Plaquemines port plans hinge on railroad extension
The top priority for Port of Plaquemines is to make the 550 acres of riverfront land it bought for $9.5 million last month accessible to railroads. Standing in the way is at least one property owner...
View ArticleAcquisition provides key connection for Plaquemines pipeline
An affiliate of Houma-based midstream transport company announced today it has acquired 70 miles of new offshore pipeline in Plaquemines Parish.
View ArticleState ag chief says lean budget leaves citrus vulnerable
Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain said today he will have to lay off workers and won't have enough money to fight a dangerous citrus infection in Louisiana if lawmakers pass Gov. Bobby Jindal's...
View ArticleCorps awards $8M Plaquemines levee project
Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to build a replacement levee stretching from Augusta to Cedar Grove in Plaquemines Parish. Tikigaq Construction LLC will do the work under a contract of...
View ArticleReport: People moving from vanishing Gulf Coast
A new report says commuting statistics indicate that coastal parishes are losing residents because of coastal erosion. And it says those left behind tend to be those who cannot afford to move.
View ArticleBill to derail parish coastal lawsuits has stalled
The Legislature is moving toward derailing a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans-area levee board filed against 97 energy companies for coastal damage. But lawmakers appear to be backing off action against...
View ArticleFed hearing set on parish-v-oil industry suit
Lawyers for Plaquemines Parish are set to argue that a lawsuit the parish filed against oil companies over coastal damage belongs in state court.
View ArticleJudge hears arguments in oil industry lawsuit
A federal judge in New Orleans is likely months away from deciding whether Plaquemines Parish's lawsuit against oil companies over coastal damage belongs in state or federal court.
View Article$5.9 million of Katrina loan forgiven
The federal government has canceled $5.9 million in disaster loans given to Plaquemines Parish after Hurricane Katrina.
View ArticleLouisiana labor report shows 2013 job, wage increases
The information comes from quarterly employer tax reports as well as supplemental reports with parish data.
View ArticleCorps OKs permit for Plaquemines coal terminal
The Army Corps of Engineers has approved construction of a coal terminal on a 600-acre site in Plaquemines Parish. A coalition of Gulf of Mexico environmental groups called Monday's decision outrageous.
View ArticlePlaquemines close to major storm protection project
The parish has secured two bids for construction of a 7.8-mile forested ridge to be built along its west bank as part of a plan to reduce storm damage.
View ArticleCormier voted in as Plaquemines parish president
A former parish councilman and school teacher won a runoff election to become the next parish president in Plaquemines.
View ArticleJudge: Too little research on coal terminal permit
A state judge has halted plans to build a coal export terminal in Plaquemines Parish that has drawn opposition from residents and environmentalists concerned about pollution.
View ArticlePlaquemines Parish: Oil spill settlement not yet reached
The parish said that although the state and BP have reached a settlement, it remains uncompensated for tens of thousands of acres of wetland oiled and eroding because of the 2010 oil spill.
View ArticlePlaquemines Parish seeks tax hike to fund teacher raises
Plaquemines Parish voters will consider a half-cent sales tax increase that would provide raises for teachers and other parish school employees.
View ArticleState delays permit for proposed coal export terminal
A state permit for a Plaquemines Parish coal export terminal has been put on hold.
View ArticleQ&A: Lugenbuhl shareholder Rose McCabe LeBreton discusses Tulane University...
Lugenbuhl shareholder Rose McCabe LeBreton discusses a case where heirs of a former Louisiana governor claimed they had ownership rights to Tulane University’s 540 acres along the Mississippi River in...
View ArticlePlaquemines Parish: levee breach near refinery growing
Plaquemines Parish officials say a levee breach behind a refinery has more than tripled in size, despite attempts to plug it.
View ArticleGroundbreaking Thursday: new Plaquemines Parish courthouse
Groundbreaking is scheduled Thursday for a new 36,000-square-foot Plaquemines Parish government complex.
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