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‘Big Oil’ Suit Looms Over Louisiana Flood Board Nominations

Gov. Bobby Jindal will not reappoint two key members of a southeast Louisiana flood control board because the panel decided to file a lawsuit against the oil and gas industry, the governor’s coastal protection chief said Friday. Garret Graves made …

Louisiana Flood Board Sues Oil Companies Over Erosion

The oil and gas industry has cost Louisiana hundreds of acres of coastal land that serve as a natural buffer against flooding from hurricanes, officials in charge of New Orleans-area flood protection say in a lawsuit seeking to hold dozens …