Published on Tuesday, 12 May 2015 14:28 Written by JACOB BATTE, The Courier HOUMA, La. (AP) – For local Indian tribes seeking federal recognition, congressional pushback is disappointing, but nothing new. U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, is demanding the Obama administration hold off on new rules that could make it easier for Indian groups to win federal recognition as [...]
Posted by Evelina Burnett More than 36,000 claims have been submitted by Mississippi businesses and individuals for economic losses from the BP oil spill. That’s about 12 percent of the total, and far lower than in Louisiana, Florida or Alabama. As MPB’s Evelina Burnett reports, many people who have filed claims say they weren’t fully compensated for what they [...]
by Claire Sandberg Posted on Apr 15 2015 ***For Immediate Release*** Wednesday, April 15 2015 Interviews and high-resolution images available Contact: Laurel Sutherlin: 415.246.0161 laurel@ran.org Claire Sandberg: 646.641.6431 claire@ran.org Bryan Parras: 713.303.5811 lucas77@gmail.com BREAKING: Six Arrested at BP Headquarters 5 Years After Gulf Oil Disaster On eve of shareholder meeting, protesters stage sit-in to demand BP addresses their grievances [...]
By: Katy Reckdahl - This article appeared in the May 4, 2015 edition of The Nation BP agreed to a $7.8 billion settlement, but still hasn’t paid out most Gulf Coast businesses. In the summer of 2014, Skyland Seafood quietly shut down. In Mobile, Alabama, where the shop had been located for 17 years, Skyland’s demise caused a small, [...]
JIM MUSTIAN| JMUSTIAN@THEADVOCATE.COM April 7, 2015 A former Orleans Parish Prison inmate has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Sheriff Marlin Gusman, claiming she was assaulted behind bars by a female deputy who was later fired. Shantya Trahan, 26, says the March 2014 assault left her with “scarring and discomfort in her right ear,” according to a lawsuit [...]
