Gov. John Bel Edwards, along with local, state, and federal officials, addressed the state of hurricane preparedness for the greater New Orleans area for the 2019 hurricane season that began on June 1.
A United States District Judge has decided to send a local parish's lawsuit against multiple oil and gas companies back to state court from federal court in a case that may have far-reaching implications in Louisiana's ongoing coastal-erosion litigation against the state's energy industry.
NEW ORLEANS – Insurance company Liberty Mutual was not able to convince the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to lift a stay in its lawsuit against Integrated Pro Services LLC.
NEW ORLEANS — Plaquemines Parish lawsuit against its former public works director on allegations he approved invoices in favor of companies owned by his father and uncle remains dismissed following a recent appeals court ruling.
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana's Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal recently returned a couples' property trespass lawsuit against a Bellechase property management company and Plaquemines Parish to the 25th Judicial District Court for Plaquemines Parish.
A recent study released by LLAW showed that Louisiana loses more than 15,000 new jobs and over $1 billion a year due to abuses of the civil justice system.
A small group of trial lawyers cannot be allowed to ruin Louisiana's future, says the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, after a survey showed that a majority of voters in Plaquemines Parish are opposed to lawsuits being filed against the industry.
Most Plaquemines Parish voters oppose Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' lawsuit against two major gas and oil companies, according to a survey conducted by the Louisiana Free Enterprise Institute (LFEI).
Plaquemines Parish government has allowed plaintiff attorneys to file suit on its behalf for coastal erosion against a number of oil, gas and pipeline companies in the state, alleging they have been contributors to coastal erosion, but Louisianans are not necessarily backing the initiative.
The Louisiana Free Enterprise Institute (LFEI) recently said it is not surprised by the results of its recent survey of Plaquemines Parish residents that found most are against the Parish Council's participation in lawsuits that blames coastal erosion on oil, gas and pipeline companies.
A recent survey conducted by the Louisiana Free Enterprise Institute found that a majority or residents of Plaquemines Parish are siding with the energy industry regarding the Parish Council's participation in a lawsuit against gas and oil companies that seeks restitution for damages to wetlands.
Plaquemines Parish government has allowed plaintiff attorneys to file suit on its behalf for coastal erosion against a number of oil, gas and pipeline companies, but locals in the parish are overwhelmingly opposed to the lawsuit.
In the wake of lawsuits alleging climate damage filed by Plaquemines Parish and by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards against leading energy and gas companies, organizations and parish residents are leaning more favorably toward the companies' side.
If there ever were a time in U.S. history when the phrase “elections have consequences” would be most accurate, now would be that time. The contrast between the past and current United States President could not be more different. Under President Obama, we experienced moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, endless regulations and negative rhetoric.
Forty two lawsuits filed against oil, gas and pipeline companies have returned to federal courts after those same courts said the dispute should be resolved at the state level.
New Orleans attorney and disgraced Plaquemines Parish Judge William A. Roe has been has been readmitted to the practice of law following a Dec. 15 Louisiana Supreme Court decision to accept his application for readmission after his 2012 disbarment.
After securing a settlement on behalf of Plaquemines Parish in a case involving damage from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a group of attorneys is seeking to get paid themselves.
