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Farmers worry about strawberries

December 7, 2010 9:22 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's strawberry farmers worry that covers spread over their plants for the past week may not be enough to protect tender blossoms and ripening fruit from this week's deep freezes. Strawberries are Louisiana's leading fruit crop. The LSU AgCenter says 397 acres brought a gross farm... more »
Louisiana Shrimpers Worry About Prices for Next Season

August 16, 2010 5:40 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Shrimpers trawling Louisiana waters Monday in the first commercial season since the Gulf disaster don't know what dangers from the massive BP oil spill still lurk and what market there will be for their catch if consumers don't believe the seafood is safe. Perhaps the biggest... more »
La. Lawmakers Worry About Budget 'Cliff'

June 22, 2010 8:38 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As they patched together a $26 billion budget in the final days of the legislative session, lawmakers warily looked to next year with worries they won't be able to piecemeal their way out of a looming crisis. A central part of the House and Senate... more »
Worry That Gulf Oil Spreading into Major Current

May 17, 2010 7:00 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Engineers finally figured out how to siphon some of the oil that has been spewing into the Gulf for almost a month, but it could be too late to stop the ooze from reaching a major ocean current that could carry it through the Florida Keys... more »