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.
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Property-tax vote in St. Bernard will affect flood protection across entire east bank
Voters considering a Dec. 6 question to raise property tax that pays for levee operation and maintenance.
Property-tax vote in St. Bernard will affect flood protection across entire east bank
Voters considering a Dec. 6 question to raise property tax that pays for levee operation and maintenance.
Live stream: Attorney suing oil and gas industry talks with Lens reporter (video)
Join us as part of our monthly Breakfast with the Newsmakers series
You’re invited: Spend an hour with the chief attorney suing oil and gas industry
Gladstone Jones and reporter Bob Marshall will square off in wide-ranging discussion of historic lawsuit.
Flood board deciding to protect now or save money for later work
The local flood protection authority is trying to determine whether it should let the Army Corps of Engineers add a protective layer to levees that may have been built too low. If the work happens and then the levees have to be raised, it would waste a lot of money — but the protective layer would add protection right away.
First of two important court dates coming on wetlands lawsuit against oil and gas
Industry attorneys will try to convince a federal judge that flood-protection board doesn't have authority to sue.
State sues Army Corps of Engineers for nearly $1 billion in MR-GO costs
State says Congress never meant for Louisiana to pay a portion of $3 billion environmental restoration.
Not-so-hidden GOP agenda: Help us put EPA on the endangered species list
If strangled environmental protection is what we want, we can have that happen very soon.
Offiicals ill-prepared to help those outside of levee system, Tulane study finds
U.S. doesn't have a proud history of moving endangered communities, researchers say.
