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• Risk management seminar set at SLU

  January 16, 2012 10:02 AM

  HAMMOND, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Louisiana University plans to offer a seminar on managing small business risk. The seminar, set for Jan. 27, is offered in collaboration with Louisiana Economic Development and the U.S. Small Business Administration. It will be held from 10... more »

• Weight management for the New Year

  January 3, 2011 9:44 AM

  LAFAYETTE, LA-Everyone is interested in starting off the new year by eating healthy and starting an exercise program. The HealthInformationCenter is offering free health information to help you make wise health decisions for yourself and your family. It is very important to start a weight management plan that works. There... more »

• Spill panel says management culture to blame

  November 9, 2010 9:40 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - It wasn't just the botched technical decisions. BP and other companies' management, communication and overconfidence in dealing with risk led to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, investigators for the presidential commission said Tuesday. The commission's chief engineer, Richard Sears, outlined seven managerial findings, including muddled lines... more »

• Former Presidential Candidate talks Moratorium, jobs

  October 19, 2010 6:19 PM

  The aftermath of an offshore drilling moratorium is a growing concern in southern Louisiana. Many are asking what rules and regulations we're going to be left with. According to some oil and gas advocates, those haven't been set in stone yet. Former GOP Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee spoke to some... more »

• Pothole Killer

  October 18, 2010 7:27 PM

  Louisiana is known to top the list of "Worst Roads in the Nation." But, some Lafayette drivers could be in for a smoother ride. New technology to fill potholes is being taken for a test drive in the Hub City. A Philadelphia company has one of it's "Pothole Killer" trucks... more »

• Minerals Management Service Director Resigns

  May 27, 2010 11:24 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the troubled agency that oversees offshore drilling resigned under pressure Thursday, Democratic sources said, as President Barack Obama moved more aggressively to take charge of the Gulf oil spill. The departure of Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum came just hours before Obama's planned... more »

• Director of Minerals Management Apologizes for Cake

  May 21, 2010 5:41 PM

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The director of the Minerals Management Service in Alaska is apologizing to colleagues for having a cake at a recent meeting with the words "Drill, Baby, Drill" on it. In an e-mail Thursday to agency employees nationwide, Regional Director John Goll says it was wrong and... more »

• UL: Hazard Mitigation Plan ready for public viewing

  December 16, 2009 1:08 PM

  LAFAYETTE - The final draft of UL Lafayette's Hazard Mitigation Plan is ready for public viewing. The draft has been developed through the Disaster Resistant University (DRU) grant program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). UL Lafayette officials have been working to develop a comprehensive hazard mitigation... more »

• U.S. Rep. Boustany announces grant to Vermilion coastal protection

  December 1, 2009 1:36 PM

  Washington D.C. - U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr., (R-Southwest Louisiana), today announced the Minerals Management Service awarded a $217,782 grant to construct coastal protections in Vermilion Parish. "Rebuilding our coast throughout Southwest Louisiana is a monumental project, but we are making progress," Boustany said. "With the end of... more »

• MMS Disburses $10.68 Billion in FY 2009

  November 18, 2009 10:47 AM

  Funding recipients include states, American Indians, and eligible counties DENVER, CO - The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) today announced that it disbursed more than $10.68 billion in Fiscal Year 2009 from revenues collected from energy and mineral production on Federal and American Indian lands,... more »

• More offshore platforms are becoming active following Ida

  November 11, 2009 3:57 PM

  Tropical Storm Ida Activity Statistics Update - November 11, 2009: Minerals Management Service monitors activities through its Continuity of Operations Plan NEW ORLEANS - Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are reboarding platforms and rigs and restoring production following Tropical Storm Ida. The Minerals Management... more »

• Offshore rigs restore production following Ida

  November 10, 2009 2:29 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are reboarding platforms and rigs and restoring production following Tropical Storm Ida. The Minerals Management Service's Continuity of Operations Plan team is monitoring the operators' activities. This team will be activated until operations return to normal. ... more »

• Possible Mold in Broussard Apartment Complex

  October 28, 2009 6:20 PM

  People living at Ridgeview Apartments in Broussard say the apartments are making them sick. Ridgeview resident Lela Mark says she really believes mold is in all of the apartments. Mark blames her upper respiratory problems on what she believes is mold growing in in the complex. "It's... more »