By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on February 24, 2015 at 9:12 PM, updated February 25, 2015 at 6:38 AM The Gentilly Landfill, reopened by the City of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to accept construction and demolition debris, should not have its permit renewed, leaders of several environmental organizations and local residents told a [...]
City of New Orleans, Landfill Operators to Pay $8M in Hurricane Waste Dispute
By: Rachael Zimlich February 24, 2015 Landfill operators and the city of New Orleans will pay $8 million to hundreds of property owners whose land became one of the region’s busiest landfill sites after Hurricane Katrina. The class action suit was filed in 2007 by landowners who purchased lots for a future development decades earlier. The development—situated on a former [...]
Post-Katrina Gentilly Landfill Class Action Case Concludes With Settlement
By PR Rocket on January 27, 2015 After years of litigation and negotiations, attorneys with Waltzer Wiygul & Garside today announced an $8,000,000 settlement of a class action lawsuit over ownership of property under the Gentilly Landfill in New Orleans East. Gretna, LA (PRWEB) January 27, 2015 After years of litigation and negotiations, attorneys with Waltzer Wiygul & Garside [...]
City of N.O., landfill operators settle lawsuit with land’s real owners
GORDON RUSSELL| GRUSSELL@THEADVOCATE.COM The city of New Orleans and the operators of a New Orleans East landfill that opened after Hurricane Katrina and quickly became the region’s busiest dump have agreed to pay $8 million to settle a long-running lawsuit with a group of people who actually own the property on which the landfill sits. The settlement agreement — [...]
BP OIL SPILL: PHASE II FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
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Plaquemines Parish Court Overturns Coastal Permit for Coal Terminal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 30, 2014 Contact: Nancy Nusser, nnusser@citizen.org, 410-934-9588 (m) Raleigh Hoke, raleigh@healthygulf.org, 504-525-1528 ext. Robert Wiygul, Robert@waltzerlaw.com; 228 990 1228 Plaquemines Parish Court Overturns Coastal Permit for Coal Terminal State Agency “breached its duty as public trustee” Plaquemines Parish, LA–Community leaders won a major victory against a proposed coal export terminal today when a Plaquemines Parish district [...]