Louisiana siblings try to save a treasured inheritance - "To leave 'em there, that's cruelty. All they doing is suffering. You can't stand by." Patty Vogt and friend Don Morris try to rescue one of her calves stuck in floodwaters near Port Sulphur, La. via WWL-TV New Orleans

Connie Aclin: Satsumas sweeten the holidays - One of the most wonderful fruits this time of year is the satsuma, a citrus fruit available from October through February with peak season from Thanksgiving through New Year's. A recent ad prompted me to ... via The Shreveport Times

Fishing Report for January 24, 2008 - What's passed is past, so there's no need to mention how bad last weekend was. With south winds in the offing this weekend, you can concentrate on redfish on the east side of the Mississippi River and how ... via 2theadvocate.com

Slide show | Visit a FEMA trailer park - Kimber Smith, 7, stands in the FEMA Diamond travel trailer park where she lives in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. via The Miami Herald

Jury rebuffs lawsuit against State Farm - "We feel our claims representatives acted properly in handling this claim" State Farm took a big hit in New Orleans federal court last fall when a jury ordered the company to pay a Plaquemines Parish couple about $350,000 for their Port Sulphur home, which vanished during Hurricane ... via Times-Picayune

Mississippi River Oil Spill Shoreline Cleanup - July 27, 2008 - Photos Mississippi River Oil Spill Shoreline Cleanup - July 27, 2008 Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Whitlock sights oiled wildlife during shoreline cleanup and assessment operations along the ...

ULM's Bulot appointed as executive director of Office of Elderly Affairs - James Bulot, a University of Louisiana at Monroe professor since 2002, has been appointed by Gov.