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These Louisiana Lawsuits Threaten Trump’s Energy Agenda

Chevron · Plaquemines Parish

These Louisiana Lawsuits Threaten Trump’s Energy Agenda

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A massive verdict against Chevron shows how coastal-erosion legal actions hurt consumers and national security.Read Article

Chevron hit with massive fine after court finds company responsible for widespread damage: 'The state ... will not surrender'

Chevron · Plaquemines Parish

Chevron hit with massive fine after court finds company responsible for widespread damage: 'The state ... will not surrender'

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A Louisiana jury has ordered Chevron to pay more than $744 million in damages for destroying parts of the state's coastal wetlands through its oil and gas operations, The Guardian reported. What happened? The jury found that Texaco, now owned by Chevron, violated state regulations by contributing to the disappearing coastline through dredging canals, drilling wells, and dumping massive amounts of wastewater into the marsh. The verdict included $…Read Article

Billy Nungesser - Bio, Age, Wife, Education, Net Worth, Family - World-Wire

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Billy Nungesser - Bio, Age, Wife, Education, Net Worth, Family - World-Wire

Billy Nungesser is the 54th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. He was chosen in 2015 and started serving in January 2016. Nungesser was chairman of the National Lieutenant Governors Association from July 2019 to July 2020, a professional organization that sets priorities for the second-highest-ranking officials in the 50 states and U.S. territories. In this article, we shall discuss the Bio, Age, Wife, Education, Net Worth, and Family of Billy Nu…Read Article

Avistan Alligán 'Mocho' on Louisiana Road - #DeInteres #FVDigital

A tailless caiman was seen walking clumsily along a Louisiana road, leaving the stunned drivers struggling to understand what they were witnessing. “I couldn’t say at first whether it was a caiman or a big dog or what,” said Ashlyn Bartholomew, who saw the little reptile crossing Highway 23 in Plaquemines Parish. Bartholomew had been taking his children home after baseball practice when he encountered the creepy reptile and stepped on the brakes…Plaquemines Parish · Plaquemines Parish See the Story

Sino Returns from Lung Transplant to Host 11th Annual Road March

On Memorial Day, May 26, retired army veteran and Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office (PPSO) corrections officer Donald Sino hosted his 11th annual “Road March,” which saw a procession of cars drive from Harvey, cut through the Westbank, and ended with Sino and the cars crossing over the new Belle Chasse Bridge.Veterans · Belle Chasse Read Article

Port Increases Salary for Director of Communications

Commissioners for the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) approved an ordinance that will significantly raise the salary of Director of Communications Angelina Vicknair. Currently, Vicknair is paid around $92,000 a year; after the raise, which consists of two 9 percent raises, Vicknair will be paid just around $110,000.Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse Read Article

Council Hears Update on Citrus Industry Challenges

During the May 22 Plaquemines Parish council meeting, parish government officials held a discussion on the current condition of the citrus industry in the parish. Inviting LSU AG Center citrus specialist and Plaquemines agent Anna Timmerman to speak on this issue, she explained that the main problem currently impacting citrus trees in the parish is something known as “Citrus Greening.”Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse Read Article

Don’t Call It a Comeback, Segregated Schools Have Been Here for Years - The Sacramento Observer

By Quintessa Williams | Word In Black(WIB) – Decades after the watershed Brown v. Board of Education decision, multiple studies confirm that K–12 public schools across the country are more racially segregated today than they were in 1954, when the case was decided.Just weeks before the 71st anniversary of that historic ruling, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly ended a long-standing federal school desegregation order in Louisiana — a case th…Plaquemines Parish · Plaquemines Parish See the Story

Construction of Marine Corps' Ancillary Surface Craft to begin this summer

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Contractors Birdon and C&C Marine and Repair are set to begin production of two prototype vessels designed to carry gear and personnel and perform beach landings under a contract with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory linked to the service's Landing Ship Medium and interim bridging solution efforts. According to a Birdon announcement, the two Ancillary Surface Craft will inform future landing craft capabilities, tactics and procedures unde…Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse See the Story

A tailless alligator waddling across a Louisiana road goes viral: 'Cutie patootie'

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An oddball looking tailless alligator, spotted crossing the highway in Plaquemines Parish, has become a social media sensationPlaquemines Parish · Plaquemines Parish See the Story

Don’t Call It a Comeback, Segregated Schools Have Been Here for Years

Decades after the watershed Brown v. Board of Education decision, multiple studies confirm that K–12 public schools across the country are more racially segregated today than they were in 1954, when the case was decided. Just weeks before the 71st anniversary of that historic ruling, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly ended a long-standing federal school desegregation order in Louisiana — a case that had remained under court supervision sinc…Department of Justice · Plaquemines Parish See the Story

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