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Acne is a common skin condition that often appears for the first time during adolescence. However, acne can develop at any age. In fact, Intermountain Healthcare notes that it’s even possible for people who never had acne as a teen to develop it later in life.
Even though acne is quite common, misperceptions about it persist. For example, consuming chocolate or greasy foods like French fries will not lead to a bout of acne.
Various factors directly contribute to acne, offers Harvard Medical School, and such factors include:
—Bacteria: Bacteria contribute to inflammatory lesions in acne. At various times, including during puberty, bacteria on the surface of the skin can increase. Antimicrobials can suppress certain bacteria in patients with acne.
—Hormones: Fluctuating hormones, including fluctuations that occur during pregnancy and menopause, can lead to acne. Stopping or starting birth control also can lead to acne. Hormones that increase in boys and girls during puberty can cause sebaceous glands to enlarge and make more sebum as well, says the Mayo Clinic.
—Excess oil production: Some people may produce more sebum than others. When coupled with skin care products and makeup that can clog pores, this may lead to acne.
—Inflammation: Inflammation caused by diet can lead to inflammation throughout the body, and that may result in acne.
—Underlying medical condition: Certain conditions, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome in women, are often accompanied by chronic or difficult-to-control acne.
—Medications: Medications people take for various conditions may actually cause acne as a side effect. This includes drugs that contain testosterone, lithium or corticosteroids. Changing medications may reduce breakouts.
It’s important to note that acne is not caused by dirty skin. Scrubbing skin too harshly with chemicals or soaps may actually make acne worse by irritating the skin.
Though makeup will not contribute to acne, opt for oil-free, noncomedogenic products and remove makeup each night before going to bed.
Acne is often tied to adolescence, but it also can persist into or even first appear during adulthood. Learning the causes of acne can help people of all ages successfully confront it.

Effective immediately, La. 324 at the Charenton Bridge over the Bayou Teche in St. Mary Parish is closed until further notice pending structural repair.

The bridge will be open to marine traffic only.

The detour will consists of La. 182, La. 670, La. 87 and La. 326. The detour route will be posted.

Emergency vehicles will not have access to the area.

The Department of Transportation and Development asks drivers to be cautious when approaching DOTD workers and equipment.

Hurricane Ida has already caused oil supply losses of 30 million barrels, the International Energy Agency reports, resulting in the first decline in global oil supply in five months.
Hurricane Ida shut in 1.7 million barrels per day of oil production in the Gulf at the end of August, “with potential supply losses from the storm approaching 30 mb. An uptrend in supply should resume in October as OPEC+ continues to unwind cuts, outages are resolved and as other producers increase,” the agency stated in its September Oil Market report.
“Unexpected outages during August forced a decline in supply for the first time in five months and extended the sharp drawdown in global oil stocks,” it added.
Offshore installations and refineries have been slow to restart due to the severity of the storm, forcing massive stock draws of both crude and products in key global markets, IEA said. “The biggest impact on supply will be seen in September, with total supply losses estimated at around 30 mb.”
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reported Wednesday that staff are still evacuated from 36 production platforms, or 6.43% of the 560 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Two dynamically positioned rigs remain off location, or 13.33% of 15 currently operating in the Gulf.
Initially, when Hurricane Ida made landfall, 288 production platforms in the Gulf were shut down, halting the production of 1.74 million barrels per day, or 95.65% of Gulf production.
BSEE estimates that approximately 29.52% of current oil production and 39.40% of gas production in the Gulf of Mexico are shut in. The percentages are calculated using data from offshore operators’ daily reports, BSEE said.
The numbers are an improvement from Monday, when 44% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production remained offline, or 800,000 barrels per day, Adam Lipow of Houston-based Lipow Oil Associates told The Center Square in an email.
With oil prices remaining resilient and the West Texas Index pricing at over $70 per barrel, Lipow said consumers probably won’t see much relief at the pump.
“And we will easily see total production losses in excess of 25 million barrels,” he added.
In addition to the rigs that are still shut down, many of the refineries in Louisiana that have since regained full or partial power are still struggling to restart operations, making it difficult to meet the demand for gasoline and diesel the market requires.
“The result is going to be more declines of refined product inventory which will support prices,” Lipow said.

