Terrebonne Parish officials are considering a law to crack down on owners of sunken boats who abandon the vessels and leave the Louisiana parish with the bill for removal. If approved, the ordinance will authorize officials who find sunken vessels …
Federal prosecutors say a 41-year-old businessman who moved to New Orleans, La., from Georgia after the catastrophic BP oil spill in 2010 has been charged with defrauding a compensation fund set up for victims. The Justice Department says Dwayne Smith …
Caliber Collision Centers continues to expand across Texas with the announcement that it acquired Legend Collision Center and reopened the location as Caliber West San Antonio. Caliber Collision’s newly acquired 19,900 square foot collision repair facility officially opened at 11720 …
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is set to vote today on whether to do away with the city’s traffic camera enforcement program. But even if it’s kept alive, some council members are pushing for changes in the scope of the program …
Texas has started a more specific drought count to determine how many trees died from last year’s devastating dry spell. The Texas Forest Service on Monday announced forestry crews will spend the next two months on the ground surveying 700 …
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will hold a free workshop about asbestos and lead regulations on May 23. It will summarize changes in asbestos regulations and any changes in rules for lead-based paint. Glenn Gomes will talk about the …
Police say a man arrested in a Southeast Texas city for riding his unicycle in the nude was distracting drivers and creating a hazard. Kemah police Chief Greg Rikard says 45-year-old Joseph Glynn Farley was not intoxicated or impaired when …
Nicholls State University in Thibodaux is taking a new perspective on tracking coastal erosion and the health of Louisiana’s barrier islands more closely. The islands are an important habitant for migratory birds and a front-line protection against hurricanes, but the …
A center set up to help victims of last month’s tornado in Woodward is closing. The U.S. Small Business Administration says its Oklahoma Disaster Outreach Center will shut down Wednesday. The agency opened the center to help residents and business …
It will take an inventory before the loss can be calculated, but officials say burglars made off with a substantial amount from 70 freight train cars in Louisiana. Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputies told WDSU-TV that the Union Pacific Railroad train …
