NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CITGO Petroleum Corp. has agreed to pay $19.7 million to restore natural resources damaged during a 2006 spill at its southwest Louisiana refinery that saw millions of gallons of waste oil and wastewater sent into the Calcasieu River estuary.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament early on Tuesday failed to renew a law that bars Arab citizens from extending citizenship or residency rights to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza, in a tight vote that raised doubts about the viability of the country’s new coalition government.
Jeff Davis Arts Council (JDAC) and Zigler Art Museum (ZAM) kicked-off their annual Mini Art Camp yesterday. This is the first camp they have held since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Residents celebrated the nation’s independence during the Fourth of July weekend with festivities and fireworks displays held around the parish. See page 2 for more photos from the events.
A car crashed into a residence on the 200th block of Doyle Street Friday afternoon. Police Chief Danny Semmes said the crash is still under investigation.
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Elsa swept over western Cuba near Havana with strong rain and winds Monday night, and forecasters said it would move on to the Florida Keys on Tuesday and Florida’s central Gulf coast by Wednesday.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys who don’t want to belong to, or pay dues to, their state bar associations in Texas and Louisiana have won important battles at a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
BOSTON (AP) — The single biggest ransomware attack yet continued to bite Monday as more details emerged on how a Russialinked gang breached the exploited software company. The criminals essentially used a tool that helps protect against malware to spread it globally.