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...
Williams project clears legal hurdle for Louisiana natural gas pipeline crossings
A second Louisiana court has sided with Williams in its dispute with Energy Transfer LP over natural gas pipeline crossings, clearing another obstacle for...
Judge: Biden can’t pause consideration of LNG projects while challenge plays out
The Biden administration can’t delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal challenge by 16 Republican-led states plays out...
Shaw Group, Liberty Mutual reach $1.1M settlement in long-standing dispute
The Shaw Group Inc., an energy services firm founded by prominent Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard, has agreed to pay Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance...
