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The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is a deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico 29 kilometers (18 nautical miles) [1] off the coast of Louisiana near the town of Port Fourchon. LOOP provides tanker offloading and temporary storage services for crude oil transported on some of the largest tankers in the world.
Port Fourchon is Louisiana’s southernmost port, located on the southern tip of Lafourche Parish, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is a seaport, with significant petroleum industry traffic from offshore Gulf oil platforms and drilling rigs as well as the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port pipeline. Fourchon's primary service markets are domestic deepwater ...
The ports of New Orleans, South Louisiana, and Baton Rouge cover 172 miles (277 km) on both banks of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (now closed by a rock dike built across the channel at Bayou La Loutre) extends 67 miles (108 km) from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico, and the channel up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge runs at a 48-foot (14 ...
3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines was activated in Nov 1990 and deployed to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. 3/23 was commanded by LtCol Ray Dawson, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and attached to the 8th Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division and deployed along the Kuwait/Saudi Arabian border conducting patrolling and security operations. 2 days ...
Intracoastal City (French: Ville Intercôtière) is an unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1] It is situated on the west bank of the Vermilion River at its junction with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and has various port facilities and some permanent residents.
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David Lynch revealed one of his biggest career regrets years before his death.. The celebrated director of Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks died just days before his 79th birthday, his ...
Basile, Louisiana: Allegiance: United States of America: Service / branch: United States Marine Corps: Years of service: 1968–2001: Rank: Major General: Unit: 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines 4th Marine Division: Commands: 10th Marines Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune: Battles / wars: Vietnam ...