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Louisiana coastal worker alleges dredge company ordered coverup of 2016 oil spill Tristan Baurick NEW ORLEANS -- A marine contractor who ruptured an oil pipeline during a Louisiana coastal restoration project — itself stemming from the BP oil disaster — blames the company leading the operation for the resulting spill and says it directed him to cover up evidence and keep quiet. James Tassin, a heavy equipment operator from Harvey, is providing evidence to federal prosecutors for possible water pollution charges against Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., the Houston-based company that th...

Great Lakes Dredge and Dock denies fault, says no evidence of coverup

A marine contractor from Harvey is facing federal water pollution charges for puncturing an oil pipeline while working on a coastal restoration project off Plaquemines Parish in 2016 — a project itself spurred by the 2010 BP oil disaster.