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Billy Nungesser emerges as the most prominent opponent of a large coastal project John Snell © Jim Pennison Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser (R) gestures as he lays out his case against state plans for Mississippi River diversions NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - For decades, coastal advocates have championed the idea of turning the Mississippi River loose into the marsh in an effort to restore parts of Louisiana’s rapidly-eroding coast. “Absolutely not,” said Billy Nungesser, the state’s Republican Lt. Governor. “We cannot destroy our fisheries.” The Mid-Barataria Sedime...

They are designed to: Restore key features of West Grand Terre Island in Jefferson Parish Build a more than 7-mile line of wetlands and coastal ridge along Spanish Pass, near Venice in Plaquemines Parish Restore wetlands in the Golden Triangle area along northwest Lake Borgne in New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish. “They will combat erosion, subsidence and saltwater intrusion, and create nearly 5 square miles of land” in some of the most valuable and vulnerable locations along the state’s coastline, Edwards said during a news conference on Coastal Day at the Legislature. The projects are...

Louisiana Illuminator Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks with CPRA Chairman Chip Kline after a press conference on Coastal Day. (JC Canicosa/Louisiana Illuminator) Gov. John Bel Edwards announced several coastal restoration projects along Southeast Louisiana Wednesday afternoon, which he said would “make our coastal communities and our land more resilient.” And in a separate radio show later that afternoon, Edwards discussed his opinions on some of the more controversial bills moving through the Louisiana Legislature, including bills addressing legalizing marijuana, concealed carry of firear...

Emails Show Oil Lobby Mobilized Democratic Governors' Opposition To Biden Energy Order The effort included helping draft a letter in which Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) pushed back against the administration's pause on new oil and gas leasing. Fossil fuel trade groups in Louisiana and New Mexico rallied Democratic governors in opposition to President Joe Biden’s executive order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and in offshore waters, newly released emails show.  The Biden administration paused new leases on Jan. 27 and launched a major review of the federal oil and ga...

CHALMETTE, La. —The St. Bernard Parish Council formalized its concerns Tuesday over a $2 billion project aimed at rebuilding eroded lands. Council members endorsed a resolution against the project, claiming it would hurt the New Orleans area’s seafood industry. Advertisement “People don’t come here for cypress trees and bullfrogs,” Councilwoman Kerri Callais told WDSU moments before the resolution passed. “They come here for shrimp. They come here for oysters.” “It’s going to kill our economy,” said Councilman Fred Everhardt, Jr., who also works part-time as a fisherman. �...