Louisiana Oil & Gas Association
Recent News About Louisiana Oil & Gas Association
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Briggs: Commissioner’s Authority Upheld
So many times our companies walk into the courtroom and look at the next few years fly by as they spend their time in painfully draining litigation. -
Oil and gas companies block Edwards' end run around state's regulatory process
BATON ROUGE—Gov. John Bel Edwards’ attempt during a May meeting to push gas and oil companies to pay for coastline restoration, with no proof of permit violations, is getting pushback from those being pushed. -
Louisiana oil and gas industry responds to AG lawsuit takeover
BATON ROUGE – When lawsuits against oil and gas companies began flooding in from coastal Louisiana parishes after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, the local oil and gas industry was concerned. But when Louisiana's attorney general moved to take over those cases, they felt it was time to make their voices heard. -
Louisiana Oil & Gas Association opposes escalation of St. Tammany fracking lawsuit
MANDEVILLE - When the St. Tammany Parish Council voted 11-2 to move its lawsuit against a fracking well to the state's Supreme Court, a large number of people opposed to the well roared in approval. But there's one organization that is far from cheering. -
Attorney general moves to organize shore damage lawsuits
BATON ROUGE – Concern over the effects of oil and gas drilling on Louisiana's coastline has led to a number of lawsuits from coastal parishes -- all of which were recently taken over by the state's attorney general. -
LOGA: Security is gas station concern, despite judge's ruling
BATON ROUGE – The Mother’s Day 2013 beating of a St. Francisville man outside a north Baton Rouge gas station is unfortunate, but not the fault of gas companies that provide fuel to the gas station, a Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA) spokesman said in a recent interview. -
Appeals court thwarts oil industry petition, but wetlands case hangs in balance
NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana oil and gas companies lost a legal skirmish last week over a challenge to a flood protection authority’s use of private law firms, but the much larger issue of financial responsibility for coastal wetlands damage remains to be settled. -
Oil industry president calls potential environmental lawsuits 'money grabs'
As the St. Bernard Parish Council contemplates filing lawsuits against energy companies for alleged damage to fragile wetlands and other areas near drilling sites, the president of the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association says any such litigation is simply a "money grab." -
Cameron Parish adds to oil and gas industry woes by filing suit over coastal damage
NEW ORLEANS — Cameron Parish filed at least 11 lawsuits against more than 100 oil and gas companies on Monday in what is a "litigious legal system," according to the president of one of the state’s trade associations. -
Pro-industry groups applaud Plaquemines Parish's decision to kill lawsuit
PLAQUEMINES PARISH — The executive directors of two pro-industry groups, the Grow Louisiana Commission (GLAC) and the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA), celebrated the Plaquemines Parish Council’s 5-to-1 vote on Thursday to kill a lawsuit against 86 oil and gas companies. -
Louisiana GOP, business coalition at odds over District 94 candidates
A candidate endorsement from the Louisiana Republican Party has the group at odds with a coalition of businesses in the state, just hours before the primary election. -
Tort reform a deciding issue as gubernatorial race approaches
As the gubernatorial race heats up, one divisive issue emerges that will certainly have a significant impact on the election: tort reform.