By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
West Jefferson Medical Center is a 451-bed community hospital located in Marrero, Louisiana. It is located just 15 minutes from downtown New Orleans in a region known as the Westbank. Established in 1956, West Jefferson Medical Center is situated near vast industrial and maritime corridors. - Source: Wikipedia

An explosion and fire ripped through a Gulf oil platform Friday as workers used a cutting torch, sending four people to a hospital with burns and leaving two missing in waters off Louisiana.