"The Dirty Dozen"

admin · 05-30-2014, 04:30 PM

Twelve state lawmakers from Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Plaquemines and St. Tammany parishes voted for a bill to retroactively kill a lawsuit filed by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E) against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies. Voters in those areas overwhelmingly oppose legislative attempts to kill the lawsuit, which means the ?dirty dozen? local lawmakers put the interests of Big Oil ahead of their constituents? interests.? [ Read more ]

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admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	"The Dirty Dozen" Twelve state lawmakers from Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Plaquemines and St. Tammany parishes voted for a bill to retroactively kill a lawsuit filed by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E) against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies. Voters in those areas overwhelmingly oppose legislative attempts to kill the lawsuit, which means the ?dirty dozen? local lawmakers put the interests of Big Oil ahead of their constituents? interests.? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]