Loaders are lined up along the beaches between Port Fourchon and Elmer's Island to collect massive tar mats. In the past few weeks, 1.5 million pounds of oily sand and mud have been collected from one spot alone. Experts say remnants of the spill will turn up along the coast for decades.
Eight teams from around the world are in the running for $400,000 to develop ideas for coastal restoration. Two to four teams will be selected, and their plans could be included in the state's Master Plan to rebuild the coast.
The three new members have raised legal questions about how the board picked and hired its outside attorneys.
The motion passed.
Add another parish to the list of prospective plaintiffs that includes Jefferson and Plaquemines.
The legal community remains skeptical that the federal agency's immunity can be punctured.
A warm reception at a public event yields to an afternoon thrashing at Flood Protection Authority meeting.
The local levee authority had to get approval to hire an outside attorney to sue oil and gas companies for coastal loss.
Nearly two-thirds of 1,000 people polled had little to no confidence that industry will voluntarily repair damage.
