Project Gulf Impact

St. Landry Parish President Don Menard issued a voluntary evacuation of residents east of Port Barre and a mandatory evacuation of all livestock on the levee and surrounding areas Monday. Both Menard and Gov. Bobby Jindal encouraged emergency officials and community members gathered at an emergency preparedness meeting in Krotz Springs on Monday to prepare [...]

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Energy traders’ fears are rising right along with the flood levels along the Mississippi River. Oil is firmly back above $100 a barrel and gasoline futures surged over 6% Monday on concerns about the potential impact of flooding on the largest gasoline pipeline in the U.S. as well as nearly a dozen Gulf Coast refiners. “The [...]

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The threat of flooding on the Mississippi River is so severe that the officials are taking dramatic action all along the river to protect cities and towns.  Earlier this week, the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) dynamited a levee and flooded thousands of acres and nearly 100 homes to protect the nearby city of [...]

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“They expect the height of the water to reach between 5 and upwards of 25 feet above ground elevation, causing flooding through many southern portions of our state,” Jindal said. Areas expected to be impacted include Krotz Springs and Butte La Rose. “We’ve been hearing about the possibility of flooding,” Dan Gober, who lives in [...]

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“ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A trickle of new oil into the trans-Alaska pipeline has BP Alaska officials optimistic about a $100 million investment. For more than a week, the company has produced about 350 barrels per day of new heavy crude oil – petroleum with the viscosity of molasses or cold honey – from a test well [...]

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” The one year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has come and gone yet the process to compensate individuals and businesses that were affected lingers on.  The Gulf Coast Claims Facility run by Ken Feinberg, is still working through thousands of claims that are still under review. The number of claimants to date [...]

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“The Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI) has begun a collaborative, region-wide investigation of toxic impacts of oil and dispersants on the Gulf ecosystem – from phytoplankton, fish, and birds to marine mammals and humans. This broad-based, multi-species, multi-habitat approach can provide essential information in a timely way that will inform public health measures (seafood safety), [...]

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  From NOLA.com: “BP reached an unprecedented agreement with five Gulf Coast states and two federal agencies Thursday to make a $1 billion advance payment for restoration projects to compensate for damage to natural resources caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The money will go to the Natural Resource Trustees for [...]

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This will air in English next week – but for now, enjoy this version!   CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GREAT NEWS PIECE AND SKIP AHEAD TO 13:30 TO SEE THE CLIP    

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Here is Part One of The BBC Mini-Doc We Helped Produce – Featuring Lorrie Williams and many others – It will air in English sometime next week – but for now, here is the foreign version!

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