Jan 12, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America". “What a beautiful name, and it’s appropriate,” Trump said during a...

1 day ago · She said the rest of the world would call the ocean basin the Gulf of Mexico, as it's been called by the International Hydrographic Organization. Change the name and I guess Louisiana petro ...

2 days ago · Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its Maps service. ... Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225) 383-9999; Public ...

Mar 13, 2012 · BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle today congratulated Anadarko Petroleum on its announcement that initial production has begun on the Caesar/Tonga project in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, and is expected to provide the equivalent of 45,000 barrels of oil a ...

Sep 23, 2023 · BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Salt water from the Gulf of Mexico is creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in some Louisiana communities, including New Orleans, prompting the state’s governor to warn Friday he may request federal help.

Nov 5, 2024 · BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean on Monday afternoon and appears to be destined to move into the Gulf of Mexico later this week.

Jan 7, 2025 · An update of Louisiana's strategy to help reduce the low-oxygen “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is being criticized as inadequate because of its reliance on a proposed project now in...

Nov 25, 2024 · U.S. Reps Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, and Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, are asking Congress to expand state waters along the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coast further into the Gulf of Mexico.

Jan 27, 2012 · BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle on Friday said that the state has additional reinforcement for the belief that energy production in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) will continue to grow and be a driver for jobs, businesses, Louisiana’s economy ...

Jan 23, 2025 · What’s in a name change, after all? The water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba will be critical to shipping lanes and vacationers whether it’s called the Gulf of Mexico, as it has been for four centuries, or the Gulf of America, as President Donald Trump ordered this week.North America’s highest mountain peak will still loom above Alaska whether it’s called ...