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 companies for damaging coastal marshes [...]
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 they nurture our commercial fishery [...]
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 a person of ordinary sensibilities. [...]
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!”
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 uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, or UM [...]
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 inheriting? This question applies if [...]
