Amid wind energy's promise, shrimpers see peril
| By Drew Broach | Deputy metro editor BLOWBACK: For all the promise of offshore wind energy, a potential new industry in the Gulf of Mexico, fishers and shrimpers worry that development will impair their livelihood. Read about that conflict in Trouble in the Wind, the final installment in our five-part series on wind power. PREP PLAYOFFS: Jesuit survived. Newman did not. The big high school football games this weekend saw the Blue Jays best the Brother Martin Crusaders and the Greenies and fall to the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights. NO DOZE: A year after the 898-foot tanker Atina crashed into an oil platform near the mouth of the Mississippi River, federal investigators have determined why: The ship's master had gone 50 hours without any sleep. Thanks for starting your day with us. Keep up all day with everything that's going on in the New Orleans area on NOLA.com. D.B. |
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| Shrimpers see obstacles that will make their jobs tougher, more dangerous; regulators vow to listen Read more |
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| In this multi-part series, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate takes in-depth look at the economic and energy-producing potential… Read more |
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| With a minute to play, Brother Martin faced a fourth-and-long when it came out of a timeout without much hope for a comeback. Read more |
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| Newman had hoped to not only put an end to Lafayette Christian Academy’s reign as the Division III state champions, but also hoped to reach the first title game in the school’s history. Read more |
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| 898-foot-long tanker crashed into oil platform near mouth of Mississippi River Read more |
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| The recent announcement by Pfizer that their COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective and well-tolerated for children ages 5-11 has created caut… Read more |
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