CNN — Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf. 2. April 20, 2010 – An explosion occurs on board the BP-contracted Transocean Ltd. Deepwater Horizon oil rig, releasing approximately … Read more
Donald Trump will announce a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 “any day now”, the Ohio congressman and prominent Trump supporter Jim Jordan reportedly said in Iowa on Thursday. A spokesman for Jordan denied he made the comment to The Undercurrent, a liberal website. The reporter who said he did, Lauren Windsor, tweeted … Read more
Nearly all of Louisiana lost electrical power on Monday after one of the strongest hurricanes to strike the region downed power lines, littered roads with debris and flooded isolated communities south of New Orleans in the US. After dumping a deluge of rain in Louisiana by late Monday afternoon and killing at least two people, Ida was … Read more
Sheriffs say person killed by falling tree in Prairieville as city of New Orleans falls back on power generators after network fails Report: New Orleans loses power as category 4 storm hits 5.32am BST More than one million customers in Louisiana are without power, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks outages. The energy company Entergy earlier … Read more
Aug. 3, 2021 — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Monday that the statewide indoor mask mandate would restart on Wednesday to combat the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the very contagious Delta variant. The mask mandate will apply to ages 5 and older in indoor public locations, regardless of … Read more
LAKE CHARLES: Hurricane Laura ripped through southwestern Louisiana on Thursday, destroying buildings in the city of Lake Charles and killing a 14-year-old girl after making landfall in the early morning as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state. The hurricane’s first reported U.S. fatality was a 14-year-old girl in Leesville, Louisiana, who … Read more