Feds taking public comments on offshore drilling impact

NEW ORLEANS - Supporters and opponents of offshore drilling can have their say Monday afternoon at a public meeting at a hotel near New Orleans' international airport.It's the first of three meetings rescheduled to let more people attend and comment about the potential environmental impacts of five more years of offshore drilling, from 2017 to 2022.The other rescheduled meetings will be in Houston and Washington.The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management's 279-page draft environmental impact state