A state district court jury Friday awarded a whistleblower $750,000 in damages after finding that the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) retaliated against him for reporting environmental violations in an Atchafalaya Basin water quality project.
Paula Davis, a 1991 graduate of Breaux Bridge High School, was sworn in as state representative for House District 69 on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
While one of St. Martin Parish’s favorite sons fell out during the primary, another went on to a smashing runoff victory in an important statewide office.
Jeff Landry, Louisiana’s attorney general-elect, is a resident of New Iberia but St. Martinville remains his hometown.
The Plaquemines Parish Council last week voted to drop lawsuits against oil, natural gas and pipeline companies for environmental damage caused by exploration and production.
Rain, wind and falling temperatures on Saturday, Nov. 7, did not deter some 350 volunteers from showing up to scour the banks of the Red River here for trash, debris – and an “immunity idol necklace” fashioned by “Survivor Cambodia” celebrity Keith Nale, a Shreveport area resident.