Alex Lubben

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Alex Lubben

A technical report that models the flow rates of water and sediment from the Mississippi River is now at the center of a new controversy around the massive $3 billion Mid-Barataria Diversion project, until recently the centerpiece of Louisiana’s plan to restore its eroding coastline. The 500-page document, commissioned by the state's Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority and written by a third-party engineering consultant, was completed in June, 2022.

4 weeks ago | nola.com | Alex Lubben

Members of a New Orleans flood protection authority voted on a resolution Thursday opposing a bill sought by Gov. Jeff Landry's administration that would reduce the size of the agency’s board and scrap the expert panel that vets potential new members. The changes would reverse some of the reforms put in place following the devastating levee breaches that occurred during Hurricane Katrina. Good government groups in addition to board members have sounded the alarm over the proposal.

1 month ago | nola.com | Alex Lubben

A landmark verdict holding the oil industry responsible for Louisiana coastal damage was more than a decade in the making. It may only be the beginning of a much bigger fight. After a month-long trial in Plaquemines Parish that ended earlier this month, a jury found Chevron liable for $745 million in damages, which, by law, must be used to restore coastal wetlands. The company immediately promised to appeal, a stance that Chevron has emphasized in the days since the trial ended.

1 month ago | shreveportbossieradvocate.com | Alex Lubben

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1 month ago | nola.com | Alex Lubben |Willie Swett

The head of a Mandeville-area psychiatric hospital said that hospital personnel acted properly to report an incident this week in which the facility's former medical director is accused of striking a 14-year-old patient. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Dr. Garrick Klaybor Wednesday evening and booked him on a count of cruelty to the infirmed, the Sheriff's Office said.