Louisiana NewsLocal news for Louisiana, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Floodwaters Flow On, Swelling the Mississippi- June 19, 2008 Already, the new riverfront park was out of sight, under water. Disappearing slowly was the antique mall, the bank, the church, the American Legion hall, the oldest house in town.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/floodwaters-flow-on-swelling-the-mississipp... With sandbags and sweat, Mo. residents prepare for floods- June 19, 2008 Hundreds of volunteers stacked sandbags atop a levee here Wednesday evening, hoping the extra few feet of protection would save the town from record-level flood crests expected to hit this week.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/with-sandbags-and-sweat-mo-residents-prepar... Gulf Dead Zone Expected To Reach Record Size- June 18, 2008 Scientists expect the expanse of lifeless water in the Gulf of Mexico called the Dead Zone will be the largest since measurements started in 1990 and cover an area the size of Massachusetts.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/gulf-dead-zone-expected-to-reach-record-siz... Arcelor Buys Bayou Steel For $475 Million- June 18, 2008 ArcelorMittal will buy Louisiana's Bayou Steel for $475 million, the world's largest steelmaker said Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/arcelor-buys-bayou-steel-for-475-million?fr... Flood crests in Missouri now expected to top '93 levels- June 18, 2008 Sandbaggers on Sunday continued to fortify levees in Mark Twain's hometown of Hannibal, in Canton and in other Mississippi River communities now expecting to see river levels topping records set in the Great ...http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/flood-crests-in-missouri-now-expected-to-to... Mo. towns continue to prepare for flood- June 18, 2008 Mississippi River towns continue to get ready for significant flooding. The river is already a few feet above flood stage and rising in the Missouri towns of Canton, La Grange, Hannibal, Louisiana, Clarksville, ...http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/mo-towns-continue-to-prepare-for-flood?from... Growing 'dead zone' blamed on pollution- June 12, 2008 Scientists predicting the biggest-ever "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico are blaming Midwestern corn grown for ethanol for higher levels of pollution escaping down the Mississippi River.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/growing-dead-zone-blamed-on-pollution?fromr... |