Flood authority discusses appeal of judge’s smackdown to its oil and gas lawsuit
Board members debate whether they'd owe about $1.7 million to attorneys if they quit now.
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Environment
15 coastal projects approved by Congress in 2007 met different fates
Despite giving the go-ahead in concept, Congress has not sent a penny to build 15 approved projects.
Flood authority flexes technical muscle, and Corps of Engineers responds
Advocates say this was the professional oversight the post-Katrina levee board was designed to execute.
State’s coastal restoration efforts imperiled by Obama’s budget proposal
Louisiana's Master Plan for the coast depends in part on offshore royalties that the president wants to redirect.
Invasion of the poop troopers: Scooping’s the law — but at a cost to the planet
Dog droppings biodegrade within days; the poop scoopers' plastic bags will sit in landfills for centuries.
With recent ruling, federal judge cuts at least $240 million from state’s BP fine
Federal court ruling sharply reduces the determination of the amount of oil spilled.
State coastal experts beginning study to assess costs, benefits of river diversions
Fishing community says the huge infusions of fresh water will drive away their livelihood.
Federal judge hears same arguments that failed oil and gas industry in state court
State Supreme Court action may delay federal ruling on law that seeks to kill flood-authority suit.
Louisiana’s moon shot: A look at the state’s historic gamble to save the coast
The state hopes to save its rapidly disappearing coast with a 50-year, $50 billion plan based on science that’s never been tested and money it doesn’t have. What could go wrong?
St. Bernard’s rejection of flood-protection tax could ripple across east bank
Voters rejected a 67 percent increase in a tax that funds flood protection.
