After a flood protection authority in Southeast Louisiana filed a lawsuit against almost 100 oil and gas companies seeking to recoup billions of dollars for damages they've caused to the coast, the industry's friends in state government have scrambled to make the lawsuit retroactively illegal.
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Louisiana state Sen. Robert Adley, a gas industry consultant, is the sponsor of five bills that take aim at a lawsuit filed against almost 100 oil and gas companies for damages they've caused to the state's coast.
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Louisiana state Sen. Robert Adley, a gas industry consultant, is the sponsor of five bills that take aim at a lawsuit filed against almost 100 oil and gas companies for damages they've caused to the state's coast.