An oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Louisiana, WDSU reports. Thirteen workers aboard the rig were reportedly thrown into the water, but have been accounted for.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/09/wdsu-oil-rig-explosion-in-gulf-off-louisiana/1

Thank God they are all accounted for. I'm shocked that none of our local news has reported this yet (I don't have cable). I only found out about this when I read about it on my Yahoo account.

Awful.