NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Pontchartrain Hotel has the New Orleans City Council's permission to resume operations as a hotel. The 6-0 vote came at the request of Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell, whose district includes the site. Despite the action, though, only a few rooms are expected to be rented to... more »
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) - State media says Turkey's Parliament has approved a bill authorizing the military to conduct cross-border operations in Syria after a deadly shelling from the Syrian territory killed five civilians. The Anadolu Agency says legislators on Thursday voted in favor of the bill that gives the government... more »
PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - The Air Liquide Specialty Chemicals plant in Port Allen is expected to reopen and resume normal operation Wednesday. The plant has been shut down since May 21 so that officials could investigate the cause of an explosion and chemical fire. The fire forced nearly 200... more »
PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - Liquid bulk cargo operations at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge have shut down because of the rising Mississippi River. Port Director Jay Hardman said water has submerged electrical equipment and pipes used to bring in molasses, petroleum and specialty chemicals. Westwary Terminal Group and... more »
Acadian Ambulance Service announces the promotion of Jerry Romero to the position of senior vice president of ambulance operations for Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. In this position Romero will oversee the Acadian Ambulance operations for Acadian's service area and report directly to President and Chief Operating Officer David Pierce. Romero... more »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Churchill Downs Inc. announced a deal Monday to purchase a Mississippi casino and hotel for about $138 million as the company best known for the Kentucky Derby expanded its gambling operations. The Louisville-based company is buying Harlow's Casino Resort & Hotel in Greenville, Miss., from a... more »
BP PLC says high seas on the Gulf of Mexico have delayed operations to raise the piece of equipment from the seabed that failed to prevent the massive oil spill. The oil giant, in a Twitter posting Monday, did not say how long the delay would be. Engineers were supposed... more »
The state of Louisiana today issued its first report on skimming operations on Louisiana's coast. The report was compiled as a result of Governor Jindal's directive to the Louisiana National Guard to monitor and track the deployment of skimmers by the U.S. Coast Guard. Statewide, there are 396 skimmers total,... more »
NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana National Guard participated in oil spill operations with St. Bernard Parish officials and Oil Mop, LLC., at the Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale, La., May 3.
Guardsmen from the 1022nd Engineer Company, of the 527th Engineer Battalion, were tasked with keeping track of the... more »