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The Gulf of Mexico has a new name, the Gulf of America.

Vermilion Parish Parish’s OEP Office will call it ‘Gulf of America’

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 9:26am

The Vermilion Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, led by Homer Stelly, is clear about the Gulf’s name off Louisiana’s coast.

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