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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The controversial Bayou Bridge Pipeline has again been taken to court for failure to abide by the law, this time for allegedly constructing its pipeline on private property without permission….
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L’eau est La Vie, 350 New Orleans, Louisiana Bucket Brigade Twenty Water Protectors brought construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline to a halt this morning in St. James Parish, an…
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Construction of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline through sensitive coastal lands continued Monday despite a state judge’s ruling that the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources illegally issued a permit for it.
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A state agency’s failure to enforce a judge’s order to halt construction of the controversial Bayou Bridge Pipeline has left residents in the coastal zone, including the African American community…
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Join Pastor Harry Joseph and Water Protectors tomorrow (5/15) at noon central time via a livestream to see evidence of ongoing violations. Bayou Bridge LLC is exploiting the lag time…
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This week the Louisiana legislature advanced a bill that stiffens penalties for damaging gas and oil pipelines and creates new crimes related to conspiracy to trespass on pipeline property.
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