Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Aug. 11, 2014

08.11.2014 | In Latest News, Uncategorized

Terrebonne pitching versions of billion-dollar sediment project
By Xerxes Wilson, The Daily Comet. Aug. 9, 2014.
“Terrebonne parish is ready to pitch a billion dollar sediment concept for inclusion…” (read more)

Use RESTORE Act to create healthy ecosystem and economy
By Johnny Marquez, The Sun Herald (Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss.). Aug 9, 2014.
“The summer is the height of recreational fishing season on the Mississippi Coast, and it’s a good time…” (read more)

Northwest Florida, Gulf Counties Still Waiting On Funding Years After BP Oil Spill
By Lynn Hatter, WFSU (Tallahassee, Fla.). Aug. 8, 2014.
“Local officials in Florida’s panhandle are waiting on dollars expected years ago…” (read more)

Migratory bird program is popular with Louisiana farmers
By Amy Wold, Associated Press. Aug. 10, 2014.
“Four years ago, as oil continued to spew into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon disaster…” (read more)

Flesh Eating Bacteria, Renal Failure and the Long Term Effects of Oil Spills
By Lizabeth Paulat, Care2. Aug. 9, 2014.
“Although it happened four years ago, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is continuing…” (read more)