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| May 06, 2013 -- The United States Department of Labor today announced that Hutco, Inc., an industrial services employment agency, has agreed to pay $1,916,850 in overtime back wages to employees assigned to work in sites throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. More |
| May 05, 2013 -- A 45-year-old man was medevaced Sunday morning after crewmembers found him unconscious aboard a crew boat approximately 76 miles off Cameron, Louisiana. More w/Video |
| April 19, 2013 -- Ducks Unlimited has published a press release on the organization's efforts to restore the Gulf Coast following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. More |
| March 19, 2013 -- The DeQuincy Railroad Museum in DeQuincy, Louisiana will host the Louisiana Railroad Days Festival taking place April 11-13. More |
| February 27, 2013 -- UPDATE: The United States Coast Guard is continuing to respond to an oil spill in Lake Grande Ecaille Bay nine miles southwest of Port Sulphur More |
| February 27, 2013 -- The United States Coast Guard today responded to a report of an allision between a vessel and an inactive wellhead nine miles southwest of Port Sulphur, Louisiana. More |
| February 15, 2013 -- The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council recently met to discuss the management of red snapper and other items. More |
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| February 06, 2013 -- The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council will hold a series of public engagement sessions in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida throughout the month of February. More |
 | February 03, 2013 -- The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced the winners of the Mardi Gras Shoebox Float Contest. More |
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| January 16, 2013 -- The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, which is being held January 21-23 in New Orleans, Louisiana, will host a public forum on January 22 regarding the current status of the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. More |
| December 27, 2012 -- The Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced plans to develop an interpretive visitor center for the Creole Nature Trail All American Road in the city of Sulphur. More |
| December 10, 2012 -- Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Sasol Ltd. CEO David Constable last week announced that the company plans to invest between $16 billion and $21 billion in an integrated GTL and ethane cracker complex in Westlake, Louisiana that is expected to create more than 7,000 direct and indirect jobs. More |
| November 16, 2012 -- Coast Guard crews are searching for two missing crew members following a platform explosion approximately 20 miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana Friday morning. More |
| November 14, 2012 -- A New Orleans based United States Coast Guard anti-terrorism team will return home on Wednesday from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after a six-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. More |
| October 25, 2012 -- The Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has authorized BP to proceed with a plan to cap and plug the containment dome that had been used in an attempt to contain the oil spill at the site. More |
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| October 25, 2012 -- The Creole Nature Trail All-American Road in Louisiana on Wednesday unveiled two interpretive kiosks in Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes. More |
| October 11, 2012 -- The Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center has announced that a Notice of Federal Interest has been issued to BP and Transocean in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. More |
| October 08, 2012 -- The Port of Lake Charles has issued a request for proposals for an exclusive terminal and stevedoring handling agreement at the port’s City Docks. More |
| October 08, 2012 -- The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau is accepting entries for its Annual Gingerbread House Contest. More |
| October 05, 2012 -- The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau on Thursday hosted a reception in Houston for travel planners, tour operators, corporate guests and members of the media. More |  |
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| September 15, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old-man from a fishing vessel on the Gulf of Mexico 30 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana on Friday. More |
| September 12, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard today is conducting a search for a man who has not returned from a kayaking trip near Grand Isle, Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. More |
| September 05, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality are continuing to investigate reports of pollution in areas impacted by Hurricane Isaac. More |
| September 04, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard on Monday announced that it is conducting pollution assessment surveys and examining oiled wildlife recovered from Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, which was impacted by Hurricane Isaac. More |
| September 03, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard reports that one dead juvenile pelican, 10 oiled dead nurtria and two live oiled pelicans were located in the marshes in the vicinity of Myrtle Grove, Louisiana. More |
| September 01, 2012 -- The United States Coast Guard medevaced a Texas trucker with a respiratory condition from a flooded frontage road in LaPlace, Louisiana Friday. More |
| September 01, 2012 -- A new technology is being deployed by United States Geological Survey scientists this weekend to map urban flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac. More |
| September 01, 2012 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded over $1.1 million to assist in the restoration of coastal habitats in Louisiana and Texas. More |
| August 31, 2012 -- The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council recently elected Doug Boyd as chair of the board, and named Kevin Anson as vice chair. More |
| August 31, 2012 -- The Salvation Army today is continuing disaster relief efforts in states affected by Hurricane Isaac by providing meals and volunteer service. More |
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