Category Archives: Louisiana

One more big oil spill, and LA will be on Easy Street! #rsrh

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Steve Maley

Oil spill settlement process has been a major economic engine for Louisiana, Lafayette lawyer claims After less than a month at the helm of Gulf of Mexico oil spill settlement claims, Lafayette lawyer Patrick Juneau surveyed his huge operation and … Continue reading →

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S. Baldwin v. K. Costner in oil-cleanup lawsuit. #rsrh #rootforinjuries

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Steve Maley

Costner, Baldwin in court over oil cleanup devices Actors Kevin Costner and Stephen Baldwin opened a real-life legal drama on Monday as jury selection began in a trial over Baldwin’s claims that Costner cheated him out of his share of … Continue reading →

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Teen with felony fatality driving history questioned in Shunick case.

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Steve Maley

The Independent: Police confirm Rocky Mcgee interviewed in Shunick case Two years ago the Teche News reported that Mcgee was involved in an automobile accident in Breaux Bridge in which Amin Jalaudin Amlani, 35, of Breaux Bridge was killed. The … Continue reading →

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Tax Code Tweak Might Make CNG for Vehicles More Available

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Steve Maley

Rep. William Cassidy (R-LA) common-sense approach to increasing the role of natural gas as a vehicle fuel, without the grandiose involvement of the Federal government. Unlike the Pickens Plan, this plan does not rely on massive government subsidies or direct … Continue reading →

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Fmr Rep Wm Jefferson (D-LA) heads to prison. Longest Cong. sentence ever. #rsrh

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Steve Maley

http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2012/05/william_jefferson_once_a_power.html Update. The case is most infamous for the $90,000 FBI agents found in the freezer of his Washington D.C. home by FBI agents during a search conducted in August, 2005, several weeks before Hurricane Katrina. The money was most … Continue reading →

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EPA and the White House Wash Their Hands of the ‘Crucifixion’ Mess

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Steve Maley

Earlier this week, a two-year old YouTube video surfaced that floated some raw sewage in the Obama Administration’s energy punchbowl. In it, EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Almendariz, speaking to a group of Texas citizens, chuckles while comparing his agency’s … Continue reading →

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Apologies? We Don’t Need Your Stinkin’ Apologies!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Steve Maley

The way things are going They’re gonna crucify me. Lyrics by John Lennon. Concept by Al Armendariz, Administrator of EPA Region VI. No apology is necessary, Mr. Armendariz. In a perverse way, your comments reveal the tactics of your agency, … Continue reading →

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Pain perdu!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Steve Maley

Whole wheat, no less.

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BP Spill: Still Hyping After All These Years

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Steve Maley

All these years? Poetic license. It’s been two years since the disastrous explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Eleven rig workers were killed in a valiant but failed attempt to control BP’s Macondo well located 50 miles off the … Continue reading →

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LA Dems Strip Obama Challenger’s Delegates on Technicality

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Steve Maley

In the March 24 presidential primary, Democratic challenger John Wolfe, Jr. scored 17,804 votes. Wolfe is a lawyer from Chattanooga, TN and a virtual unknown in Louisiana. Party rules award delegates to the national convention for any candidate whose vote … Continue reading →

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