Louisiana News

In the Chesapeake Bay, scientists expect a smaller-than-average area where there's too little oxygen to support fish, shellfish and other aquatic life.

In the early 1700s, France sent thousands of colonists and slaves to Louisiana in the belief that tobacco would refill a treasury drained by wars.

In the early 1700s, France sent thousands of colonists and slaves to Louisiana in the belief that tobacco would refill a treasury drained by wars.

A second person died on Friday as a result of an explosion that rocked the Williams Olefins petrochemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, and injured more than 100 workers a day earlier.

PanARMENIAN.Net - An explosion and fire killed one person and injured 73 at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, June 12, unsettling an industrial town where authorities ordered people to remain indoors for hours to avoid the billowing smoke, Reuters reported.

A ground-rattling explosion at a chemical plant in Louisiana ignited a blaze that killed at least one person and injured dozens of others.

Trafigura AG announced Thursday it has borrowed $200 million through long-term bonds to support further development of the Burnside Terminal, which is operated by subsidiary Impala Warehousing LLC. The terminal is already receiving regular shipments of bauxite and coal through its barge fleeting operations.

A major explosion and fire was reported at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, local TV station WAFB reported on its website.

A major explosion and fire was reported at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, local TV station WAFB reported on its website.

U.S. 54 at Louisiana was closed for 48 hours and residents along both rivers in Pike County are breathing a sigh of relief that crest predictions fell short of the expert's opinions.

Dear EarthTalk: The three-year anniversary of the 2010 BP oil spill just passed.

Federal budget cuts, under sequestration, have forced Douglass Community Services to eliminate 18 staff positions and services to 77 children in its Early Head Start and Head Start programs.

Dear EarthTalk: The three-year anniversary of the 2010 BP oil spill just passed.

If left unchecked, the redbanded stink bug can cause damage so extensive that farmers may lose an entire field of beans.The redbanded stink bug is the leading pest of Louisiana soybeans.

"We are acquiring solid assets in very desirable, high-traffic locations that will become even more valuable after we strategically renovate, rebrand, and reposition them."

Hundreds of people living in St. Charles County near St. Louis, Missouri were evacuated from their homes after a levee breach Monday night.

Major flooding was expected on Tuesday in several Missouri counties, and warnings were issued for residents from northern Illinois to Louisiana, CNN reported.

That's a fact not likely to be lost on the residents of the Gulf of Mexico who want retribution for pain and suffering caused by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster three years ago.

Collectors, antique enthusiasts and family heirloom holders turned out to show their wares and have them appraised when 'Antiques Roadshow,' the popular PBS series, came to Detroit's Cobo Center today.

Dear EarthTalk: The three-year anniversary of the 2010 BP oil spill just passed.