AP ENTERPRISE: News monitor, anti-Palin group among those landing US Gulf spill contracts

Sarah Palin

La. wife of ‘Granddad Bandit’ suspect describes quiet life, no knowledge of robberies

Wife: Quiet life with ‘Granddad Bandit’ suspect

Federal spill official says BP can move forward with forcing cement down into Gulf oil well

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

After 3 months of misery, crush of mud finally plugs BP’s Gulf of Mexico gusher

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Up to 9,000 idled rig workers may be eligible for BP grants because of Gulf drilling freeze

Thousands of rig workers eligible for BP grants

No pocket protectors here: Scientists are new media celebrities as they explain Gulf oil spill

Scientists become celebrities in oil spill story

Governors of Texas, La. declare Sunday a day of prayer over Gulf of Mexico oil spill

La., Texas declare day of prayer for Gulf spill

Biologist: New oil spill flow numbers may quadruple environmental consequences in the Gulf

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Numbers of oil spill flow keep looking worse, may have passed 100M gallon mark in worst case

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La. health, environmental secretaries ask OSHA to investigate oil spill cleanup conditions

La. to OSHA: Investigate oil spill cleanup safety

APNewsBreak: Scientists say lab tests confirm underwater plumes of Gulf oil

Lab tests confirm underwater layers of Gulf oil

Louisiana spending on oil spill reaches $5 million _ and counting

La. spending on oil spill reaches $5M

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana agencies have spent more than $5 million to combat the still-growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and they estimate the spending could top more than $20 million by next month, according to information provided to lawmakers Wednesday.

2 GOP governors, 1 disaster: Barbour, Jindal show diverging responses to Gulf oil spill

Miss., La. govs contrast in responses to oil spill

Tar balls found in La.’s southeastern marshes, in prime grounds for shrimp, other seafood

Tar balls found in La.’s southeastern tip

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana wildlife officials say they have found tar balls at South Pass of the Mississippi River in the state’s southeastern tip.

After 1 week, La. closing special shrimp season prompted by oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

Special La. shrimp season closing 6 p.m. Tuesday

La. gov says he still has not gotten detailed plans on oil cleanup; pledges to protect coast

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

Coast Guard OKs local plan to help clean up oil spill; gov calls for similar ideas elsewhere

Gov: Coast Guard OKs local spill cleanup plan

La. National Guard prepares to fight oil spill threatening fragile coastal ecosystem

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Crews will burn oil patches in the Gulf of Mexico as they run out of options to stop leak

Crews to set fire to oil leaking in Gulf of Mexico

Fire at ExxonMobil Baton Rouge refinery injures 3 workers; general operations continue

Fire at La. ExxonMobil refinery injures 3 workers

Chemical warehouse fire near Baton Rouge under control; neighborhood remains evacuated

Neighbors of La. chemical fire still evacuated

Chemical warehouse fire in southeastern Louisiana forces evacuations; smoke visible 20 miles

Fire at La. chemical warehouse forces evacuations

Gov. Jindal proposes $24 billion budget for La., cutting health care, social services

La. gov proposes $24 billion budget

BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Bobby Jindal proposed a $24.2 billion budget Friday that cuts health care services and government jobs, spares college campuses and uses a patchwork of one-time funding to close a billion-dollar state revenue gap.