EPA to study 'fracking' gas drilling method

2010-03-18T15:46:00Z

<div id="subtitle">EPA to study environmental impact of drilling method used to recover natural gas in shale</div><div><p>The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will study potential human health and water quality threats from an oil and natural gas drilling technique that injects massive amounts of water, sand and chemicals underground.</p><p...

Product recalls: seasoning mixes

2010-03-17T14:01:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Recalled products linked to potential salmonella risk: seasoning mixes</div><div><p>The following products are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems:</p><p>___</p><p>C. H. Guenther & Son Inc. is recalling several products that are part of the Sunbird Seasonings, Williams ...

AT&T workers in Southeast ratify union contract

2010-03-06T00:30:18Z

<div id="subtitle">AT&T workers ratify union contract covering about 30,000 employees in the Southeast</div><div><p>AT&T Inc. said Friday that its employees approved a new three-year contract covering about 30,000 workers in the Southeast.</p><p>The new pact calls for pay and pension increases over the next three years and cash payments tied to the company's financial performance but also higher health care premiums.</p><p>The deal ...

US rig count increases by 23

2010-03-05T11:32:43Z

<div id="subtitle">US rig count increases by 23 to 1,396</div><div><p>The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 23 this week to 1,396.</p><p>Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 926 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 456 for oil. Fourteen were listed as miscellaneous. A year ag...

Democrats mired in swamp they vowed to drain

2010-03-04T16:45:25Z

<div id="subtitle">After vowing to drain the swamp of ethics abusers, Democrats find themselves mired in it</div><div><p>A rash of ethics lapses has given Democrats an election-year headache: how to convince skeptical voters that they're any cleaner than Republicans they accused of fostering a "culture of corruption" in 2006.</p><p>From the conduct of governors in

La. senator: Are deaths linked to Chinese drywall?

2010-03-04T15:33:19Z

<div id="subtitle">La. senator wants to see if deaths are linked to Chinese drywall; fed officials say no link</div><div><p>U.S. Sen. David Vitter has called for federal officials to do a more thorough review of the deaths of several people who lived in homes that contained smelly, possibly toxic Chinese drywall.</p><p>Federal officials at the Louisiana jail 6 months on misdemeanor charges</div><div><p>A homeless, mentally ill woman has been released from a Louisiana jail after a clerical mistake kept her there for six months.</p><p>A relative says 55-year-old Melissa Poche was sent to a hospital after her release Wednesday. She ...

US rig count drops by 1

2010-02-22T08:08:03Z

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;US rig count drops by 1 to 1,345&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped by one this week to 1,345.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 893 rigs were e...

Refinery bringing hope of good times to La. sugar

2010-02-22T08:15:13Z

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Joint venture refinery bringing hope of good times to Louisiana's sugar industry&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;After years of fighting storms and flat prices, Louisiana sugar cane growers at the heart of a $2 billion industry are hoping for better financial times as farmers and the food industry unite to get the product from the fields to the consumer in a d...

Rig count rises by 11

2010-02-22T09:49:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Rig count up by 11 to 1,346 this week</div><div><p>The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 11 this week to 1,346.</p><p>Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 891 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 443 for oil. Twelv...

Energy Transfer to buy La. natural gas operation

2010-02-22T10:16:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Energy Transfer to acquire natural gas operation in Louisiana from Tristate Midstream</div><div><p>Energy Transfer Partners said Wednesday that it will buy natural gas gathering and treating assets in Louisiana from Tristate Midstream LP.</p><p>The assets inclu...

Studio tied to Saints dispute ordered liquidated

2010-02-22T10:29:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Defunct Louisiana movie studio tied to Saints money dispute ordered into liquidation</div><div><p>A judge is ordering into liquidation a defunct Louisiana movie studio tied to a $1.7 million dispute with New Orleans Saints players and coaches.</p><p>A judge issued the order Tues...

Rig count rises by 18

2010-02-22T11:14:36Z

<div id="subtitle">Rig count up by 18 to 1,335 this week</div><div><p>The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 18 this week to 1,335.</p><p>Baker Hughes Inc., based in Houston, said Friday ...

Anti-tax stance boosts Jindal despite budget woes

2010-02-22T15:27:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Gov. Jindal's anti-tax stance plays well with national GOP, despite Louisiana's budget woes</div><div><p>Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's refusal to raise taxes is boosting his stature with a re-energized national GOP, even while his state faces se...

Land-building project in Lousiana shuts down

2010-02-22T16:29:37Z

<div id="subtitle">River project that promised to build land along coastal La. shuts down after 6 years, $33M</div><div><p>Six years after the Army Corps of Engineers hailed a land-building project near the mouth of the Mississippi River as a major step in saving coastal Louisiana judge over alleged kickbacks, other misconduct</div><div><p>A House task force recommended unanimously Thursday that Congress impeach a federal judge from Louisiana, accusing him of improperly taking cash and lying during his Senate confirmation.</p><p>U.S. Texas on Wednesday causing damage and reportedly injuring several people and trapping others in their homes.</p><p>Emergency crews rushed to the scene, a few miles (kilometers) west of the town of Waskom, and were treating the injured, according to the Marshall News Messenger, a local newspaper.</p><p>"Right now we are still as...

US Sen. Landrieu holds out hope for Medicaid fix

2010-02-22T17:27:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Mass. GOP upset victory means more doubt for La. Medicaid money but Landrieu holds on to hope</div><div><p>Sen. Mary Landrieu defended the Senate's version of health care overhaul legislation — and language in it that provides up to $365 million...

LSU faculty, students protest against budget cuts

2010-02-22T17:40:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Louisiana State Univ. faculty, students protest budget cuts, say they'll damage education</div><div><p>The latest round of college budget cuts, combined with threats of still more to come, provoked protest Tuesday from Louisiana State University faculty and students and a burgeoning movement that promised more organized opposition when neg...

Record yield for Louisiana rice in 2009

2010-02-22T18:07:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Louisiana farmers average 6,300 pounds of rice per acre _ highest in state history</div><div><p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Louisiana rice farmers averaged a record 6,300 pounds of rice per acre last year.</p><p>It says that's up 470 pounds pe...

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