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Possible cancellation of coastal project could cost Louisiana close to $1 billion
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana’s possible cancellation of its giant river diversion in Plaquemines could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars. That revelation came during a Senate Transportation Committee meeting Wednesday at the State Capitol. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority told senators it has already spent...
Westbank hurricane flood protection system tested ahead of hurricane season
BELLE CHASSE, La. — Hurricane season is just around the corner but officials at the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse aren't worried. Thursday, they ran the flood protection system at full capacity for an hour to inspect it ahead of June 1st. "We are ready to go for...
Louisiana Southshore election results
Louisiana's municipal general election was held on Saturday, April 27. Below are the final results from key races. Southshore voters decided several major races, including a Jefferson Parish judge race, a Grand Isle council race, and other millage and tax renewals. Get election results for these races below:. Don't see...
Two men jailed Thursday after Belle Chasse vehicle pursuit ends in Algiers
The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested two men who led deputies on a chase that ended in a single-vehicle traffic crash in Algiers Thursday night. Kevine Hill, 20, and Mandrake Ozan III, 28, were booked into the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center Thursday after police say Hill refused to stop when a deputy tried to pull him over in Belle Chasse.
Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's deputies led on a chase into Orleans Parish
NEW ORLEANS — The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating after a chase ended in a crash in New Orleans Thursday night. The incident began on Highway 406 near the intersection of F. Edward Hebert Boulevard in Belle Chasse. According to the sheriff's office, a deputy saw a car...
Another Louisiana man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach
NEW ORLEANS — FBI New Orleans announced Thursday the arrest of a Buras man wanted in connection to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Officials said Matthew Matulich, 34, of Buras, Louisiana, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia. He...
14 years since Deepwater Horizon oil spill
PLAQUEMINE, La. — Fourteen years ago, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, sent flames shooting high into the sky about 40 miles off the coast of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Eleven workers died on the rig in what would...
Federal judge approves transfer for suspect in murder-for-hire case
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A federal judge on Friday granted a request by a lawyer to transfer her client closer to Mobile so they can prepare for trial in a murder-for-hire scheme. Darrius Rowser is being held at the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center in Louisiana. His attorney argued that it...
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