PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — The U.S. Coast Guard said they are attempting a controlled burning to try to reduce the effects of an oil spill in Plaquemines Parish. The crude oil discharge is near Garden ...

The decision to use dispersants on any given oil spill requires careful comparison of its health and environmental impacts compared to other available response options, including mechanical recovery, ...

ALSO, SOME BREAKING SPORTS NEWS AT NOON. WE’VE GOT SOME OF THE SAINTS SCHEDULE LEAKS AT THIS HOUR. ACCORDING TO NEW ORLEANS DOT FOOTBALL, THE SAINTS WILL OPEN AT HOME AGAINST THE ARIZONA CARDINALS. WE ...

A propane-fueled torch sits amid oil and burnt marsh vegetation April 1, 2025, on Weeks Island in coastal Iberia Parish. Evidence of an oil leak – and unsuccessful efforts to clean it – remained ...

WEEKS ISLAND – A month after an oil spill in coastal Iberia Parish, the little island at the edge of Vermilion Bay looks bleak. Footsteps churn up oil mixed with mud and ash. A rainbow sheen spreads ...