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A rig and supply vessel are pictured in the Gulf of Mexico, off the cost of Louisiana, April 10, 2011. An auction of federal Gulf of Mexico leases for oil and gas drilling must be held in 37 days, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, rejecting environmentalists arguments against the sale, and throwing out plans by the Biden administration to scale back the sale to protect an endangered species of whale. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Lease of Gulf waters delayed by whale protection debate must continue, court rules
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Tue,11/14/23-6:22PM , 489 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An auction of federal Gulf of Mexico leases for oil and gas drilling must be held in 37 days, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, rejecting environmentalists' arguments against the sale and throwing out plans by
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A Pafford EMS medical transport helicopter lifts off from outside Joe Aillet Stadium on the Louisiana Tech University campus to transport a victim from a morning stabbing incident that took place at the Lambright Sports & Wellness Center, in Ruston, La., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Caleb Daniel/Ruston Daily Leader via AP)

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Woman dies after being stabbed in random attack at Louisiana Tech University; 2 others hospitalized
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,11/14/23-4:31PM , 76 Reads
RUSTON, La. (AP) — One of four women stabbed in what officials said was a random attack on a Louisiana college campus has died, the school announced.
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4 more birds added to Louisiana's whooping crane population
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Tue,11/14/23-1:48PM , 58 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Four new whooping cranes are now a part of Louisiana's experimental population in Vermilion Parish, state wildlife regulators said.
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Coast Guard searches Gulf of Mexico for Louisiana man reported missing from cruise ship
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,11/14/23-12:00PM , 48 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it was conducting a large-scale search of the Gulf of Mexico for a Louisiana man reported missing from a cruise ship earlier in the week.
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