Hilcorp seeks dredging permit a year after dragging drilling barge through shallow water

Dozens of oystermen and coastal residents spoke out at a public hearing Thursday night, arguing that the state shouldnโ€™t grant an oil and gas company a permit to dredge wetlands around a drilling site near Port Sulfur. But they canโ€™t stop Hilcorp Energy Co. of Houston from dredging. The company already cut the channel back in January 2016, when it [...]

Hilcorp Can’t Beat La. Fishermen’s Clean Water Act Claims

A Louisiana federal judge on Monday rejected Hilcorp Energy Co.โ€™s bid to completely escape a lawsuit in which an association of oyster fishermen accuses the oil and gas producer of dredging without a permit in violation of the Clean Water Act. The Louisiana Oysterman Association Inc., a nonprofit whose members lease or fish on oyster reefs in southeast Louisiana and [...]

Waltzer Wiygul & Garside Receives Vietnamese-American Community in Louisiana Award

This month, Waltzer Wiygul & Garside was awarded the 2015-2016 Vietnamese-American Community in Louisiana Award. The plaqueย represents the Communityโ€™s highest appreciation for the firmโ€™s ongoing service to the Vietnamese community, including the work the firm does representing local businesses and offshore fishermen. Waltzer Wiygul & Garside are honored and humbled to receive the recognition.
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