Louisiana Politics

Charlottesville Proves Pivotal in War on Confederate Monuments

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By Glynn Wilson – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — This city was not a pivotal location during the Civil War from 1861-65, but the often violent and deadly battle over removing the statue of Robert E. Lee in 2017 put Thomas Jefferson’s home town front and center in the national war on Confederate monuments and how today’s…

Demonstrations Planned Against Offshore Oil Leases in New Orleans

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EDITOR’S NOTE – For info about a free roundtrip bus on Saturday from Mobile to this demonstration go to the Facebook event page for Gulf Coast Interdependence Day. You can sign up as a volunteer and RSVP to attend and find out details about the bus and other matters. The free bus will leave from…

Protesters Crash the Super Dome and Shut Down Gulf Oil Lease Sale

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Watch police clash with protesters in this original video. – By Glynn Wilson – NEW ORLEANS, La. — About 200 environmental activists from across the county marched from City Hall to the Super Dome here Wednesday and crashed an oil lease sale meeting trying to open up another 43 million acres to drilling in the…

ExxonMobil to Pay Civil Penalty For Louisiana Oil Spill

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WASHINGTON — ExxonMobil Pipeline Company has agreed to pay a civil penalty for a violation of the Clean Water Act stemming from a 2012 crude oil spill from ExxonMobil’s “North Line” pipeline near Torbert, Louisiana. Under the consent decree lodged Tuesday in federal court, ExxonMobil will pay $1,437,120 to resolve the government’s claim, according to…