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Coastal News
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June 18, 2013
NOLA.COM, The Times Picayune, Benjamin Alexander-Bloch-- St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parish fishers scolded state officials and local scientists at a heated meeting on Monday evening on Mississippi River diversions.
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June 18, 2013
Theadvocate.com, Amy Wold-- CHALMETTE – The crowd at a coastal restoration meeting Monday agreed something has to be done to reverse coastal land loss in Louisiana, but sharply disagreed with how the state’s plans to move forward with large river diversions. Read More »
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June 17, 2013
Houmatoday.com, Nikki Buskey-- Terrebonne Parish is holding a series of community meetings to get input from residents on changes to parish flood ordinances that aim to protect property and earn locals discounts on their flood insurance rates. Read More »
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June 17, 2013
www.WRAL.com, BATON ROUGE, La The Advocate, Amy Wold. — Photos of oil-covered brown pelicans being removed from a small island in Jefferson Parish became some of the most iconic images of the damage the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster brought to the coast of Louisiana. Read More »
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June 13, 2013
NOLA.com, The Times Picayune, Bruce Alpert-- WASHINGTON -- Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, led a group of House members Wednesday in asking the Senate to follow the lead of the House in enacting a measure to block significant increases in flood insurance premiums. Read More »
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June 13, 2013
Tri-Parishtimes.com, John DeSANTIS-- Enhanced notification systems to spread the word on evacuations, a beefed-up levee system that will provide a degree of better flood protection and a continued commitment to keeping people safe are among the assets local officials have in their toolboxes as the 2013 hurricane season progresses. Read More »
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June 13, 2013
Dailycomet.com, Nikki Buskey-- Due to an unstable market, the Terrebonne Levee District opted to delay selling $97 million in bonds to raise immediate money for local work on the Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee system. Read More »
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June 11, 2013
TheAdvocate.com, AMY WOLD--Starting in July, a new advisory group to the National Academy of Sciences’ Gulf of Mexico program will help decide what a new $500 million, 30-year program will do. Read More »
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June 11, 2013
NOLA.COM, The Times Picayune, Mark Schleifstein-- The U.S. Coast Guard and BP announced Monday that the company will end active Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup operations in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida by mid-June. A Coast Guard news release also said future response efforts in those states, if needed, will no longer be led by its Gulf Coast Incident Management Team, which will continue to oversee cleanup efforts in Louisiana. Read More »
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June 10, 2013
NOLA.com, The Times Picayune, Robert Rhoden--The St. Tammany Parish Council is calling on the National Association of Counties to adopt a resolution at its annual convention next month asking Congress to prevent, amend or delay increases in premiums for the National Flood Insurance Program. Read More »
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June 10, 2013
TheAdvocate.com, Amy Wold-- Photos of oil-covered brown pelicans being removed from a small island in Jefferson Parish became some of the most iconic images of the damage the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster brought to the coast of Louisiana. Read More »
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June 07, 2013
NOLA.COM, The Times Picayune, Bruce Alpert-- WASHINGTON -- The Senate won't consider an amendment to delay flood insurance premium rates as part of the 2013 Farm Bill.
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June 07, 2013
TheAdvocate.com, Amy Wold-- After an advisory panel’s agenda that included updates on diversion research, diversion studies and a progress report on plans for diversion near Myrtle Grove in Plaquemines Parish, several public speakers expressed their concerns about the whole concept. Read More »
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June 05, 2013
NOLA.COM, The Times Picayune, Bruce Alpert--WASHINGTON -- Efforts continue on Capitol Hill to block or delay some provisions of a 2012 flood insurance law that Louisiana officials say will cause substantially higher premiums for thousands of state homeowners and businesses. Read More »
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June 05, 2013
2theadvocate.com, Amy Wold-- From Baton Rouge to New Orleans and from Vermilion Parish to St. Bernard Parish, local and state officials have been sharing a common message for several weeks — take personal responsibility for getting prepared for hurricane season. Read More »
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