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Construction Worker Killed
WGNO NewsHe came to the New Orleans area six years ago, to help rebuild the city; but sadly, it's where the Brazilian construction worker lost his life. His friends now who hope the public can help catch his killer. "I come over here six years ago, I can not say...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Injuries and Wounds, Health, WGNO
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Fish Kill Cleanup Over, Command Dismantled
WGNO NewsSt. Tammany Parish and state environmental officials say the clean-up of thousands of dead fish in the Pearl River is over, according to a press release from the parish. Parish President Kevin Davis met with the Peggy Hatch, secretary of the LA...Tags: Elections, Medical Procedures and Tests, Natural Resources, Career and Workplace, Environmental Issues
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Officials Encourage Boating Safety After Four Deaths In 2011
WGNO NewsThe St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office is taking a proactive approach at preventing fatal boating accidents. Four people have died on their parish waters in 2011. The Sheriff's Office ordered 50 safety signs and Tuesday they went boat launch to boat...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Career and Workplace, Aquaculture
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Local Doctor Recalls Time Spent at Ground Zero
At Dr. Jeff Dongiuex's office near the airport, you hear the constant sound of planes overhead. It's a daily reminder of what happened ten years earlier. "About the first hour or two is when we saw a lot of the trauma patients coming in, and then the...Tags: New York University, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Collapsed Home Owner Talks About Accident That Killed Worker
WGNO NewsA New Orleans man breaks his silence about the freak accident that killed a man, and displaced his family. He was having his home raised when it collapsed and trapped the worker underneath. "I felt just a shaking when the house hit," said homeowner...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Emergency Planning, Economy, Business and Finance, Accidental Death
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BP Resumes Dividend Payouts After Full-Year Loss
WGNO NewsBP PLC outlined plans to rebound from the Gulf of Mexico disaster as a smaller, safer company - selling off almost half its U.S. refinery business - and restored its dividend payment to shareholders as it unveiled strong fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday....Tags: Bob Dudley, Russia, Indiana, Employees, Crime, Law and Justice
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OSHA: La., SC co.s settle whistleblower suit
ABC26 NewsThe U.S. Department of Labor says companies in Louisiana and South Carolina are settling a lawsuit alleging they illegally fired a crane operator in Texas for making safety and health complaints. It reported Thursday that the man repeatedly told his...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Career and Workplace, South Carolina, Baton Rouge, Employees
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Scammer Arrested For BP Employment Scam
ABC26 NewsSheriff's deputies in St.Charles Parish arrested a man wanted for scamming dozens of people, collecting nearly $13,000. Cleveland Verner Jr. is accused of promising to help people get jobs as part of the BP oil spill cleanup. Investigators say Verner...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Pollution, Career and Workplace, Water Pollution, Disasters
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Latest on BP Oil Spill Federal Probe
ABC26 NewsFederal investigators probing the blowout that led to the Gulf oil spill grilled a Halliburton official Tuesday about concerns the petroleum services firm raised over the potential for a severe gas flow problem if a BP plan was used. Halliburton and BP...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Coast Guard, Employees, Science and Technology, Water Pollution
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BP Plans To Continue Relief Well Work This Week
ABC26 NewsThe oil that poured into the Gulf for more than 12 weeks has been forced back underground and BP engineers expect to spend this week drilling the final leg of a relief well to complete the "bottom kill" designed to permanently seal the leaking well. BP...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Florida, Thad Allen, Career and Workplace, Shrimp
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US Investigative Panel Meets For 5th Time On Spill
ABC26 NewsFederal investigators will be looking for key information about pressure tests, decision making and BP's safety culture when the next round of hearings begins Monday to determine the cause of the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and oil spill. The weeklong...Tags: Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, U.S. Coast Guard, Water Pollution, Disasters
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Panel: Transocean Thwarts Efforts To Get Documents
ABC26 NewsMembers of a federal panel investigating the cause of the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and oil spill and how to improve safety and oversight are accusing rig owner Transocean of thwarting their efforts to get to critical documents and a witness. The co-...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Career and Workplace, U.S. Coast Guard, Water Pollution, Disasters
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