NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More arguments are set in federal court over attempts by state lawmakers to kill a southeast Louisiana flood board´s lawsuit against dozens of oil, gas and pipeline companies.
Backers of the lawsuit were set to argue Wednesday that a law passed this year to retroactively kill such lawsuits was so badly drafted that it can´t be applied to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, which filed the suit. They also say the law violates the Louisiana Constitution.
A similar argument is playing out in state courts, where one judge has ruled in favor of the flood board. That ruling is to be challenged at the state Supreme Court.
The lawsuit says oil and gas activity has severely damaged coastal wetlands that protect New Orleans from hurricanes.