Last year, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Agency-East filed a lawsuit against almost 100 oil and gas companies. The purpose of the lawsuit is to get the oil and gas companies to pay for the damage and injury caused to the state's coastal areas. The suit...
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Proponents of Louisiana levee board lawsuit release new website
Proponents of Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East's lawsuit have been busy. The SLFPA-E's lawsuit and its attorneys were affected by the ruling in the LOGA case because it said that the Attorney General was correct in allowing the SLFPA-E to hire...
Judge Calls LA Oil and Gas Association Lawsuit: ‘Frivolous’
In an important ruling regarding the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East's lawsuit, a judge in a state district court has ruled that there is nothing unconstitutional or illegal about the Louisiana Attorney General's office retaining outside council to...
Bill Proposed To Create St. Tammany Parish Levee Board
In 2006, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East was created after a constitutional amendment was passed by voters. That levee board works to improve flood protection efforts in several parishes, including Orleans, Tangipahoa and St. Tammany. One...
Louisiana Lawmakers Split On Levee Board Lawsuit
Last year, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East filed a lawsuit against almost 100 oil and gas companies. The lawsuit alleges that the building of canals and pipelines have caused enormous damage and injury to the Louisiana wetlands. In fact, the...