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WJ Talk: Louisiana’s Five Deep Water Ports and a New Strategic Marketing Study

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WJ Talk: Louisiana’s Five Deep Water Ports and a New Strategic Marketing Study

October 17, 2025

Ken Eriksen (Polaris Analytics & Consulting) joins Frank McCormack to discuss a strategic marketing effort uniting five Louisiana deep water ports, what it could mean for cargo growth and investment,… Read More

Coast Guard Foundation Recognizes Sector Nola For Hurricane Ida Response

April 20, 2022

The Coast Guard Foundation held its annual tribute to the Eighth Coast Guard District March 11 at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. During the event, the foundation… Read More

Sector New Orleans Hosts Change Of Command Ceremony Caption for top photo: The color guard presenting the colors for the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans change of command ceremony April 14. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Riley Perkofski)

Caption for top photo: The color guard presenting the colors for the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans change of command ceremony April 14. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Riley Perkofski)

Sector New Orleans Hosts Change Of Command Ceremony

April 19, 2022

Capt. Kelly Denning relieved Capt. Will Watson during a change-of-command ceremony for Coast Guard Sector New Orleans on April 14. Rear Adm. Richard Timme, commander, Coast Guard Eighth… Read More

Coast Guard Suspends Search-And-Rescue Efforts At Seacor Power, Recovery Ongoing

April 23, 2021

At sundown April 19, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended search-and-rescue efforts at the liftboat Seacor Power, the vessel that capsized April 13 in the Gulf of Mexico just… Read More