A bill is heading to the Senate floor that would prevent local governments from pursuing coastal land loss lawsuits against oil and gas companies. Abbeville Senator Bob Hensgens says his legislation clarifies who has the authority to pursue such litigation and that’s the governor and attorney general.
Cut 6 (09) “…coastal lawsuit.”
There are dozens of lawsuits in the court system from local governments seeking money for coastal damages done by oil and gas companies.
Congressman Garret Graves calls a 15 million dollar federal relief payment for Louisiana fisheries insulting. The money came from a 300 million dollar pot established to help offset the economic impact of the pandemic on fisheries funding. Graves says it’s a lowball payment for the Sportsman’s Paradise…
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The state is looking to hire up to 700 people to do contact tracing as part of Louisiana’s plan to further restrict the spread of coronavirus. Contact tracers will be tasked with interviewing people who have tested positive to identify any potential people they may have infected, and then contacting those potential infected individuals to ask them to quarantine. Contact tracers will be trained by LSU.