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99 Year Old Musician Defies New Study on Aging
A new study shows public health is headed in the wrong direction. Among the findings, New Orleans' men have among the shortest life expectancies in the nation.
When we meet Lionel Ferbos, he's looking dapper in his pressed suit and Meyer hat. It's...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Health, Mahalia Jackson, Louisiana, Disasters
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Grand Isle Beach Open This Memorial Day, A Year After BP Oil Spill
WGNO NewsOne year ago, Grand Isle Beaches were closed because of the BP oil spill. This Memorial Day, a key section of The Grand Isle State Park is now open for the first time since the spill. It's shaping up to be a very memorable, Memorial Day for Megan...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Issues, Restaurants, Tourism and Leisure
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Gulf Coast Beaches are back
ABC26 NewsA year ago people on Gulf Coast beaches wore moon suits. A year later In Bay St. Louis everyone had on bathing suits. Most of the beaches stretching from Grand Isle to Panama Beach Florida were closed last summer following the nation's worst oil spill...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Pollution, Disasters and Accidents, Florida, Emergency Incidents
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Coast Guard Responds to Reported Oil in Breton Sound
WGNO NewsThe Coast Guard tells WGNO they are responding to a report of oil in Breton Sound near Venice. According to the Coast Guard, they're working along with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement to investigate the incident. The...Tags: New Orleans, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Disasters and Accidents, Louisiana
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Oil slick appears near Venice
WGNO NewsAnother oil slick appears just off Louisiana coastline. This one is about seven miles long. The Coast Guard is investigating, and photos have been sent to BP. This slick comes 14 months after the BP oil spill, although it's not known if the slick is a...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Disasters and Accidents, Environmental Pollution, Louisiana, Emergency Incidents
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Sandra Gonzalez
WGNO NewsI came to New Orleans to witness history and report on the region's rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. Since 2006 I have seen and experienced much more from the political shakeups to the oil spill disaster in the Gulf. I actually started my reporting...Tags: Minority Groups, California, National or Ethnic Minorities, Environmental Pollution, Texas
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Birds Saved from Deepwater Horizon Oil Impacts Released at Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area
ABC26 NewsState and federal biologists Friday released another 79 birds rehabilitated after rescue from oil impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill along the Louisiana coast. Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in St. Mary Parish was selected by...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Issues, Louisiana, Wildlife, Government
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Mental Health Resources Now Available for Flood Victims
WGNO NewsThe Our Home, Louisiana Coalition, founded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, relaunches a toll-free Information Resource Line to provide support to Louisiana flood victims. The line is provided and staffed by coalition partner Magellan...Tags: Magellan Health Services Incorporated, Floods, Health, Natural Disasters, Louisiana
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Oil Still Haunts Plaquemines Parish As Leaders Discuss Initiative To Get Our Wetlands Back
WGNO NewsLeaders across the Gulf Coast took matters into their own hands today saying they've waited too long for anyone in Washington to respond to our shrinking wetlands. WGNO's Vanessa Bolano shows us there's still oil, but there's also still hope. Take a ride...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Florida, Texas, Elections
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FORMER SHIP MATE PLEADS GUILTY TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHARGES
JOHN BAVARET, age 41 ,a resident of Jefferson, Louisiana, pled guilty today in federal court before U. S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman to a two-count bill of information for a felony violation of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act and a...Tags: New Orleans, Environmental Pollution, Lawyers, Trials, Justice System
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Parish Presidents Sign Agreement with Coast Guard
ABC26 NewsThe parish presidents have gotten their wish. Last week they had a meeting with Coast Guard Retired Admiral Thad Allen to tell him they felt ignored by BP and the Coast Guard. Now, the group has come to an agreement on how they will all work together...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Pollution, Environmental Cleanup, Thad Allen, Disasters
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More Federal Waters In Gulf Reopening To Fishing
ABC26 NewsThe U.S. government is reopening more federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico for commercial and recreational fishing that had been closed because of the massive oil spill. Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), National Government, Louisiana, Government, Disasters
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