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Officials in Miami Beach, Fla., said a mayoral candidate has been disqualified from the race for bouncing his qualifying check. City Attorney Jose Smith wrote in a memorandum Tuesday that Joshua LaRose, 28, submitted the $1,360 check Sept. 10, one day before the deadline.

HOUSTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from around the world will gather in New Orleans Feb. 3 - 5 at the Deep Offshore Technology (DOT) International Conference & Exhibition to discuss new innovation, equipment, and solutions for the challenges of deepwater exploration and production.

CARENCRO, La., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP. reported today that it sustained "very minimal" damage from Hurricane Gustav at its Fourchon, Venice, Morgan City, and Belle Chase facilities in southern Louisiana.

By Rick Jervis BAYOU LAFOURCHE, La. -- Driving along this long finger of water connecting the mainland with the Gulf of Mexico, an occasional Spanish villa-style mansion appears among the wooden bait shacks and tugboat docks.