by Brett Shipp / WFAA.com Posted on June 6, 2014 at 9:01 AM Updated Friday, Jun 6 at 9:01 AM For the past two years, News 8 has aired a series of stories of flames shooting from water wells in Parker County. Dangerous levels of methane gas somehow found its way into the water supply. […]
Vanishing Island – Isle de Jean Charles
Standing Immunities & Emergencies
In all but the simplest cases, litigation inevitably devolves into protracted battles over the right to sue itself. Lawsuits drag on for years without ever reaching the underlying dispute, as governments and corporations hide behind a minefield of legal principles designed to close the doors of justice and deprive the people of their day in […]
Mauricio Sierra of WWG Speaks out About Worker Misclassification (LA MEGA 107.5FM)
[Click on the hyperlink above or copy and paste “http://wjpnola.org/blog/2014/05/27/la-mega-105-7fm-worker-misclassification” into your browser to listen.]
Safeguarding Louisiana’s Coastline
By RUSSEL L. HONORÉMAY 28, 2014 BATON ROUGE, La. — After decades of watching our state being ravaged to support the nation’s oil and gas addiction, the people of Louisiana have had enough. Last summer, an independent government authority responsible for flood protection for the New Orleans area sued more than 90 oil and gas […]
Stand Up for Justice for the Coast and South Louisiana
Our region has been battered by storms and oiled by BP. We also face a long-term challenge in funding, without putting the burden on ordinary taxpayers, the $50 billion program the State says is necessary to save our vital coastal wetlands. As most know, our wetlands are where many of us live and work, and […]
USA Speedway, LLC loses…again.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeal (No. 49.060-CA) upholds the trial court’s decision in granting a permanent injunction prohibiting USA Speedway, LLC from operating its automobile racetrack on its property in Union Parish because 59 of its neighbors were successful in establishing that the noise and dust from the racing were beyond what would aggravate […]
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources – Protecting the Coast?
The LDNR is tasked with regulating the oil industry. LDNR is also tasked with protecting our vanishing coastal zone. What happens when the oil industry wants to carve up the coast? LDNR changes to “Louisiana, Do Not Resuscitate!”
AUTO INSURANCE IS A MUST!
Car insurance is required by law in every state on the Gulf Coast. If you own a car, you must buy a minimum amount of insurance to cover that car and protect people you injure and property you damage in an accident. One of the most common kinds of insurance that protects you is called […]
Maximize your New Business’s Success: a Checklist to Consider
If you are starting a new small business, you know that it’s important to plan ahead and avoid unexpected costs. Before you open your doors to customers, consider how you will answer these three questions. Doing this may help you to reduce potential problems and to maximize your business’s value. First, what risks are you […]