Tag: Louisiana
Louisiana law turning pipeline protests into felonies violates constitution, new lawsuit...
“By turning so much of the land in this state into critical infrastructure, the average person can find themselves facing five years in prison for literally just being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Epic fail of charter schools in Louisiana
The legacy of the federal government’s charter school grants in Louisiana should not be understood just by the sheer waste of precious education funds, but also by the real human consequences of spreading makeshift charter programs that throw communities into confusion, distress, and a sense of betrayal.
Former Deputy Police Chief sentenced to prison for excessive force and...
"This case is a prime example of my commitment to hold accountable officers who threaten the mission of law enforcement by breaking the law.”
Louisiana offers fossil fuel exporter ‘single largest’ local tax giveaway in...
The move comes as a group of investors and insurers have called on the U.S. and all other G20 nations to end fossil fuel subsidies entirely by 2020, citing the risk that climate change poses to the global economy.
Former prison Major convicted of beating handcuffed inmate
“Corrections officers are given great authority and power in our system because public safety depends on them doing their jobs well.”
Congressman asks gas industry to join him as ‘3 percenters,’ fails...
“Because together, as the Three Percenters, we represent everything that's right about this world.”
‘Major victory:’ Landowner’s legal challenge halts construction of Bayou Bridge Pipeline...
"We have been tased, pepper sprayed, put into choke holds, and beaten with batons to stop this illegal construction that ETP was carrying out despite not having an easement for the land."
A death in Louisiana’s cancer alley reinforces a small town’s fears...
Helping the residents of St. James relocate seems more feasible than assuring them that the air they are breathing is clean.
With tribal blessing, Louisiana activist buys land in path of proposed...
“Not only do we now have the blessing of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation to carry on protecting the water on this land, but we also have a growing list of neighbors who are ready to assist in the fight to stop the pipeline.”
Bayou Bridge pipeline opponents file to intervene in hearing for private...
“TigerSwan doesn’t get to deny us our humanity in our state.”