Empire NewsLocal news for Empire, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.FEMA aid set up for public marinas- May 26, 2008 As it roared through lower Plaquemines Parish in 2005, Hurricane Katrina sank thousands of commercial fishing boats and decimated the docks and harbors vital to the industry's future well-being. Two-and-a-half ...http://www.topix.net/city/empire-la/2008/05/fema-aid-set-up-for-public-marinas?fromrss=1 Shrimp boat hits Empire flood gate, sinks- May 23, 2008 A salvage operation is underway in Lower Plaquemines Parish to raise a shrimp boat that sank late this morning after it struck the Empire flood gate, a Coast Guard spokesman said.http://www.topix.net/city/empire-la/2008/05/shrimp-boat-hits-empire-flood-gate-sinks?fromr... State of Emergency in Plaquemines Parish Stays for Now- May 17, 2008 No changes to debris clean-up and recovery in Plaquemines Parish -- for now. It comes after parish leaders reached a compromise over the parish's "State of Emergency." Parish President Billy Nungesser and the ...http://www.topix.net/city/empire-la/2008/05/state-of-emergency-in-plaquemines-parish-stays... |