Louisiana plantation tours skittish on slavery history ~Terry L. Jones, The Advocate

'12 Years A Slave' author's death still a mystery ~AP, via WWLTV

Crowd Funding Soil for an Incubator Farm ~New Orleans Food & Farm Network

Online monitoring to replace meter readers, among major system upgrades planned by Sewerage and Water Board ~Della Hassell, Mid-City Messenger

Alaska company awarded a $7,954,440 federal levee-rebuilding contract in Plaquemines Parish

Misinformation Spreads in War of Words Over Gulf Red Snapper Allocation ~Gulf Seafood Institute

Trombone Shorty inspires students at Battle of the Bands ~Meg Gatto, WVUE