Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on May 30, 2025The High Cost of Coastal LitigationIn courtrooms across Louisiana, a never-ending legal war is being waged against hundreds of oil and [...]Read more
Posted by Sarah Harbison on October 25, 2022Local Leaders Push Back Against Coastal Lawsuit AbuseLast week, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a state court must [...]Read more
Posted by Ryan Roberts on August 17, 2022Lawsuit Abuse is Not a Solution for Louisiana’s CoastIn Louisiana, we have a knack for running job creators off to our neighboring states. One of the clearest [...]Read more
Posted by on April 28, 2022The Proposed Freeport McMoran Settlement: Ineffective by DesignThe proposed settlement is heralded by some as a major victory, supposedly securing $100 million for the [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on January 4, 2022OpEd: Coastal Credit Schemes Are a Paper Tiger for Coastal RestorationOriginally Appeared in the Center Square For years, frivolous lawsuits levied by a few coastal parishes [...]Read more
Posted by on December 7, 2021Environmental Credits: Do They Live Up To Their Promises?Over the last decade, coastal Louisiana parishes have filed a total of 42 lawsuits against more than 200 [...]Read more
Posted by Sarah Harbison on April 27, 2021Memo: Information about the Freeport/Mosaic Settlement AgreementBackground about the settlement agreement Over the last decade, coastal Louisiana parishes have filed a [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Ross on October 12, 2011Study Claims Louisiana’s Green Jobs to Grow 14 Percent by 2021A new study by the Louisiana Workforce Commission suggests that Louisiana will see a surge in green jobs [...]Read more