Venice News

Ship traffic on the lower Mississippi River stopped Wednesday as an oil spill from an early morning accident between a tanker and a barge closed a 47-mile stretch of the nation's major waterway.

Mike Kirsch, a Temperance resident, left June 17 for Venice, La., where he is serving as a captain on a vessel that takes divers into the Gulf of Mexico.

Targa Resources, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Chevron Corporation's subsidiaries, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Mike Kirsch has been called back to sea. The Temperance resident who spent a majority of his life on ships as a captain returned this month to help assist in the continued clean-up from 2005's Hurricane ...

The state is unfurling a $27 million federal relief program for the commercial fishing industry in the New Orleans area this week, in what will be the first direct aid specifically targeted to fishers in the ...

As it roared through lower Plaquemines Parish in 2005, Hurricane Katrina sank thousands of commercial fishing boats and decimated the docks and harbors vital to the industry's future well-being. Two-and-a-half ...

“By doing this . . . the containers will come.”

A state task force formed to study the idea of building a port complex in the Gulf of Mexico convenes for the first time in Baton Rouge this afternoon, advancing the latest in a series of ambitious plans to ... via Times-Picayune

“It's the cheapest way to get goods into the United States”

A bill in the Louisiana State Legislature to build a massive port in Plaquemines Parish would be the single largest economic development project in the state, according to the bill's author, Sen. via 4 WWL-TV

“As of now we still don't have that information, and we have not given them a certified certificate in order to move forward”

A long-dormant plan to build a new port complex near the mouth of the Mississippi River has stepped closer to reality at a time when Louisiana politicians and business leaders are touting the state's waterways ... via Times-Picayune

“Food can close the gap between people”

It started with a culinary tour up the Mississippi River and is ending with a book tour along the same route. via The Daily Advertiser

Fishing in Louisiana is more than a way of life -- it's a cornerstone of our culture and a huge money maker for the state. via Times-Picayune

“We're looking at needs versus what was already on the drawing board”

State officials have announced a long-awaited program that will pour $19 million into public docks, ice houses, processing plants and other projects aimed at reviving the state's battered fishing industry. via Times-Picayune

“Estimates are this will reduce traffic on over-burdened Highway 23 in Belle Chasse by 35 percent.”

In spite of rain, about 300 people turned out for a meeting of a Plaquemines Parish business group to hear Gov. via NOLA.com

The Coast Guard medevaced a 52-year-old man from an oil rig platform approximately 40 miles east of Venice, La., in the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday. via Rotor.com

The body of a child found off the coast of Venice, Louisiana has been identified as the last of four young children allegedly tossed from an Alabama bridge by their father. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

“We believe - and hopefully - this will be the body of 2-year-old Hannah”

A body thought to be that of the last of four children who were allegedly tossed from a coastal Alabama bridge by their father was recovered Sunday, authorities said. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

A body believed to be the last of four children who were allegedly tossed from a coastal Alabama bridge by their father was recovered Sunday, authorities said. via Free Republic

The Coast Guard said a helicopter carrying four people crashed Saturday evening along the Southwest Pass near Venice. via TheNewOrleansChannel

The Coast Guard says a helicopter carrying four people crashed Saturday evening along the Southwest Pass near Venice. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

“Now we are looking for the genes that are abnormal in schizophrenia and we have found probably between eight and ten major genes and some minor genes that interact to create vulnerability [to schizophrenia]”

THE MANY FACES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: Mathmetician John Nash, author Jack Kerouac, Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green, and musician Syd Barrett One of the most disabling mental disorders has the unfortunate ... via The Varsity