By Michael Radcliff The Louisiana Weekly Monday, August 29, 2011, marks the sixth anniversary of the Storm of the Century — Hurricane Katrina. Much has been written and said regarding the ... News Alert: Urgent Call Is Issued for More Local Doctors and Nurses for Monday’s Free Health Clinic
Physician Volunteers Are Being Diverted for Hurricane Irene Efforts NEW ORLEANS – Organizers of Monday’s massive, one-day, free medical clinic at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans are ... Reef fund plundered during budget balancing
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer To help cover a budget gap in the year that began in July, the state took $26.6 million from a fund that converts defunct oil rigs into ... Gulf activists stage protest as BP’s cleanup slows
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer BP’s gushing well was capped in mid-July of last year but that was hardly the end of the spill saga for Gulf Coast residents. This August 4th, ... Does new legislation to restore the Gulf go far enough?
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (A special Facing South investigation) — A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week directs Clean Water Act fines that BP and other companies will ... City plans new, greener options for public transit
By Susan Buchanan The Louisiana Weekly The Crescent City — never a candidate for an underground, subway system — has had on-and-off success with public transit. For now, cars are the preferred ...
By Susan Buchanan The Louisiana Weekly The city’s drainage system is so strained that after 10 minutes of rainfall, cars wade through ponds on the street and pedestrians wear rubber boots just ... Largest dead zone ever expected in Gulf
By Zoe Sullivan The Louisiana Weekly Scientists from Louisiana University Marine Consortium, LUMCON, are predicting that the “Dead Zone” — an area with low or no oxygen — in the Gulf of ...
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