A controversial bill that could block local governments from suing oil and gas companies for damages to their coastline advances to the full Senate. Out of all of the lawsuits that have been filed, only one has been tentatively settled. Freeport McMoRan has agreed to pay 100-million dollars to repair coastal damages. St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis can’t believe that the state now wants to take that money away
The legislation passed four to three.
Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt has pushed for local control when it comes to reopening the economy, but in this case, she says it’s appropriate for the state to manage the coast…
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana establishes a web tool that tracks COVID-19 data among the state’s different regions. PAR Louisiana President Robert Travis Scott says looking at the past two weeks of data, the state as a whole appears to have plateaued metrics, but one region continues to see growth.
Cut 11 (11) “…seen an increase.”
Congressman Garret Graves calls a 15 million dollar federal relief payment for Louisiana fisheries insulting. Graves says the value of our fisheries dwarfs that of other states who received substantially bigger payouts under the CARES Act.
Washington received 50 million, California 18 million, and Florida 23 million.