Lawyers for Louisiana landowners are moving quickly to file oilfield contamination suits before a new state law takes effect that both sides say will make future legacy cases harder for plaintiffs
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser makes "Captain Billy" and Tammy Gaston unofficial ambassadors for Louisiana on Friday.
Nungesser and Gaston share a word before a champagne toast to the opening of Cajun Man's Swamp Tours on Friday.
Dean Schouest cooked jambalaya for the people who attended Friday's business opening, and it was good even when eaten in the cab of an ATV.
Annette Bourgeois, left, and Julie Bourgeois greet Nungesser at Friday's Cajun Man's Swamp Tours opening. Both women wore traditional Acadian clothing, including bonnets. They serve as tour guides at state attractions.
Waylon Thibodaux, a longtime friend of Gaston's, played at Friday's opening.
"Captain Billy" and Tammy Gaston cut the ribbon Friday to open Cajun Man's Swamp Tours. Nungesser and state Rep. Beryl Amedee, R-Gray, were among those on hand for the event.
BAYOU L'OURSE – A business opened, a ribbon was cut – a pretty standard event in the local community.
As work on the physical functionality of Ochsner St. Mary continues, members of the Hospital Service District No.
Phoenix International photo
A dry chamber is lowered into the water during repairs on the USS Princeton.
Phoenix International announced the successful completion of a complex in-water rudderstock hull seal replacement on the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton at Naval Base San Diego.
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The crawfish industry is facing a labor shortage due to federal immigration caps.
BATON ROUGE — The crawfish industry is facing a labor shortage due to federal immigration caps as the state enters the start of the harvesting season, Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain said i
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