Oct
22
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on October 17th, 2013. View original post here.
Just minutes after John Barry was officially replaced Thursday on the local levee authority — a reprisal from Gov. Bobby Jindal after Barry led the agency’s effort...
Oct
22
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on September 30th, 2013. View original post here.
At monthly meetings of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, the executive director conducts a surprising routine: He reports on the progress of construction of the $14.5...
Oct
22
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on September 29th, 2013. View original post here.
Update: The committee decided not to renominate John Barry, who has led the lawsuit against oil and gas companies for coastal loss. But current board president Tim Doody...
Oct
22
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on September 24th, 2013. View original post here.
The political independence of the local levee board — under fire from politicians for its lawsuit against oil and gas companies — could come to an abrupt...
Oct
22
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on September 3rd, 2013. View original post here.
Big hat, no cattle. That’s an old adage used in ranch country to describe someone who has big plans but an empty wallet.
And that’s where the RESTORE Act is...
Oct
22
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on August 23rd, 2013. View original post here.
A curious, contradictory and vitriolic series of statements and public pronouncements today highlight the continuing war of words between state officials and the leaders of the local...
Oct
22
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on August 22nd, 2013. View original post here.
So much for olive branches, or for the Jindal administration calling the oil and gas industry to to the table to discuss its role in damaging coastal...
Oct
07
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on August 19th, 2013. View original post here.
The Jindal administration has criticized the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East for enriching trial attorneys, acting without state approval and offering inadequate public notice before the authority sued oil,...
Oct
07
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on August 16th, 2013. View original post here.
What was changed Thursday by the local levee authority’s offer to hold off on some of its lawsuit against the oil and gas industry if the Jindal...
Oct
07
2013
Originally posted on The Lens on August 14th, 2013. View original post here.
When the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East filed its lawsuit against oil and gas companies for damages to coastal wetlands last month, vice president John Barry said...
