BATON ROUGE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - The condition of two workers burned in a Gulf of Mexico oil platform fire has improved, according to hospital officials.
Baton Rouge General Medical Center officials say that the workers' conditions have been upgraded from critical to serious.
A third worker, Wilberto Ilagan, 50, remains in good condition. Ilagan is the only one of the three victims whose name has been released.
The Nov. 16 fire on a platform operated by Black Elk Energy south of Grand Isle killed three workers.
The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is still investigating the cause of the fire.
Friday, May 24 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:40:16 GMT
RIVER RIDGE, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 52-year-old man apparently shot his 16-year-old son in the head and then turned the gun on himself in their home in River Ridge.
RIVER RIDGE, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 52-year-old man apparently shot his 16-year-old son in the head and then turned the gun on himself in their home in River Ridge.
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
Friday, May 24 2013 5:06 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:06:12 GMT
Monroe, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Police arrested Thomas Wroten this afternoon following a domestic dispute. At 9:15pm last night Monroe Police received an emergent call for help in the 5300 block of Blanks.
Monroe, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Police arrested Thomas Wroten this afternoon following a domestic dispute.
