The use of nondisclosure agreements to temporarily shield from public view details of planned industrial projects and associated tax incentives in Ascension Parish will be scrutinized by a state court judge to determine whether the documents should remain secret.
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A group suing Ascension Parish over alleged government secrecy related to agreements for a forthcoming steel mill in Modesete on Monday was denied the public records they requested.
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Armed with sensors and real-time data, community groups further their fight against dangerous air pollution in Louisiana.
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Read the full Reasons for Judgment pdf here.
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A Louisiana judge recently ruled that the state regulators violated guidelines when it issued Energy Transfer Partners’ controversial Bayou Bridge pipeline a coastal use permit.
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Media Advisory LIVE from the Bayou Bridge Construction Site in St. James Parish When: Wednesday, May 9th at 10:30 am central time How to watch: Via the Louisiana Bucket Brigade…
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As the pace of pipeline construction intensifies in St. James Parish, Louisiana Water Protectors have documented numerous potential permit violations demonstrating Bayou Bridge LLC’s willingness to compromise their standards in…
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It takes less than a minute to plow down a cypress tree that’s been standing in this swamp for decades or longer.
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It’s illegal to trespass on critical infrastructure sites in Louisiana, like a refinery or a nuclear power plant. Representative Major Thibaut’s bill would add pipelines to that list.
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