Louisiana News

Oil Rig Explosion In Gulf Of Mexico
An explosion ripped through an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, setting it on fire and forcing all the thirteen workers on board the oil platform into the water, the US Coast Guard said Thursday. According to Coast Guard officials, the explosion occurred on a Mariner Energy-owned oil rig, located about 90 miles south of Vermillion Bay on Louisiana's coast. The Coast Guard said no one was killed in the incident, adding that all the 13 workers on board the rig at the time of the explosion
2010-09-03 07:15:28
Oil platform explodes off Louisiana
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2010-09-03 05:22:30
Oil Platform Explodes Off La. Coast; Crew Rescued
An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed.
2010-09-03 04:22:40
Louisiana party takes on a deeper meaning
Shrimp and Petroleum Festival defiantly carries on
2010-09-03 03:28:19
No sign of oil spill after Gulf platform fire
The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in the second such disaster in the Gulf in less than five months. The...
2010-09-02 20:25:38
Video: Louisiana Gulf Sea Life Update
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2010-09-02 16:00:00
Oil rig on fire after explosion off Louisiana - Los Angeles Times
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2010-09-02 15:00:00
Absinthe group's new spot plans Louisiana theme
Bill Russell-Shapiro gave San Francisco's Hayes Valley a taste of France when he opened Absinthe in 1998. Now, he's ready to give the neighborhood a dose of New Orleans flavor. Louisiana native Justin Simoneaux - a 2009 Chronicle Rising Star, last seen at the...
2010-09-02 14:41:27
One person injured as oil platform explodes in Gulf off Louisiana - USA Today
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2010-09-02 11:27:17
Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast AP
AP - An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.
2010-09-02 11:29:14