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Terrebonne Parish tangling with feds in litigation over Hollywood Road project

By Savannah Howe | Tuesday, Apr 13, 2021 @ 8:49am

An attempt to update Hollywood Road in Terrebonne Parish has tangled the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government (TPCA), the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and FHWA Administrator Stephanie Pollock in federal court.
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards Announces DOTD has Received $76.2 Million in Federal Transportation Funds

By Press release submission | Tuesday, Sep 3, 2019 @ 7:42am

Louisiana Governor's Office issued the following announcement on Aug. 30.Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Shawn D.
Loyola law professors support fight against Trump's attempt to rollback health and safety regulations

By Melissa Busch | Thursday, Jun 22, 2017 @ 8:52am

Led by legal experts at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, law professors nationwide are challenging President Donald J. Trump’s executive order that directs agencies to forego issuing any new regulations, including health and safety measures, unless they rescind two others.
Louisiana flooding expected to yield more lawsuits

By Stephen Silver | Monday, Sep 5, 2016 @ 1:00pm

WALKER – The recent flooding in Louisiana could lead to an influx of lawsuits seeking government compensation for flood damage.