The Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” is predicted to be the largest ever recorded due to extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring.

MORGAN CITY, La., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) provided an update today on the impact of the rising waters of the Mississippi River and the Atchafalaya River on its operations.

DALLAS, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. (the "Company") today provided an update on the operation of the Company's refinery located in Krotz Springs, Louisiana.

MORGAN CITY, La., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD) announced today its first quarter 2011 results and backlog, and discussed challenges presented by the rising waters of the Mississippi River and the Atchafalaya River.

A U.S. governmental task force has released a plan that involves state and federal officials in reducing hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico.