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On Dec. 5, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East's board voted to continue with their lawsuit against almost 100 oil and gas company. The vote came after one of the new appointees to the board wanted to see if the support for the lawsuit was still...

The council for St. Bernard Parish voted to hire three law firms to see about their options for filing a lawsuit against several oil and gas companies they believe are responsible for the coast damage caused by canal dredging. This would be the third parish to file...

The immediate fate of the lawsuit filed against almost 100 oil and gas companies by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East will likely be determined on Thursday, Dec. 5. A special meeting has been called to consider whether to continue with the...

Has the president of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Authority-East's board changed his stance on the lawsuit filed against almost 100 oil and gas companies? That is the assertion of several proponents of the lawsuit, which alleges that the damage and injury to...

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East has three new board members, thanks to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. The three were appointed last month after the governor chose not to reappoint the board's vice-president, John Barry, and two others for...

Over the past few months, many environmental leaders in Louisiana have been watching as one environmental issue after another begins to affect the state. These issues have far-reaching consequences. As a result, the "Green Army," which is the name given to a loose...

Just last month, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal appointed three members to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East. This was in response to a lawsuit filed by the SLFPA-E against 97 oil and gas companies. This lawsuit alleges that dredging operations...

The lawsuit filed against 97 oil and gas companies by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East has garnered a great deal of interest. It prompted Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to replace three members of the SLFPA-E and his coastal advisor, Garrett...

In Aug. 2013, the founder of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade submitted a public records request in order to have access to emails from Garrett Graves. Graves is the coastal advisor for Governor Bobby Jindal. He has also been one of the leading figures in the opposition...