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Salt Water Creeps Toward New Orleans Up Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drought upriver has left the Mississippi River so low and slow that salt water is creeping farther than usual along...

Report: Oil Spills from Offshore Transportation Way Down

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically from the last decade of the...

Port of New Orleans Board Elects Jack Jensen Jr. Chairman

NEW ORLEANS — On Sept. 23, the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans elected Jack C. Jensen Jr. to serve as...

T. Parker Host Companies Donate $500K to NOLA Coalition

NEW ORLEANS — The T. Parker Host group of companies has announced a $500,000 donation to support the NOLA Coalition and other charitable organizations....

Port NOLA Awarded $514,965 in Security Funding from FEMA

NEW ORLEANS – From the Port of New Orleans: Port NOLA was recently awarded $514,964 in port security grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management...

FEMA Awards Nearly $1M to Port of South Louisiana

RESERVE, La. (press release) — The Port of South Louisiana was awarded $955,339 in port security grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security...

Company to Invest in Community Near Proposed Grain Export Facility

WALLACE, La. — Greenfield Louisiana announced plans to found West Bank Prospers, a new foundation that will invest millions of dollars in new grants...

Danos Wins Contract with Italian Energy Company

GRAY, La. – Oilfield services provider Danos has won a contract with Italian energy company Eni to support brownfield repairs and routine maintenance to...

New Mississippi Riverboat American Symphony Sets Sail from Port NOLA

NEW ORLEANS – The inaugural sailing of American Cruise Lines’ American Symphony departed Aug. 27 from the Port of New Orleans. The cruise passenger vessel...