Friday, December 28, 2012

Report: Saints and Sean Payton have reached 'agreement' on new contract
Carrollton Station owner says "goodbye" with two free shows
Saints say NFL bounty probe took a toll on season ~Brett Martel

Saints agree: In spite of record, 2012 team a favorite of players, coaches 

Reality check time for Trout Point Lodge. A Eco-Libel Tourism Update ~Slabbed

Sinkhole burps up organic material!

New Orleans native Lisa Jackson leaving EPA after pushing to send BP fines to Gulf states

Corps of Engineers: Mississippi River could be closed as soon as next week
~The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has told shippers that the Mississippi River could be closed to barge traffic as soon as next week.
The river must be at least 9 feet deep to maintain a channel for commerce, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The latest forecasts indicate that the water could fall beneath the required minimum depth Jan. 3 or 4 in the Thebes area about 125 miles south of St. Louis. Contractors are currently working in that area to remove rock pinnacles from the river bottom in effort to keep the waterway open to traffic.

Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/12/27/2440048/corps-of-engineers-mississippi.html#storylink=cpy

U.S. longshoremen strike looms

Lee Zurik Investigation: Ethics charges filed in `Playing With Fire` case

Company under state investigation doing inspections without proper license

The latest synthetic drug: "Blue Brees." Panic!

Krewe of Barkus exhibit is open to the public

Beaucoup Music calendar for Dec. 27-Jan. 2

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