Money from the 2010 BP PLC oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being used to help to expand the size of the U.S. wildlife refuge off Louisiana’s coastline. Work has begun off Louisiana on a project to more …
Gov. John Bel Edwards is pushing to get the oil and natural gas industries to pay for restoring Louisiana’s fragile coast by encouraging them to settle lawsuits alleging they caused extensive damage to coastal lands. The governor met with industry …
Money from the first and only settlement so far in a Louisiana flood board’s lawsuit against dozens of energy companies will be placed in a special account dedicated to coastal restoration. The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East voted to establish …
It’s not possible for every south Louisiana community to be surrounded by a levee, but one state group says there are options available to reduce the risk of flooding. The Advocate reports a new subcommittee of the state Coastal Protection …
A $428 million plan to restore two parts of Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline is moving ahead. The commander of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, officially signed the plan during a news conference on June 22 …
