Oil and gas drilling activity in Louisiana is continuing to slump, mirroring broader national trends, according to data from ...

FILE - A plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore ... Oil leaks in the Gulf of Mexico southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, as the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns ...

Overall, Louisiana’s total rig count fell from 48 to 31. Nationwide, Baker Hughes data also recorded a decrease in total rig activity across oil, gas, and offshore projects, falling from 631 in ...