“At least two refineries, Shell Norco and Phillips66 Belle Chasse are each expected to be down another four weeks and the two refineries account for a combined 500,000 barrels per day of capacity.”
The longer it takes Louisiana refineries to fully operate, the less likely it is that gasoline prices will fall.
“With worldwide oil demand recovering at a time that worldwide inventories are declining, there is little chance that gasoline prices fall in a big way unless we see the return of Iranian oil to market if the USA and Iran can agree to a nuclear agreement, or if OPEC+ decides to increase production faster than their current plan,” Lipow said.

Darin Andrew Tabor, 54, a resident of Thibodaux, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans after a brief battle with cancer.
Darin, the son of Nedra V. Tabor and the late Kenneth Tabor, was born April 24, 1967, in Morgan City, Louisiana and was a graduate of Central Catholic High, class of 1985.
After attending a few semesters at Nicholls State University, Darin found employment at McDermott Shipyard in the drafting/NC department. He also worked for Avondale and Bollinger Shipyards until he started working for his father’s business, K & K Construction Management in Thibodaux.
Many thought of Darin as a very quiet, unassuming person, but those who knew him well, saw a different side. He loved to tell jokes, most of which were actually very funny; he was an avid fan of LSU and Saints football. He had a very healthy appetite for Southern cuisine and enjoyed watching cooking shows and trying out new recipes. Many of his Facebook fans looked forward to him posting photos of his daily meals and worried when he failed to have any postings. He enjoyed the weekly AARP bingo games and was looking forward to the day they would resume because he missed his “Bingo Buddies” and was hoping they were staying safe. He was very passionate about rescuing homeless animals and was a volunteer at the Hope for Animals Center, serving the Thibodaux area.
He was a loving and loyal family man and friend, always putting the needs of others before his own. Darin was a very private person and did not want to burden others with the seriousness of his medical situation. His favorite comment was “It is what it is, deal with it” and it was this attitude which helped him maintain a positive outlook as he dealt with some of life’s most difficult moments.
He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his mother, Nedra Tabor and friend John Landry, Sr.; sister, Melanie Tabor of Port Angeles, Washington and her companion, Shane Oubre; his daughter, Lindy Tabor of Houma; stepdaughter, Erin Percle of New Orleans; stepmother, Karen Tabor; stepbrother Ryan Naquin (Susan); two step sisters, Mitzi Naquin (Craig) of Thibodaux, and Katie Terry (Phillip) of Austin, Texas. He is also survived by his nephews, Ryan Budd (Cora) of Scott, Louisiana, Tristan and Logan Budd of Port Angeles, Washington; a niece, Lauren Budd of Baton Rouge; his aunt “Nanny” Theresia Albritton and friend, Jay Leonard; and close cousins, Cherie Rigaud and Sonya Johnson.
He was preceded in death by his father Kenneth A Tabor, his paternal grandparents, Murphy “Bud” and Lenora Delaune Tabor, his maternal grandparents, Anthony “Roland” and Sylvania Aucoin Verret; his Aunt, Linda Verret and close cousin, Anthony Malbrough, Sr.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude to those who cared for Darin at the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Houma, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Ochsner Medical Center of New Orleans, Dr. Robert Alexander, and his Oncologist, Dr Jitendra G. Gandhi. He was especially grateful to his friends, Brad and Krista Reynaud and Mark and Lisa Adams. The prayers of the various religious groups and well wishes of fiends in the community have been greatly appreciated and have truly been the “Wind beneath our wings.”
Those honored to be pallbearers will be Brad Reynaud, Jessie Reynaud, Tristan Budd, Shane Oubre, Ryan Naquin and Rickey Landry.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ryan Budd, Mark Adams, Logan Budd, John Landry Sr., Anthony “Tony” Malbrough, Jr., Jay Leonard, Charles “Buck” Tabor, Brendan Cloutier and James Giroir.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at St. Andrew Catholic Church with Father Joe Chacko celebrating Mass and Father Henry Sebastian concelebrating.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Twin City Funeral Home, with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 p.m. The visitation will resume on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home. Following Mass, Darin will be laid to rest in the St. Andrew Catholic Church Cemetery.