Louisiana Politicians Join Suits Blaming Big Oil for Coastal Ruin August 9, 2016 By Cain Burdeau The oil industry has left a big footprint along the Gulf Coast, where a Delaware-sized stretch of Louisiana has disappeared....
Louisiana Governor Wants Oil Industry to Pay for Coastal Restoration May 23, 2016 By Cain Burdeau Gov. John Bel Edwards is pushing to get the oil and natural gas industries to pay for restoring Louisiana’s fragile...
Mayor: Many in New Orleans to See Lower Flood Insurance Costs April 18, 2016 By Cain Burdeau New federal maps show that New Orleans is much less vulnerable to flooding than it was before Hurricane Katrina struck...
Water Starting to Recede from Homes in North Louisiana March 15, 2016 By Cain Burdeau Emergency officials in Louisiana and Mississippi were watching the rise of the Pearl River that divides the two states on...
Judge: BP not Required to Pay Moratorium-Related Oil Industry Losses March 14, 2016 By Cain Burdeau A federal judge in Louisiana ruled that BP does not have to pay for economic losses other businesses suffered when...
Louisiana Flood Board Appeals Dismissal of Suit Against Oil Companies March 2, 2016 By Cain Burdeau A lawyer for a flood protection agency tried on Feb. 29 to revive a closely-watched lawsuit alleging oil and natural...
Flood-Prone Louisiana to Get $234M to Move Village, Control Stormwater January 24, 2016 By Cain Burdeau In a nod to the threat Louisiana faces from flooding, the federal government is sending $233.8 million in grants to...
Louisiana Parish Drops Wetlands Suits Against Oil, Gas Companies November 15, 2015 By Cain Burdeau A coastal Louisiana parish has voted to drop its lawsuits against oil and gas companies over damages officials had said...
Hurricane Protection System for New Orleans Tested by Army Corps May 22, 2015 By Cain Burdeau With hurricane season approaching, the Army Corps of Engineers is running through its plans to better protect New Orleans from...
5 Years After Gulf Oil Spill: Is Drilling Engineering Outpacing Safety Again? April 22, 2015 By Cain Burdeau Five years after the worst U.S. offshore oil spill, the industry is working on drilling even further into the risky...