The U.S. Supreme Court has begun hearings in a complicated and contentious case—Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish—originally filed by Louisiana parishes in 2013 against several oil majors, including Chevron… Read More
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With the Lower Mississippi River hovering around 3 feet at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans, the New Orleans Engineer District has announced plans to build an underwater sill across… Read More
August 29 will mark the 20-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating storms ever to hit the U.S. mainland. Katrina ranks as the costliest hurricane in U.S. Read More
The state of Louisiana and the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LaTIG), the group charged with approving funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement for coastal restoration projects in the… Read More
Following criticism from the Louisiana governor’s office, the New Orleans Engineer District has suspended its permit for the proposed $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD), a project that was the… Read More
With the New Orleans Engineer District expected to render a decision this summer on the Port of New Orleans’ proposal to build a new container terminal in Violet, La., in… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has released its environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for its plan of action to reduce flows from the Mississippi River… Read More
Just like last year, the Mississippi River is stuck on low, with much of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys experiencing extreme drought conditions. In the last 100 miles of… Read More
Venture Global LNG, the company already in the midst of building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Plaquemines Parish, La., about 20 miles downriver from New… Read More
In a season where inflation and supply chain issues are disrupting some infrastructure projects, at least one is moving ahead at full speed and full funding: the Mid-Barataria Sediment… Read More
