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Recent News About U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Environmentalists challenge proposed liquefied natural gas plant near Lake Charles
New Orleans-based Healthy Gulf and the Sierra Club have petitioned a federal appeals court to review a dredge-and-fill permit issued in 2019 for the construction of a $25 billion liquefied natural gas facility in southwest Louisiana. -
Federal judge blocks Bayou Bridge Pipeline completion
A federal judge ordered a preliminary injunction on Feb. 23 to stop the final construction phase of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. -
Appeals court reverses summary judgment for levee contractor in racial discrimination case
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court's summary judgment finding in a racial discrimination case involving a levee work project in Algiers and remanded it for further proceedings. -
Abita Springs loses battle to revoke fracking permit from Helis Oil & Gas Company
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge recently upheld the controversial fracking permit that grants exploratory oil and gas drilling in the wetlands near Abita Springs in the St. Tammany Parish.