Plaquemines Parish Council
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Recent News About Plaquemines Parish Council
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A Baton Rouge district court ruled that a funding system for the state’s tax board is unconstitutional, as the statute is allegedly using taxes for purposes upon which the voters have not decided.
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As the second leading producer of crude oil and second leading producer of natural gas in the U.S., Louisiana has a lot to lose in a series of coastal lawsuits that claim the energy industry is to blame for the rapidly eroding coastline.
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After a series of coastal lawsuits was filed against the gas and oil industry in Louisiana, an attempt in October by the Plaquemines Parish Council fell one vote shy of the tally needed to withdraw from the lawsuits, and the battle may be far from over.
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Following a brutal battle which ended with the Plaquemines Parish choosing to withdraw from a coastal lawsuit against the energy industry, it seems plausible that the lawsuit may be far from over.
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Coastal lawsuits filed against the gas and oil industries in Louisiana may not be over despite one of the parish councils involved in the suits, Plaquemines Parish Council, indicated it favored withdrawing from the litigation last month.
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Following the recent elections, the Plaquemines Parish Council, which at one time appeared to be willing to end its involvement in coastal lawsuits against the state's energy industry, now seems to have even more support for continuing the litigation.
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The Plaquemines Parish Council's vote to withdraw from a set of coastal lawsuits against the oil and gas companies fell one vote shy of passage, a result that pleased Councilman John Barthelemy from District 1.
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The Plaquemines Parish Council's recent vote on whether to withdraw from a series of coastal lawsuits filed against the oil and gas industries did not garner enough votes to bow out of the lawsuits, but it did send a message regarding the suits.
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Following the threat of a climate lawsuit by groups that claimed energy companies were contributing to the state's coastal erosion, Gifford Briggs, the president of the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association, penned a response to the Plaquemines Parish Council.
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The Plaquemines Parish Council recently voted on whether to withdraw from a series of coastal lawsuits against the gas and oil industries, an issue that has left leaders and organizations at odds, with some groups pushing for additional litigation against the energy industries and others committing to fight until the lawsuits stop altogether.
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The Plaquemines Parish Council, prodded by Council Member Irvin Juneau, recently voted on whether to withdraw from coastal lawsuits against the oil and gas industry.
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After the Plaquemines Parish Council voted 4-3 on a measure to withdraw from a coastal lawsuit that threatens the oil and gas industry, Gifford Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA) published a response to the vote titled "Changing the Trajectory."
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The Plaquemines Parish Council recently voted 4-3 in favor of withdrawing from a set of coastal lawsuits filed against oil and gas companies operating in the parish.
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The Plaquemines Parish Council has allowed plaintiff attorneys to file suit on its behalf against a number of oil, gas and pipeline companies accusing them of contributing to coastal erosion, but many Louisianans are not necessarily backing the initiative.
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A Louisiana appeals court has denied an appeal by the Plaquemines Parish Department of Civil Service, the Plaquemines Parish Civil Service Commission and Civil Service Director Ellen Barrois in a case over the closure of a government office.
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BATON ROUGE — The signing by a Louisiana parish president of a contract with a law firm with a history of filing environment damage suits is “very disturbing,” according to the president of the state’s oldest industry trade association.
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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.
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