Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil leases
A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions...
MMR accuses firm started by former employee of stealing trade secrets
Baton Rouge’s MMR Constructors is suing Gonzales-based Infrastructure Solutions Group, alleging “an orchestrated effort by ISG to steal MMR’s trade secrets and confidential business...
Environmentalists lose courtroom battle over Driftwood LNG
Environmentalists opposed to the planned Driftwood liquified natural gas terminal and pipeline in southwest Louisiana lost a court battle Wednesday over a federal permit...
New Orleans firm to file class action suit following Marathon fire
A New Orleans law firm is drafting a class-action suit against Marathon, saying they received at least 50 calls after last week's refinery fire...
Prominent Ascension Parish businessmen in another legal dispute with ExxonMobil company
Editor's note: This story has been updated since it was first published with additional information from James H. Boyce III and his attorney.
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Both energy interests and environmentalists fight Biden oil lease plan
The Biden administration’s plan to protect an endangered species of whale by scaling back an auction of oil and gas drilling leases in the...
Department of Energy denies environmentalists’ LNG regulations request
The U.S. Department of Energy last week denied a request from several environmental advocacy groups demanding the agency issue regulations that clearly define whether...
LLOG Exploration agrees to $3.1 million oil leak settlement
Covington-based LLOG Exploration has reached a tentative $3.1 million settlement with the federal government over a 2017 Gulf of Mexico oil leak, reports the...
Louisiana challenges EPA rule cutting ozone-forming pollution across state lines
Louisiana has joined Texas in asking a federal appeals court to throw out a new Environmental Protection Agency plan implementing its own rules to cut...
St. James residents sue parish over chemical plant pollution
Residents of St. James Parish filed a federal lawsuit last week raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice and religious liberty violations, reports The...
