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.
Author Archives: Bob Marshall
From 2013 to 2017, Bob Marshall covered environmental issues for The Lens, with a special focus on coastal restoration and wetlands. While at The Times-Picayune, his work chronicling the people, stories and issues of Louisiana
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Changing Course design competition picks world’s best brains on how to restore Louisiana coast
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.
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New board members challenge status quo on Flood Protection Authority
The three new members have raised legal questions about how the board picked and hired its outside attorneys.
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Live blog: Levee board to vote to reaffirm lawsuit against oil and gas companies
The motion passed.
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St. Bernard turns to law firm used by other parishes seeking damages from drillers
Add another parish to the list of prospective plaintiffs that includes Jefferson and Plaquemines.
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Panel of experts to review science behind state’s coastal rebuilding plan
They’ll examine some of critics’ questions about the effectiveness and side effects of sediment diversions.
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Has state found strategy to hold Corps of Engineers responsible for coastal erosion?
The legal community remains skeptical that the federal agency’s immunity can be punctured.
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Barry musters support for wetlands lawsuit, but not with the right audience
A warm reception at a public event yields to an afternoon thrashing at Flood Protection Authority meeting.
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Coastal agency asks attorney general to rescind approval of lawyer who sued oil and gas companies
The local levee authority had to get approval to hire an outside attorney to sue oil and gas companies for coastal loss.
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Proponent of oil and gas lawsuit forms nonprofit, has poll showing broad support
Nearly two-thirds of 1,000 people polled had little to no confidence that industry will voluntarily repair damage.