Lawsuits Against BP Over Health Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Stalled April 22, 2025 By Jack Brook Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons...
Lawsuit Alleging Environmental Racism in Louisiana Parish Allowed to Proceed April 11, 2025 By Jack Brook A civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black...
Chevron Ordered to Pay $744M for Damaging Louisiana Wetlands April 7, 2025 By Jack Brook Oil company Chevron must pay $744.6 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury ruled...
Fraternity Members Charged in Death of Southern University Student March 14, 2025 By Jack Brook Two more arrests have been made in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student who was repeatedly...
Lawsuit Alleges City Failed to Protect Revelers in New Orleans Truck Attack February 24, 2025 By Jack Brook A group of victims of the New Orleans New Year’s Day terror attack filed suit against city officials and contractors,...
Airbnb Files Lawsuit Against City of New Orleans Over Regulation Dispute February 20, 2025 By Jack Brook Airbnb is suing the City of New Orleans for requiring the company and short-term rental platforms ensure properties they market...
Louisiana Parish Cleared of Violating Environmental Activist’s Freedom of Speech February 3, 2025 By Jack Brook Louisiana parish officials who threatened to arrest and imprison an environmental activist as she attempted to speak during a public...
Lawsuit Alleges City Failed to Protect Revelers in New Orleans Truck Incident February 3, 2025 By Jack Brook A group of victims of the New Orleans New Year’s Day terror attack have filed suit against city officials and...
New Orleans Officials Confident in Security Plans Ahead of Super Bowl January 14, 2025 By Jack Brook New Orleans officials projected confidence in their security plans as the city prepares to host the Super Bowl and Mardi...
Louisiana Community Protest Approval Process for Ammonia Plant November 8, 2024 By Jack Brook ELKINSVILLE, La. (AP) — A dispute over a planned ammonia plant near a historic Black town in southeastern Louisiana ratcheted...