Gunman killed, hostages wounded as police storm Louisiana bank
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A police SWAT team stormed a rural Louisiana bank early on Wednesday, killing a gunman after he shot and critically injured two hostages, in a dramatic...
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U.S. appeals court grills BP over spill claims case
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - BP Plc drew tough questions on Monday from U.S. appeals court judges hearing a complaint by the oil company objecting to the payment of certain claims...
U.S. appeals court grills BP over spill claims case
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - BP Plc drew tough questions on Monday from U.S. appeals court judges hearing a complaint by the oil company objecting to the payment of certain claims...
Worker remains hospitalized after Louisiana plant explosion
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - One worker remained hospitalized on Saturday following an explosion at a Donaldsonville, Louisiana, nitrogen production plant on Friday that killed one worker and injured seven. CF...
Second worker dies from Louisiana plant blast
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A second person died on Friday as a result of an explosion that rocked the Williams Olefins petrochemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, and injured more than...
Payout official set for surge in BP spill claims
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The deadline for claims against BP Plc in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is 11 months away, but the man responsible for...
Official set for surge in BP spill claims as deadline nears
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The deadline for claims against BP Plc in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is 11 months away, but the man responsible for...
“Trombone Shorty” carries on New Orleans jazz tradition
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Musician Troy Andrews, better known as "Trombone Shorty," witnessed his first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at age 12 - not from the viewing area...
Macondo rig fire was too big to fight: Transocean officer
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The officer in charge of safety on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused the worst-ever U.S. offshore oil spill,...
Transocean should have done more before 2010 Gulf spill: CEO
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The chief executive of Transocean Ltd, owner of the rig destroyed after BP Plc's Macondo well blew out in 2010, told a federal judge on Tuesday...