Louisiana wants oil and gas companies to repair flood-protection zones
Lawsuit says pipelines put New Orleans at risk
The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East (SLFPA-E) has filed a lawsuit alleging that approximately 100 companies cut at least 10,000 miles of oil and gas canals and pipelines through the state’s coastal lands – lands that protect most of the greater New Orleans area from catastrophic flooding.
The SLFPA-E says the companies are obligated by law to repair the damaged environmental buffer zone.