The Coast Guard is helping to control an oil spill off Plaquemines Parish. Tens of thousands of gallons of oil have gushed out of an old well off the coast. Coast Guard Lieutenant Phillip VanderWeit acknowledges that this is a serious spill and says crews have collected 50,000 gallons of an oily water mixture
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VanderWeit says the two main jobs are to get the source of the spill under control and to mitigate the impacts to the environment.
Advocates gathered outside the State Capitol this week to draw attention to food insecurity. Pat VanBurkleo, the executive director of Feeding Louisiana, says they wanted to let state lawmakers know that many things affect hunger and federal budget cuts are not helping matters.
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Crawfish prices are the lowest they’ve been all season. Jeff Palermo has more…
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One lucky Mandeville man made a quick stop to pick up lottery tickets and when he woke up found himself the winner of a $2,445,468 Lotto jackpot. Ronald Myers said to his wife of 35 years, “you’re not going to be believe this”, and she jokingly asked “Did we win the lottery?” The two picked up a their winnings on April 25th. After state and federal tax withholdings, they went home with $1,785,196.02 with which they plan to pay it forward, upgrade a Disney Trip and invest back into the business, ChillCo.