St. Bernard turns to law firm used by other parishes seeking damages from drillers

Originally posted on The Lens on December 4th, 2013. View original post here. The St. Bernard Parish Council took a first step on Tuesday toward  joining Plaquemines and Jefferson parishes in suing oil and gas companies for industry damage to...

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Panel of experts to review science behind state’s coastal rebuilding plan

Originally posted on The Lens on  December 2nd, 2013. View original post here. As the Master Plan for the Coast began picking up momentum this year, the agency overseeing it got a surprise: People had questions and doubts. Not about fixing the coast,...

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Has state found strategy to hold Corps of Engineers responsible for coastal erosion?

Originally posted on The Lens on November 26th, 2013. View original post here. Has Louisiana found the silver bullet long sought by environmental attorneys: a way to pierce the shield of immunity the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has enjoyed...

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Barry musters support for wetlands lawsuit, but not with the right audience

Originally posted on November 21st, 2013. View original post here. It’s fair to say Thursday was an emotional roller coaster for John Barry in his quest to protect the local flood authority’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies for damaging...

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Proponent of oil and gas lawsuit forms nonprofit, has poll showing broad support

Originally posted on The Lens on November 19th, 2013. View original post here. As he announced Tuesday the formation of the organization Restore Louisiana Now, John Barry said a key motivation was public opposition to political meddling in the local...

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St. Bernard Council message to state Legislature: no river diversions allowed

Originally posted on November 19th, 2013. View original post here. In what it sees as a blunt message to the state Legislature, the St. Bernard Parish Council today plans to pass an ordinance prohibiting construction of the river diversions within...

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No surprise: Local levee board knew months ago that state would cut funding

Originally posted on November 15th, 2013 on The Lens. View original post here. Although officials with the local Flood Protection Authority said last week they were surprised to learn they would not get state funding this year, the agency’s own documents...

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State cuts funding to levee authority that sued oil and gas companies

Originally posted on The Lens on November 7th, 2013. View original post here. It isn’t often that an agency has its state funding eliminated, and rarer still when one says it can do its job after that axe falls. But that’s...

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Bermuda grass is a cheap way to resist erosion — but it may not be enough

Originally posted on The Lens on November 5th, 2013. View original post here. When historians look back at the building of New Orleans’ $14.5-billion post-Katrina hurricane protection system, it may come as a jolt to realize that vast amounts of...

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WYES Informed Sources

Bob Marshall appeared on the WYES-TV series Informed Sources on October 18th, 2013 to discuss John Barry's plans to move forward with the East Bank Levee Authority's historic lawsuit against 97 oil and gas companies. Watch the full episode...

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