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BRIGGS: Optimism in the Chalk

Sitting through the local evening news may call for even the happiest Louisianian to reach for an anti-depressant.

By Don Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | Feb 22, 2018

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)

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U.S. Senator John Kennedy a key vote on lawsuit reform bill

By Melissa Landry, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch | Feb 16, 2018

Bruce Fein, partner at Fein & DelValle, PLLC

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Bad Science at NIOSH?

By Bruce Fein | Feb 2, 2018

Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Don Briggs

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LOGA: From Edwards to Edwards

By Don Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | Jan 25, 2018

Don Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association

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LOGA’s Resolutions for a Prosperous Louisiana

By Don Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | Dec 28, 2017


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The Oil and Gas Industry’s The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

By Don Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | Dec 14, 2017

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – this 1966 Spaghetti Western is a staple in the career of Clint Eastwood and in the heart of many young men growing up in the late 60s.

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Changing Headlines

By Don Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Association | Dec 1, 2017

It is not uncommon to hear people all across Louisiana talking about the Permian Basin and for a good reason. The west Texas formation saw its first commercial oil well completed in 1921, and since then, the basin continues to be a predominant supplier of United States oil and gas. Some even say that an oil and gas recovery begins and ends in this portion of West Texas.

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FACT Act will help protect Americans and stop lawsuit abuse

By Melissa Landry, Executive Director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch | Nov 8, 2017

Today, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA], will spend part of his day at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled, “The Impact of Lawsuit Abuse on American Small Businesses and Job Creators.”

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The Fight Goes On

By Don Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | Nov 3, 2017

On the morning of October 30th, Louisiana’s oil and gas industry woke up to promising news amongst the headlines of low rig counts and low global commodity pricing. The United State Supreme Court denied hearing the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East’s (SLFPA-E) appeal of the lower courts ruling.

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Great Expectations

By Don Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | Oct 20, 2017

Energy producers across the United States are benefitting greatly from the policies of our President and his cabinet appointments. New lands are being opened up for drilling and exploration purposes.

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Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week—A Time to Reflect on Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

By Melissa Landry, Lawsuit Abuse Watch | Oct 13, 2017

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Opinion: Deep pocket justice serves lawyers, not Louisiana

By Melissa Landry, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch | Aug 2, 2017

Deep pocket justice. That seems to be the flawed philosophy behind the ongoing legal attack that some politicians and personal injury attorneys are waging against Louisiana’s oil and gas industry.

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When trial lawyers fight over legal ads, we all lose

By Melissa Landry, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch | Jul 28, 2017

In a story that raises serious questions about the decline of the legal profession and the need to better regulate legal advertising, two Louisiana trial lawyers are fighting it out in court over the right to use the word “guarantee” in their TV commercials.

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OPINION: U.S. Senate Should Pass the FACT Act to Help Protect Americans

By Melissa Landry, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch | May 18, 2017

It is no secret that frivolous litigation filings have skyrocketed in recent years. As more and more personal injury lawyers seek to use and abuse our legal system, Americans have grown tired of paying the costs and have begun calling for reform. Fortunately, Congress is listening.

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Louisiana’s Road to Recovery

By Don Briggs, President, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | May 4, 2017

It has been over one hundred days since Trump took office and in that time, we have seen the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipeline projects jump started, many regulations from the Obama-era rolled back, as well as a rejuvenation of leasing programs and streamlining processes for permitting on federal land and water.

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LOGA And LMOGA Applaud Court of Appeals’ Decision to Affirm the Dismissal of Coastal Lawsuit

By Editorial to the Louisiana Record | Apr 13, 2017

The Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA) and the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) released the following statements upon receiving notification that the United States Fifth District Court of Appeals denied the plaintiffs' petition for a re-hearing of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East’s (SLFPA-E) lawsuit against oil and gas companies alleging damages to coastal land.

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One Step Forward

By Don Briggs, President, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | Mar 9, 2017

A billowing sigh of relief was heard from oil and gas companies all across Louisiana, and with that sigh, came a little boost of confidence.

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Groundhog Day: Louisiana’s Endless Budget Battle

By Gifford Briggs, Acting-President, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | Feb 23, 2017

Well, it's a new year here in Louisiana, but not much has changed. A new year means another budget deficit, which means yet another legislative rumpus over who and or what will foot the bill.

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Often misleading and sometimes dangerous, lawyer ads should be regulated

By Melissa Landry, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch | Feb 15, 2017

It is impossible to avoid them. Everywhere we look, we are bombarded by aggressive legal advertising. From car wrecks to class actions, solicitations from personal injury law firms dominate our local TV airwaves — not to mention what fills the radio and is plastered on billboards and bus exteriors.

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Roadblocks won’t stop us

By Gifford Briggs, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association | Nov 3, 2016

Low prices, legal challenges and OPEC.


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