Tristan Baurick
Baton Rouge Advocate
New Orleans, LA, United States
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Man arrested for flying drone over chemical plants says was just being 'stupid guy'
A New York City filmmaker says he made an innocent mistake when he flew a drone over chemical plants and was arrested in St. Charles Parish. → Read More
Man arrested, accused of cutting tails off live nutria and posting videos online
A Patterson man was arrested in St. Mary Parish for cutting of the tails of living nutria and posting the videos on social media. → Read More
Offshore wind energy plans in the Gulf take a back seat to oil drilling under new law
The Inflation Reduction Act has a special provision that slows offshore wind energy while expanding oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. → Read More
Oyster fishers in polluted waters cited, another boat flees
Two Chauvin men were caught taking oysters in polluted waters off the coast of Terrebonne Parish. → Read More
Louisiana has 8 of the worst water-polluting refineries in the country, study says
A report by the Environmental Integrity Project found that Louisiana's oil refineries were pouring some of the largest amounts of toxic chemicals into public waterways. → Read More
Caught harvesting oysters in polluted waters for fifth time, man's boat may be tracked
A Port Sulphur man was cited a fifth time for harvesting oysters from polluted waters in Plaquemines Parish. → Read More
New Orleans tree planting efforts fall far short of other cities, increasing climate impacts
A new tree reforestation plan indicates New Orleans made little progress restoring the tree canopy lost after Hurricane Katina, making the city more vulnerable to climate change. → Read More
Louisiana's biggest land-building project likely to cause spike in shrimp, oyster prices
The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion may smother oysters and push shrimp into deeper water, causing prices for Louisiana to spike → Read More
Denka sues EPA over 'politically driven' air pollution rules
The Japan-based Denka company filed a lawsuit alleging overblown concern about cancer risk in Louisiana communities → Read More
Hundreds of Louisiana's ancient sites at risk of washing away, study says
Louisiana scientists are sounding the alarm about hundreds of archeological sites that may soon be torn away by storms or swallowed up rising seas. → Read More
Nutria body count dips despite higher pay for bounty hunters
Hurricane Ida may have sidelined many nutria hunters and trappers in Louisiana → Read More
Gulf helicopter crash was third this year for Broussard-based aircraft company
The helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday was the third serious accident this year for Broussard-based aircraft operator Rotorcraft Leasing Co. → Read More
As Cantrell pushes climate goals, challenges arise with greening the city fleet
Every one of the city’s 1,699 vehicles still depends on gasoline or diesel, according to an administration report to the City Council this week. That’s despite the city’s move three years ago to join the Climate Mayors Electric Vehicle Purchasing Collaborative, a group aimed at helping U.S. cities negotiate down vehicle prices. → Read More
Louisiana tribe gets $5 million to prepare for more floods, rising seas
A Louisiana tribe under threat from flooding, storms and rising seas will receive a federal grant aimed at helping Native American communities adapt to climate change or move to safer ground. → Read More
Scientists thought they knew what was killing Gulf corals. Now they aren't so sure.
The mysterious disease killing corals in the Gulf of Mexico’s largest coral sanctuary continues to puzzle scientists. → Read More
Investigations of chemical incidents hampered by board's staff shortages, report says
Staffing shortages and infighting among a dwindling number of decision-makers are hampering investigations of chemical fires, explosions and other petrochemical industry accidents in Louisiana and across the country, according to → Read More
Metairie man cited for killing an alligator in the Bonnet Carre Spillway
A Metairie man was cited for illegally killing an alligator in the Bonnet Carre Spillway in St. Charles Parish on Nov. 7, state wildlife officials said. → Read More
'Fiscal cliff' ahead for Louisiana coastal restoration efforts, report warns
Louisiana is losing land at a rate of a football field every 100 minutes. The causes are varied: rising sea levels, erosion from oil and gas canals, land subsidence, hurricanes, → Read More
Meet the woman leading Louisiana's effort to save the endangered whooping crane
Sara Zimorski talks about bringing North America's tallest bird from the brink of extinction. → Read More
Gulf's first two zones for offshore wind farms selected off Louisiana, Texas
Areas near Lake Charles and Galveston, Texas could generate power for 3 million homes. → Read More