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"Obesity needs to be tackled in the same way as climate change, a top nutritional scientist has said." Full Story See: http://www.global-consciousness.com/page.php?page=newsarchive Obesity is a drain on our resources. A study by Louisiana State University showed how a large portion...

The Department of Energy's inspector general on Wednesday warned that staffing shortages and other internal weaknesses increased the risk of fraud and could delay the agency's efforts to spend about $37 billion in economic-stimulus funds. Inspector General Gregory Friedman said...

All but four roads in Ascension Parish reopened this morning after 4 to 6 inches of rain fell on the parish Monday and Tuesday, parish government officials said today. A total of 31 roads or intersections in the parish were...

A $250-million-dollar bioenergy plant was announced this afternoon by Gadsden County and city of Gretna officials at a news conference where details of the project were announced. The facility, a development of bioenergy company Adage, will produce 50 mega watts...

Investigators with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality have arrested a waste tire transporter on six felony counts of submitting documents containing false certifications to the department. DEQ officials said Tuesday that 39-year-old Mercury Forges of Harvey is alleged to...

Myriant Technologies has secured a $50 million federal grant that will allow the company to build a $60 million biorefinery plant at the Lake Providence Port and create at least 40 permanent jobs. The grant is one of 19 such...