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Parish Presidents Sign Agreement with Coast Guard

Parish Presidents Sign Agreement with Coast Guard

The parish presidents have gotten their wish. Last week they had a meeting with Coast Guard Retired Admiral Thad Allen to tell him they felt...

Oil spill pictures

Photos: Along the Gulf Coast

  • Photos: Along the Gulf Coast

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    Photos: Turtles amid the oil spill

  • Photos: Turtles amid the oil spill

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    Pictures: Oil Spill Tar Balls on Texas Beaches

  • Pictures: Oil Spill Tar Balls on Texas Beaches

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    Army Preparing For Relief Efforts

  • Army Preparing For Relief Efforts

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    Hi-res photos: Gulf oil spill

  • Hi-res photos: Gulf oil spill

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    Oil in the Gulf: Pictures of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster & Response

  • Oil in the Gulf: Pictures of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster & Response

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    Oil in the Gulf: Pictures of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster & Response

  • Oil in the Gulf: Pictures of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster & Response

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    Oil Leak Protest in Jackson Square

  • Oil Leak Protest in Jackson Square

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    Your Pictures: Alabama, Florida Beaches

  • Your Pictures: Alabama, Florida Beaches

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    Oil in the Gulf: Pictures of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster & Response

  • Oil in the Gulf: Pictures of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster & Response

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    More headlines

    BP Gives Kevin Costner's Machine the Green Light

  • BP Gives Kevin Costner's Machine the Green Light

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    Fallout from Drilling Moratorium Continues

  • Fallout from Drilling Moratorium Continues

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    Abita Beer brews new beer to help save Louisiana's coast and to benefit those impacted by the oil spill

  • Abita Beer brews new beer to help save Louisiana's coast and to benefit those impacted by the oil spill

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    Could oil disaster fuel more tourism?

  • Could oil disaster fuel more tourism?

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    BP Workers Remove Oil Well Cap, More Oil Gushing into Gulf

  • BP Workers Remove Oil Well Cap, More Oil Gushing into Gulf

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    Cleanup Crews Must Battle Oil - And Heat, Humidity

  • Cleanup Crews Must Battle Oil - And Heat, Humidity

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    Database: Search oil spills since 2000

    Search here to see some of the cases handled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Emergency Response Division.

    SOURCE: NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
    CREDIT: Dana Williams/Sun Sentinel

    Poll: Offshore Drilling?

    Will this spill spur new energy policy?

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    Oil spill at a glance

    Graphic: Leaked oil in the Gulf

  • Graphic: Leaked oil in the Gulf

    • Graphic: Protecting coastline with sand berms

  • Graphic: Protecting coastline with sand berms

    • Graphic: Controlled burn

  • Graphic: Controlled burn