APPEALS COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF TERREBONNE PARISH GOVERNMENT IN COASTAL LAWSUIT

An appeals court has ruled in favor of Terrebonne Parish government in its lawsuit against District Attorney Joe Waitz Jr. in connection with a state agency’s investigation of possible environmental damage caused by oil companies.

Gov. John Bel Edwards, Attorney General Jeff Landry and several other parishes are engaged in lawsuits against energy companies that blame drilling for years of coastal erosion and wetland loss in Louisiana.

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Posted on January 10, 2022 and filed under Oil and Gas.