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In this screenshot from video, the U.S. Coast Guard rescues boaters off the coast of Empire, La., on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. Three men whose fishing boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast were rescued after surviving for more than a day despite being attacked by sharks that inflicted deep cuts on their hands and shredded one of their life jackets, according to their rescuers. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP) NYAB206 NYAB206

October 11, 2022 at 7:13 am

Will to live, life jackets: Boaters survive 28 hours, sharks WATCH

Two anglers whose boat sank over the weekend in the Gulf of Mexico clung to an improvised float and fought off sharks while the third...

FILE – A gopher tortoise ambles along a tee box on Sept. 21, 2014 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, that the burrowing reptiles donâ€™t need federal protection in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and most of far south Alabama but remain threatened in southeastern Mississippi and bits of Louisiana and southwest Alabama. (Will Dickey/The Florida Times-Union via AP) FLJAJ101 FLJAJ101

October 11, 2022 at 5:05 am

US: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range

The federal government says the gopher tortoise isn't threatened in most of its range and therefore no longer a candidate for protection.

September 28, 2022 at 4:41 pm

Salt water creeps toward New Orleans up Mississippi River

The Army Corps of Engineers says the Mississippi River is so low and slow that salt water is creeping farther than usual along the bottom...

September 28, 2022 at 8:10 am

New report: Oil spills from offshore transportation way down

A new government report says oil spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. dropped dramatically from the last decade of the 1990s to the one...

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September 27, 2022 at 11:02 am

Noted New Orleans social services group drops racist’s name

A New Orleans social services nonprofit long known as the Kingsley House has ditched the name of a Victorian clergyman found to have held profoundly...

September 19, 2022 at 11:06 am

Rapper Mystikal pleads not guilty to rape, drug charges

The Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman at his Louisiana home and of possessing...

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September 15, 2022 at 2:56 pm

Rapper Mystikal to be arraigned on rape, other charges

The Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal has been scheduled for arraignment on charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman, and illegally possessing drugs at his...

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September 15, 2022 at 12:29 pm

Louisiana judge tosses permits for $9.4B plastics complex

A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company's planned $9_4 billion plastics complex in a heavily industrialized area often referred...

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September 14, 2022 at 11:37 am

Agency OKs nearly $190M in bids from offshore oil lease sale

The Biden administration has accepted nearly $190 million in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago...

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September 12, 2022 at 2:17 pm

US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks

The U.S. Department of the Interior says it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety rules dealing with devices to prevent blowouts...

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