2theadvocate.com | News | Residents hoping to strike oil

GO Advocate eEdition Public/Legal Notices Legislature Acts

Monday, November 9, 2009

2theadvocate > News

NEWS

Residents hoping to strike oil

Reports of a large oil deposit across five parishes in Louisiana have given residents hope of striking it rich. Seismic maps show the oil is trapped in rock under the ground across East and West Feliciana, St. Helena, Tangipahoa and parts of East Baton Rouge Parish. But what are the chances you will strike oil?

Launch Video Player Window


	Most Popular	Most Emailed	Hot Topics

Go to complete list

ADVERTISEMENTS

CLICK HERE TO ADVERTISE

PROMOTIONS

CLICK TO VIEW PROMOTIONS

Archives: Only staff-produced articles and videos are archived in the Online search. WBRZ videos can be found on the Video page.; As a courtesy to our users, we maintain an Online Daily Archive of all site content from the past 7 days.; The Advocate also maintains a Newspaper Archive.

Site Information: Check out our site blog for the latest news on updates and changes to 2theadvocate.com.; Curious about how the site works or what content we can provide to you? Check our Frequently Asked Questions section.; Get a detailed listing of all of the site's sections with our site map.

Advertising: Have a look at our media kit for online and offline advertising opportunities.
Subscribe: Subscribe to 2theadvocate.com with any of the feeds on our Feeds page.; Click here to subscribe to The Advocate.

Legal: Copyright © 1992-2008, Louisiana Broadcasting LLC and Capital City Press LLC • 7290 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810 • All Rights Reserved; No unauthorized use is permitted of content produced by The Advocate, WBRZ, 2theadvocate.com or any other publication or media owned by Louisiana Broadcasting LLC and Capital City Press LLC. Unauthorized use includes framing and direct posting of content on websites other than www.2theadvocate.com.

Have a question, comment, news tip or story idea? Click here to give us some feedback.