The fight over whether oil companies may be sued over damage to Louisiana’s coastal marshes has been appealed to the state’s high court. The Times-Picayune reports Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of …
Two of the smaller players in a New Orleans area flood board’s lawsuit against the oil industry over damage to the state’s coast have agreed to a settlement. An attorney for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East said the settlement …
A state judge in Baton Rouge ruled that Louisiana’s Legislature missed its mark when it passed a bill seeking to halt a south Louisiana flood board’s lawsuit against dozens of oil, gas and pipeline companies over coastal damage. The legislation …