Fitch Places Wax Lake East Drainage District, LA’s GOs on Rating Watch Negative
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has placed the following Wax Lake East Drainage District of the Parish of St. Mary, Louisiana (the district) ratings on Rating Watch Negative: –$3.1 million general obligation (GO) bonds, series 2003 ‘A’. The revision to Rating Watch Negative reflects recent developments regarding potential major flooding in the area (along the Atchafalaya River Basin). Fitch will continue to monitor these developments and their impact on the district’s operations a
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Search for UNO chancellor suspended
The Associated Press The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. A search for a new chancellor to lead the University of New Orleans has been suspended for now. The LSU System, which oversees UNO, announced the stalling of the chancellor search Tuesday, citing uncertainty about the school and the impact of impending state budget cuts. Higher education officials, Gov. Bobby Jindal and lawmakers are …
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Register now: New Orleans meeting will showcase latest aging discoveries
( The Gerontological Society of America ) Americas premier authorities on aging will share the most up-to-date news on Social Security, health care reform, the impact of disasters on older people, evolution instruction in classrooms, and other current topics at the Gerontological Society of Americas upcoming 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting. This event — the largest interdisciplinary conference …
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6 months after oil spill, much remains unknown
6 months after oil spill, much remains unknown — Wed Oct 20 10:01:29 UTC 2010 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The crude has stopped gushing and coastlines are largely clear of the thick goo that washed ashore for months, but the impact of the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history will linger for years. Six months after the April 20 Deepwa… about: Associated Press BP Business Deepwater Horizon Environment Gulf of Mexico NEW ORLEANS oil oil spill Oil spill worst offshore oil spill
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Research and Markets: What Environmental Lawyers Need to Know About the Impact of the DOJ Criminal Probe of the Gulf Oil Spill on Civil Suits
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ba37c2/what_environmental) has announced the addition of the “What Environmental Lawyers Need to Know About the Impact of the DOJ Criminal Probe of the Gulf Oil Spill on Civil Suits (ExecSense Webinars)” audioconference to their offering. In What Environmental Lawyers Need to Know About the Impact of the DOJ Criminal Probe of the Gulf Oil Spill on Civil Suits, the audio conference examines the potential eff
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Tourism celebration at McDonough farm
Tourism celebration at McDonough farm — Tue Sep 14 04:55:00 UTC 2010 Members of the business community will gather at Southern Belle Farm to toast the impact that tourism has on the local economy. about: Australia Business Finance Southern belle Tourism
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Katrina exhibition examines impact, aftermath of storm
Katrina exhibition examines impact, aftermath of storm — Wed Sep 01 11:50:09 UTC 2010 Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Goast, the Perry-Castañeda Library sponsored a series of lectures examining the impact of the hurricane and commemorating the storm’s anniversary on Tuesday. Roxanne Bogucka, a librarian at the Lif… about: Civil engineering professor Clayton Wickham Department of Geography and the Environment Disaster Accident flood protection systems Gulf Goast head librarian and associate professor Hurricane Katrina Joyce Shaw Katherine Strickland librarian Life Sciences Library media presentations New Orleans News PCL librarian Perry-Castañeda Library Robert Gilbert Roxanne Bogucka senior lecturer the storm’s anniversary Troy Kimmel University of Southern Mississippi
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VIDEO: Gulf spill takes bite out of restaurants
Diners at an upscale New Orleans-style restaurant in Washington, D.C., a thousand miles from the Gulf of Mexico, will feel the impact of the massive BP oil spill for the first time this Sunday.
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Sandy Island, a Tourist Mecca, Fears a Long-Term Oil Smear
In Grand Isle, La., the impact of the April 20 oil spill is not likely to be measured in months, but in years of oil-streaked beaches.
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Sandy Island, a Tourist Mecca, Fears a Long-Term Oil Smear
Experts Express Doubts on Sand-Berm Proposal
Gov. Bobby Jindal calls the berms the statea s best hope. Gulf Spill: Readers’ Reports Where have you seen the impact of the spill? Submit Your Report As the oil spill reaches land, we would like your updates and photographs of what youa re seeing.
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