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Author: Bob Marshall

About 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

Committee’s decision preserves levee authority’s lawsuit against oil and gas industry — for now

September 18, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Selections for the regional levee authority don’t shift the majority supporting coastal loss lawsuit.

Live blog Thursday: Committee to nominate regional levee board members

September 17, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Their choices could determine the fate of the levee authority's lawsuit against the oil and gas industry.

Lawsuit fight makes choosing new Flood Authority members a very tricky business

August 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Voters wanted to take the politics out of flood protection. It didn't happen.

Live video Wednesday: Expert panel discusses how to pay for massive coastal restoration effort

August 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
A Tulane institute released a report Wednesday saying projects could cost more than $100 billion over 50 years.

Two applicants for regional levee board wouldn’t shift support for lawsuit

August 12, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
But there's another week to apply. Gov. Bobby Jindal needs two more opponents to get the votes to scuttle the suit.

Levee authority asks judge to rule on constitutionality of law that would scuttle lawsuit

August 5, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
The suit itself will be on hold until this question can be resolved.

Future of coastal loss lawsuit could rest in hands of board’s nominating committee

July 16, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Since the nine members of the Flood Protection Authority voted to sue oil and gas companies, the governor has replaced four of them. Now two seats are open, including one held by a lawsuit supporter. Depending on who gets appointed, lawsuit opponents could have the votes to kill the suit.

Lawyer for levee authority says battle over coastal loss lawsuit is just beginning

July 14, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
It could take months to resolve debate over how a new law was passed and who it applies to.

Two-year-old breach in Mississippi River could be formally named ‘Mardi Gras Pass’

July 11, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
A state agency says it’s the first distributary to form in the delta in decades.

Plaquemines Parish moves forward to restore pelican nesting site damaged by BP oil spill

July 8, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Just half of the money is in hand, but if they don’t start spending the money, they’ll lose it.

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