Freeport McMoRan to Pay $100M in First Settlement in Louisiana Coastal Damage Suits September 30, 2019 Lawyers representing coastal Louisiana parishes have negotiated their first settlement with one of the oil and gas companies accused of...
Oil Companies Land a Victory in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuit March 8, 2017 By Kevin McGill A federal appeals court on March 3 refused to revive a Louisiana levee board’s lawsuit blaming dozens of oil and...
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...
2 Small Players Settle in Louisiana ‘Big Oil’ Coastal Flooding Suit November 3, 2014 By Kevin McGill Two of the smaller players in a New Orleans area flood board’s lawsuit against the oil industry over damage to...
Hearing: Which Court Should Hear Louisiana Coastal Lawsuit ? December 20, 2013 By Janet McConnaughey A legal tug-of-war continues in a Louisiana state levee board’s lawsuit against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies over the...