Four years ago today workers were able to cap the BP well that created the largest environmental disaster in the history of North America. Executive Director for The Coastal Protection Restoration Authority, Kyle Graham, says, four years later, most of the oil has been removed from the coastal beaches and marshes in Louisiana…:
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He says it’s still too early to tell what the long-term effects the oil-spill will have on the ecosystem along the state’s coast.

The West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero said Thursday that two of the people who got extremely ill on board a ship from West Africa are in stable condition while a third is in guarded condition. The ship moved from Belle Chasse to the Port of Orleans yesterday. DHH confirmed that at least one person tested positive for malaria which is a mosquito-borne disease and is not contagious.

A new poll conducted by Fox News shows Republican US-Senate candidate Bill Cassidy with a substantial lead over the incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu in a head-to-head matchup. The survey shows Cassidy with 51% of the vote and Landrieu with 38% in a potential runoff scenario. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley questions the validity of this poll…:
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The poll interviewed just over 600 likely Louisiana voters between September 14th-16th.

There are gas stations throughout Louisiana right now reporting a gallon of regular is now below $2.95. The statewide average is $3.13 according to the American Automobile Association.