The feds will be holding another auction of leases for oil and gas plots in the Gulf of Mexico today. Industry analysts say the last bid was disrupted by uncertainty surrounding royalty rates. Tulane Energy Institute Interim Director Eric Smith cautions that the bid likely won’t be a barn burner, because it’s still less economical to drill over water than it is to set up shop on land.

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Burglary, Theft, Vehicle Arson… just some of the many reasons why 24-year-old Keithen Banks is a wanted man by several agencies in Jefferson Parish. The State Fire Marshal is asking for the public’s help in locating the man, and spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says anyone willing to commit a crime with fire is to be considered a dangerous person.

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This year’s medicinal marijuana crop has had it’s expected ship date pushed back to November. Matt Doyle has more.

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