Yazoo River pump project case heard by federal judges in New Orleans
A Mississippi levee board asked a federal appeals court Thursday to revive a $220 million Yazoo River flood control project that was vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2008 over concerns that it would harm wetlands and wildlife.
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Yazoo River pump project case heard by federal judges in New Orleans
New Orleans Celebrates Anniversary Of Steamboat’s Voyage
The first steamboat trip down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers took more than four months to reach New Orleans, with the vessel’s journey marked by chases from hostile Indians, the birth of a baby and an earthquake that made the Mississippi River flow backward.
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New Orleans Celebrates Anniversary Of Steamboat’s Voyage
New Orleans celebrates anniversary of steamboat
In this photo provided by the Louisiana State Museum, the oil on canvas painting , circa 1890, titled “Natchez VII on the Mississippi River by Moonlight,” by artist August Norieri, is seen on exhibit at the Cabildo in New Orleans.
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Ex-BP worker claims in whistleblower lawsuit he was fired for airing oil cleanup concerns
In this Oct. 22, 2010 photo, boats, at top, travel through an area of brown or dark red water that was spotted in West Bay just west of the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River near New Orleans.
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Army Corps of Engineers gets busy on flood projects as river levels drop
Dropping water levels in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers will end construction restrictions near the Mississippi River levee, according to the Army Corps of Engineers , but the agency is busy preparing for the possibility of another flood this spring by making $802 million in repairs to the levee system .
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Study: Miss. River channel woes huge for economy
The U.S. economy faces losing billions of dollars in trade unless the Army Corps of Engineers’ budget for dredging the Mississippi River is not increased to prevent the river from silting in.
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$12 for $25 Worth of Pub Dinner Fare and Drinks at Rivershack Tavern
One of Benjamin Franklin’s last theories was that taking in a good view while eating aids both in digestion and in the ability to squeeze milk out of coal. Prove him half right with today’s Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of pub dinner fare and drinks at Rivershack Tavern . This offer is only valid after 4 p.m. Featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives , Rivershack Tavern’s historic 100+ year-old edifice envelops daring pub dishes and cold drinks served within a dart’s throw of the Mississippi River. Classically trained chef Mike Baskind executes a robust menu that jump-starts waning taste buds with its snack-a-tizers such as fried green tomatoes ($6.75) and fierce alligator sausage ($6) that isn’t afraid to talk back to mouths. Heaping sandwiches have playful monikers to delight diners and to conceal the meaty operatives’ real names, such as the pastrami-filled Ben D. Rules sandwich ($9.25). A seven-sandwich-deep po’ boy lineup includes crunchy delights such as a fried oyster po’ boy ($11.75). The historic, worn-in setting surrounds patrons in classic wood-paneled tavern décor and entertains with its rotating calendar of live music . Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Auld Acquaintance Read more…
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$12 for $25 Worth of Pub Dinner Fare and Drinks at Rivershack Tavern
NWS issues flash flood warning
The National Weather Service in New Orleans issued a flash flood warning for parts of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi Monday morning.
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Weather prediction improves for bonfire builders
The weather ‘s looking up for people who build Christmas Eve bonfires on the Mississippi River levees between New Orleans and Baton Rouge .
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Weather prediction improves for bonfire builders
LLOG Exploration Announces Initiation of Production from the Who Dat Field and Provides Operational Update
COVINGTON, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On December 9, 2011, LLOG Exploration successfully initiated production from the Who Dat development in Mississippi Canyon 503/504/547. LLOG is ramping up production and expects to achieve a rate of 20 MBOPD and 22 MMCFD from the three existing wells. The development plan for the field calls for the company to drill nine additional wells, which would fully utilize the 60 MBOPD and 150 MMCFD capacity of the floating production system. LLOG’s Mandy project in Missi
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LLOG Exploration Announces Initiation of Production from the Who Dat Field and Provides Operational Update
