By Eileen Fleming

By Eileen Fleming

By Eileen Fleming

St Tammany Parish, LA – In this edition, reporter Jollaine Schear takes us to the grounds of a non-profit organization which is striving to eliminate homelessness and help provide low-income housing on the Northshore. Habitat for Humanity

"Northshore Focus" on WWNO is made possible with support from the The Northshore Community Foundation, uniting human and financial resources to enhance the quality of life in the Northshore region. More at Northshore Community Foundation

By Eileen Fleming

New Orleans, La. – BP and the Coast Guard will hire wildlife experts to make sure there are no turtles caught up in the oil that's corralled and burned on the surface. After a fisherman raised concerns on YouTube, four environmental groups sought a restraining order to stop the controlled burns.

By Eileen Fleming

New Orleans, La. – The Centers for Disease Control and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have been reviewing test results on air samples taken in the response area.
They looked at levels of exposure to oil, chemical dispersants and other hazardous material. OSHA Regional Administrator Cindy Coe met with clean-up workers this week in Venice.
She says some workers were worried about the smoke that billows off oil burned at the surface.

New Orleans, LA – Andre Perry discusses how local barber shops always provide more than just taking a little bit off the top.

By Eileen Fleming

New Orleans, La. – Hurricane Alex steered 500 miles away from the leaking oil well but still managed to knock out containment efforts along the Gulf Coast. Now weaker winds and storm systems are pushing oil into sensitive wetlands where skimmers are getting back in service.

Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft says rough seas make it difficult to skim and contain oil away from marshes.

By Eileen Fleming

New Orleans, La. – The Coast Guard says wind and currents are pushing the oil west and into sensitive wetland areas south of New Orleans. Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft says estuaries connecting Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans could be contaminated.

"It's going to be a long weekend from an oil-spill response perspective. And we expect that there's going to continue to be intermittent periods of rain and thunderstorms due to a trough system across the Gulf of Mexico." :15

By Diane Mack

New Orleans, La. – The 4th of July weekend kicks off with a family musical as the NORD/Crescent City Lights Youth Theater opens its 18th season with Golly Gee Whiz! The production is based on the classic Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland films of the 1930's. Performances run thru July 11th at the NORD Ty Tracy Theater at Gallier Hall.