U.S. judge declines to block Biden-era oil well decommissioning rule
A federal judge in Louisiana has rejected a bid by three Republican-led states to block a rule adopted during Democratic President Joe Biden's administration...
Trump administration expected to drop lawsuit against Louisiana plant
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a...
Environmental group sues the state over a proposed CO2 pipeline
Healthy Gulf, a New Orleans-based environmental group, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana alleging that state agencies acted outside of their...
Louisiana school next to Denka plant shuts down
A southeast Louisiana school board voted on Thursday to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school adjacent to a petrochemical facility embroiled in multiple...
Why Baton Rouge’s Gulf Valve Services is suing Baker Hughes
A longtime Baton Rouge industrial supplier is suing Baker Hughes Energy Services over an unexplained decision it says could leave it with more than...
U.S. appeals court to review suit alleging environmental racism in St. James Parish
A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use...
Louisiana is part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn a federal oil and gas...
A lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and several oil and gas trade associations is challenging a federal rule that the plaintiffs say could...
Louisiana industry challenge to cancer risk assessment for key chemical rejected by federal court
A challenge to a federal assessment of the cancer risk for a chemical produced in Louisiana used to manufacture goods ranging from antifreeze to...
Brown & Root unjust enrichment claim against CSRS subsidiary thrown out
Judge Brian Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana has dismissed with prejudice Brown & Root Industrial Services’ claim for unjust...
Ingram Barge Co. is being sued over a maritime incident in Plaquemine
Three insurance firms—Ascot Insurance Co., Endurance American Insurance Co. and Zurich American Insurance Co.—have filed a lawsuit against Ingram Barge Co. over a maritime allision that...
