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Louisiana reopens fishing grounds
July 31, 2010NEW ORLEANS - LOUISIANA has reopened wide swaths of state fishing grounds that were closed in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after seafood testing, the state said.
Louisiana Supreme Court: Orleans judge was right to order new trial for massacre suspect Michael Anderson
July 31, 2010Late Friday, the Louisiana Supreme Court refused to take up prosecutors' appeal to stop a new trial for Michael Anderson, the lone suspect in a 2006 Central City massacre. Michael Anderson The decision means that Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon...
New BP boss faces up to massive Gulf oil clean-up
July 31, 2010NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana : Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley has vowed that the firm would stand by Gulf residents for years to come, as it prepared to scale back oil spill clean-up efforts and move to a new phase.
New boss vows no BP pullback from Gulf oil crisis
July 31, 2010NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley vowed Friday the company would stay the course in cleaning up the oil-hit Gulf region during his first visit since he was named to take the company's helm.
New BP boss vows to stay the course in Gulf clean-up
July 31, 2010NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley on Friday vowed the British energy giant would not abandon Gulf residents for years to come, as engineers fine-tuned plans to kill a ruptured well for good.
Gulf Coast states push for offshore oil revenues
July 31, 2010NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP massive oil spill has given Gulf Coast lawmakers leverage to push for a larger share of the billions of dollars in royalties that oil companies pay to drill in U.S. waters.
Some SE La. waters reopened for fishing
July 31, 2010NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana officials have reopened to commercial fishing a portion of state waters that had been closed because of the BP oil spill.
Commercial fishing reopens in Southeast Louisiana
July 31, 2010NEW ORLEANS — Commercial fishermen were allowed back in some Louisiana waters east of the Mississippi River on Friday after federal authorities said samples of finfish and shrimp taken there were safe to eat.
Louisiana Foundation will Administer Oil Workers Fund
July 31, 2010NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP says it has picked a charitable foundation in Louisiana to administer a $100 million fund for oil workers struggling because of a federal moratorium on deepwater drilling. The Rig Worker Assistance Fund will be administered through the Gulf Coast Restoration and Protection Foundation, an affiliate of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. BP PLC announced last month that it would ...
Louisiana Bancorp reports higher second-quarter income
July 31, 2010Louisiana Bancorp, Inc. reported higher second quarter financial results this morning. The Metairie parent of the Bank of New Orleans recorded net income of $603,000 during the second quarter, up from $562,000 during the same period a year earlier. Chairman...
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