Environmental

The discarded oyster shells will be used to create more spawning grounds near the Louisiana coastline.

Regular mercury contamination testing halted in 2008 as part of a series of budget cuts by Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Now that he's killed the project, Obama is holding it up as Exhibit A as he works to lock in his environmental legacy with a powerful international climate accord.

Approximately 3,500 tons of crushed limestone will be used to enhance the current reef.

This is a free service for St. Landry Parish residents only.

Residents in the city of Lafayette and in unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish can properly dispose of household chemicals.

The Bayou Vermilion District (BVD) has been selected as a recipient of the Healthy Communities Grant by Keep Louisiana Beautiful, the State’s premier anti-litter and community improvement organization. This grant in the amount of $9,944 will be used to establish a recycle bin loan program that will enable the Bayou Vermilion District to provide 90 durable recycle bins to local festivals and event

Forecasters are saying Erika has drastically downgraded to a "disturbance," but may still have a 30% chance of redeveloping as it drifts towards Florida's Gulf Coast.

Spraying will start near sunset and continue for about two and a half hours.

Flood stage is set at 35 feet in Baton Rouge. The levees protect to at least 47 feet.

The shark attack was the second in as many days on the Outer Banks and the sixth in the past two weeks.

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner says recovery will take time.

Multiple state agencies are working diligently this weekend to ramp up the state's flood response efforts in preparation for incoming flood waters from the Red River. In a statement outlining the state's emergency preparedness efforts from the governor's office, Bobby Jindal lists the following state agencies that have been preparing for the Red River's floodwaters that are expected to be the high

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal jury has found a former BP executive not guilty of making false statements to investigators in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Prosecutors said David Rainey, in the early days of the spill, manipulated calculations to match a far-too-low government estimate of the amount of oil spewing into the Gulf following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon dr

In an effort to combat air pollution, the entertainment mogul will help plant trees on 1,500 acres.

Three hundred rain barrels ready for pickup on Saturday.

UDC estimated to take effect in December 0

Citizens are concerned that the Army Corps of Engineers is overlooking southwest Louisiana's coastal protection priorities.

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The female bear was part of the department's Black Bear Restoration Program.