Watch Video: Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe American Indian tribe lives in peril near New Orleans The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe needs federal recognition in order to protect the only land they called home. Their land, located 40 miles outside of New Orleans, has been rapidly eroding and they fear another hurricane like Katrina will destroy their homes and their legacy. Duration: 3:36
By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Email the author | Follow on Twitter on July 02, 2015 at 8:15 AM, updated July 02, 2015 at 1:55 PM BP has agreed to pay $18.7 billion to Louisiana, four other states, and the federal government to settle lawsuits filed in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which killed 11 [...]
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, [...]
