Thanks to conservation measures taken by residents, the east bank of Plaquemines Parish should have enough water in its reserves for another 24 hours, Parish President Billy Nungesser said this morning.

A petition has been filed seeking to disqualify Jefferson Parish School Board candidate Paul Johnson, an interim board member who is hoping to win the 5th District seat permanently in the October election.

By CAIN BURDEAU A stretch of the Mississippi River at New Orleans could be closed for days as crews clean a 12-mile oil slick caused Wednesday when a tanker and barge collided, officials said.