By SABRINA CANFIELD NEW ORLEANS (CN) – U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled Friday that Transocean cannot sue the U.S. government for fault in the Deepwater Horizon blowout, as Uncle Sam has sovereign immunity. During a status conference before the oral arguments, BP attorney Andrew Langan said the Department of Justice supports a continuing Gulf […]
Trial looms for liability case in Gulf oil spill
By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS – Each day, a team of 70 lawyers gathers in a New Orleans office suite to pore over a mountain of documents, study depositions and formulate argument. The attorneys, representing condominium owners, oyster fishermen, hoteliers, beach towns and others who claim to have been hurt by last year’s […]
Feinberg: Shrimpers’ pain continues: New rules to give more money to hard-hit shrimpers
By HARRY R. WEBER – Associated Press The administrator of the $20 billion fund set up by BP to compensate individuals and businesses hurt by last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill said Thursday new rules are being formulated to make payouts more generous for hard-hit shrimpers. Washington attorney Kenneth Feinberg told a House Committee […]
Participants in Vessels of Opportunity program can pursue damage claims, BP says
By Rebecca Mowbray, The Times-Picayune People who participated in BP’s Vessels of Opportunity program can now pursue claims for damage to their boats and possibly other grievances, even if they settled claims for economic losses from the oil spill with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, according to a letter from BP. But, BP, leaseholder of […]
Kiln man sues state over his beach-front property
Kiln man sues state over his beach-front property If successful, a second lawsuit filed recently could prevent the state from leasing portions of valuable beach-front lands to the City of Bay St. Louis in connection with a $17 million, tax-funded municipal marina and waterfront improvements project. The latest suit, entered on behalf of Scott M. […]
Breaking News–Bird’s Eye View: GRN Spots Oil Near BP’s Macondo Well
Blog – BPs Oil Drilling Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, 19 August 2011 19:11 This morning I set out on a long flight to investigate reports of oil sightings near BP’s Macondo well, the site where the Deepwater Horizon exploded and sank into the Gulf killing 11 workers and spewing at least 4.9 […]
Why hasn’t all the oil gone?
2011 August 19 Friday Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana and Mississippi Today we flew about 500 miles over the Gulf to check out yet more reports of oil. We didn’t even get to some of the places reported, because in just a few hours we had already found plenty in at least four distinct locations — […]
Raw Footage from the Gulf: Beaches in Bay Jimmy “Stained Black”; Grand Isle Oyster Beds Choke Under Heavy Sheen
BP and its boosters say we dodged a bullet. They beat their chests and shout from the treetops that the 200-million-gallon spill off Louisiana’s coast didn’t break the back of the Gulf like all the “doomsdayers” said it would. They talk of safe seafood and booming Gulf tourism. They tell us the oil is gone, […]
Nell Nolan Social Scene: Events salute a cannon, culture and creativity
Published: Monday, July 11, 2011, 12:10 AM By Nell Nolan NOLA.com Three recent events made “toast, ” heritage, and art the activity. Daniel Erath DANIEL ERATH / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Bobby Hebert Golf tournament to benefit Cystic Fibrosis. Archie Manning, Joan Hebert, T-Bob Hebert. Thursday June 2, 2011. Bobby Hebert Golf gallery (3 photos) The Hilton […]
Corps of Engineers’ delays are harmful to Louisiana’s coast: An editorial
Published: Wednesday, July 06, 2011, 7:56 AM Time may be the most implacable enemy Louisiana faces in its struggle to save its eroding coastline, and that’s why the state cannot afford delays in critical restoration projects, like those aimed at the Caminada shoreline and Shell Island. KARI DEQUINE / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Through a collaboration of […]