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By Chad Calder | Staff writerGRAPES UP FOR GRABS: Like wine? Want to show that smug friend who brews beer who's boss? Pontchartrain Vineyards, which has been making wine in St. Tammany Parish for three decades, is for sale. You can see what $675,000 will buy you right here. FIELDWOOD'S LEGACY? Houston-based Fieldwood Energy, one of the largest producers in the Gulf of Mexico, said in a recent bankruptcy filing that it's planning to abandon hundreds of oil wells and pipelines in Gulf of Mexico, potentially adding to the fast-growing tangle of neglected oil and gas infrastructure off the Louisiana coast. See why other oil companies say this could potentially lead to disaster. NO FISH STORY: A fish fry held under the interstate is generally good to go rain or shine, but attendees of a Saturday gathering under Interstate 610 were sent scrambling when an accident overhead saw 1,600 gallons of hot spilling down from above. All this and much more are in today’s Front Page and on NOLA.com. Thanks for joining us. CC |
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| For decades, the picturesque Pontchartrain Vineyards has been nestled in the small hills just north of Covington, down a long gravel drivew… Read more |
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| A Houston oil company that grew into one of the largest producers in the Gulf of Mexico before going bust last year is planning to abandon hundreds of oil wells and pipelines it acquired over the last decade, potentially adding to the fast-growing tangle of neglected oil and gas infrastructure off the Louisiana coast. Read more |
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| Tanker truck crashes on elevated I-610, spills contents onto gathering below Read more |
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| Whether due to bad weather, time constraints, or your buddies having to cancel, you can’t always make it out to the green. So why not do th… Read more |
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| | Drinking wine is among the greatest pleasures in life. There are so many different vintages and such a wide range of quality that there are… Read more |
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| | If summertime is synonymous with camping for you and your family, the Fourth of July is the perfect time to invest in new gear. Right now, … Read more |
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