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Theatre Memphis will host a black-tie gala event to honor Priscilla Presley’s contributions to Memphis art and tourism.

Theatre Memphis will host a black-tie gala event to honor Priscilla Presley’s contributions to Memphis art and tourism.

The zoning board also recommended approval of plans for expansion of the Park Crest event facility off Lorna Road and adding eight homes in the International Park office complex.

Unchecked water use by companies like Exxon risks saltwater intrusion and undrinkable tap water

Industry overpumping of the Baton Rouge water aquifer could lead to saltwater intrusion that pollutes the supply for residents .

Col. Gary Beard retired Monday exactly 25 years to the day after receiving his commission in the Army in 1997.

The Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District’s director responded this week to the Baton Rouge Water Company’s criticism of its plans for a new metering system.

At a contentious meeting today, the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District board voted to more than triple what it charges for water from $20 to $65 per million gallons.

Industry Overuse Puts Capital City Drinking Water At Risk Until about 10 years ago, the 86-year-old retired contractor was like most of his neighbors in the city’s leafy Southdowns neighborhood near Louisiana State University; he simply didn’t put much thought into the water flowing from his taps. But then he went back to school and learned about hydrology and the movement of water underground. He got a master’s degree in climatology and wrote his thesis on the city’s freshwater supply....