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Louisiana sues oil firms over coast erosion and flooding
A Louisiana flood protection board sues 97 oil and gas companies for damages linked to coastal erosion from canal building and saltwater intrusion. Legislation to curb the lawsuits faces opposition, while coastal restoration plans cost billions and rely on state funds and federal allocations.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
U.S. Geological Survey
Cameron Parish
Delacroix
Jefferson
Plaquemines
Tim Doody
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East
Bobby Jindal
State Senate
Jindal
Lican
Robert Adley
Flood Protection Board
Flood Protection Authority
The
Levee Board
U.S
Mississippi River
Gifford Briggs
Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
Briggs
Violet
St. Bernard Parish
Monique Verdin
de Pope
Verdin
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Sen
Adley
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East
Oil and Gas Association
McClatchy Newspa