The EPA and U.S. Coast Guard will investigate whether an oil sheen has reached the mouth of the Tangipahoa River and Lake Pontchartrain following heavy rains earlier this week, the federal ...
Federal environmental officials received two reports of an oil sheen threatening Lake Pontchartrain — possibly from the Smitty's Supply fire in August — but say they haven't found oily runoff that far ...
While many people associate the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) with Florida, Louisiana has a far greater population of these large reptiles, supporting an estimated 2 million ...