U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
Article Courtesy of Veterans Today
Thursday, August 26, 2010 -- Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., was awarded on Aug. 25 a $8,619,510 firm-fixed-price contract... click here to read more
Fishing again: Recreational fishermen return to Cedar Point Pier
after a summer away
Article courtesy of AL.com
CEDAR POINT, Ala. -- Sunday, August 15, 2010 -- He sliced open the first fish that he caught Saturday morning, examining the meat. "I wanted to see it for myself," Stacy Dalton said. "I wanted to make sure the fish was OK..." click here to read more
Bayou La Batre teams with ExxonMobil for Student Internship Program
Program has provided more than $300,000 for Alabama interns
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — August 11, 2010 — This week marks the successful completion of Bayou La Batre’s first-ever college student internship program. The ExxonMobil Foundation’s Community Summer Jobs Program partnered with the city to offer four college students $2,500 each during an 8-week summer internship with Bayou La Batre City Hall... click here to read more
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- Sunday, August 8, 2010 -- BP says the cement sealing the busted oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has hardened as crews prepare for the final phase of drilling a relief well... click here to read more
IRS Opens Dedicated Phone Line for Gulf Oil Spill Victims
WASHINGTON -- JULY 9, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service announced a special telephone line for taxpayers affected by the Gulf oil spill... click here to read more
For official Internal Revenue Service statement, click here
PAST NEWS
BAYOU LA BATRE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:
ECONOMIC IMPACT INFORMATION NEEDED
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BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala -- July 20, 2010 - Dear Business Owner:
The Bayou La Batre Area Chamber of Commerce has been asked to help collect information from businesses in South Mobile County regarding the economic impact of the recent BP Oil Spill... click here to read more
BP OFFICIAL: OIL HAS STOPPED FLOWING INTO GULF OF MEXICO
MOBILE, Ala. -- July 15, 2010 A BP official said oil stopped flowing from a well in the Gulf of Mexico at 2:25 p.m. as testing began on a cap over the leak, the first time since the spill began in April... click here to read more
Support Gulf fishing families: by our readers
ANNISTON, Ala --
Jul 13, 2010 -- As state representative for the people of south Mobile County and a lifetime resident of Bayou La Batre, I ask Alabamians to support Gulf Coast fishing families whose livelihoods are compromised as millions of gallons of oil continue to pour into the Gulf of Mexico...click here to read more
Dr. Regina Benjamin in Bayou La Batre
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala- (WALA) - U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin is in Bayou La Batre, to discuss with community residents, workers and responders, as well as local officials, the mental health and public health aspects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill... click here to read more
Vessels of Opportunity Program Changes and Effects
Bayou La Batre, Ala. - July 8, 2010
Following is a brief note to inform the media that yesterday the City of Bayou La Batre held a meeting with representatives from the Alabama Seafood Association, the Vietnamese Seafood Alliance... click here to read more
Gov. Bob Riley and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Tour Waters from
Bayou La Batre, Ala. – July 1, 2010
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BP Pledges to Hire Locals
MOBILE, Ala. -- June 11, 2010 -- Beginning Saturday, BP PLC has agreed to stop using boats registered to out-of-state residents in the Vessels of Opportunity program in the waters surrounding Bayou La Batre, State Rep. Spencer Collier said today.
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Community Poised for Business
Bayou La Batre, Ala. – June 10, 2010 – Mayor of Bayou La Batre, Stan Wright, today announced the launch of the city’s website, www.visitbayoulabatre.com. Amid the oil crisis, the city is open for business and chock full of human and natural resources.
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Bayou La Batre Breaks Ground on
By-Product Processing Facility
Eco-friendly Facility to Serve Many Industries and Provide Jobs
Bayou La Batre, Ala. – May 27, 2010
Members of the Gulf Coast Agricultural and Seafood Co-op, along with elected officials and guests, break ground today on an eco-friendly seafood by-product processing facility that will ultimately provide products for commercial application to the fertilizer, poultry and pharmaceutical industries.
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