Gets OK to Build Sand Berms to Protect Marshes From Oil

Filed under: Oil SpillAfter weeks of lobbying, a frustrated Gov. Bobby Jindal received federal approval for the berms. But the project has its critics, too. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Was This the Last Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival?

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Tommy Cvitanovich, proprietor of the popular restaurant Drago’s, has reluctantly started using imported mussels instead of oysters. “It’s heartbreaking,” he said, “but we’ve got to do what it takes to survive.”

 

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Oil Spill ‘Worse Than Katrina,’ Shrimper Says; ‘This Is Like a Death’

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Fishermen pray the oil from the exploded Deepwater Horizon rig won't reach the marshland. If it does, they fear the damage will be felt for generations.

 

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Louisiana Oil Spill, Day 34: Anger Mounts as Clean-Up Lags

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South Louisianans say the environment is suffering, and that BP, the Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers have let them down.

 

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Gulf Oil Spill: Cancellations and Worry Along the Coast

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Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill is coming ashore on stretches of Louisiana's gulf coast, threatening the environment, fishing, and now tourism.

 

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Lenny Kravitz, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint Headline ‘Gulf Aid’ to Fishermen

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"We are ready to tackle this," pianist-songwriter Allen Toussaint says at concert to support fishing industry sent reeling by oil spill.

 

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Gulf Shrimper: ‘We Were Just Getting on Our Feet’ Post-Katrina

Louisiana native Charles Robin, 49, holds his breath as disaster threatens his livelihood -- again.

 

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