Bayou Bridge Pipeline Lawsuit

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(1) Full lawsuit filed January 11, 2018 (Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief)

 January 11, 2018 - Lawsuit Filing Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 11, 2018

Bayou Bridge Fight Heads to Federal Court

Complaint alleges government failed to consider irreparable harm to Atchafalaya River Basin

 BATON ROUGE, LA—Representing the interests of the millions of people who use, visit, study and rely on the Atchafalaya Great River Swamp, several groups today asked a Louisiana federal district court to vacate a recent decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) that would allow the controversial Bayou Bridge pipeline to be constructed through the Atchafalaya Basin, one of the nation’s ecological crown jewels, and through hundreds of Louisiana’s streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands and bayous.... Read more
 
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(2) Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order filed January 29, 2018.

January 29, 2018 - Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order Press Release

UPDATE: Temporary restraining order denied Jan. 30, 2018; Preliminary Injunction hearing set for Feb. 8, 2018.

Judge rejects bid to suspend Bayou Bridge Pipeline construction, by The Associated Press, The Times-Picayune, January 31, 2018

** Watch video of Delta Chapter Director Julie Rosenzweig speaking at press conference held before Feb. 8, 2018, preliminary injunction hearing at federal courthouse in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. **

February 23, 2018 - Federal judge blocks construction of Bayou Bridge Pipeline Press Release

  ALSO INCLUDED: Declaration of Ivor Van Heerden, Ph.D., in Support of Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion for Stay Pending Appeal, filed March 5, 2018, in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.

     - Appellant US ACOE's Brief, filed April 2, 2018

     - Appellant Bayou Bridge Pipeline, LLC's, Brief, filed April 2, 2018

     - Appellee Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, et. al.'s, Brief, filed, April 12, 2018

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(3) Plantiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, filed September 11, 2018

- September 11, 2018, MPSJ Press Release

 

(4) Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Supporting Memorandum, filed January 23, 2019

- January 24, 2019, Press release

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News coverage of litigation:

Bayou Bridge Pipeline Threatens The Riches Of Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin, by David Lohr, HuffingtonPost.com, September 21, 2018

Letters: Facts on pipeline disturbing, by Hannah Chalew, The Advocate, June 30, 2018

Company behind Bayou Bridge Pipeline plans to finish construction by fall if court doesn't intervene, by Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press, The Advocate, June 28, 2018

Letters: Misinformation on Bayou Bridge continues, by Elizabeth Livingston de Calderon (Tulane Environmental Law Clinic), The Advocate, June 20, 2018

Appeals court to hear lawsuit over Louisiana oil pipeline, by KATC.com, April 30, 2018

Appeals court allows Bayou Bridge Pipeline construction to proceed, by Tristan Baurick, Nola.com-The Times-Picayune, March 15, 2018

Bayou Bridge Pipeline asks appeals court to lift halt on construction, by Sara Sneath, Nola.com-The Times-Picayune, March 13, 2018

Appeals judges hear Bayou Bridge arguments, to decide if work stoppage remains in place, by Steve Hardy, The Advocate, March 13, 2018

Appeals begin over halted pipeline; 3 arrested at protest, by Kevin McGill and Michael Kunzelman, The Washington Post, February 26, 2018

Federal judge temporarily blocks Bayou Bridge Pipeline, by Katherine Wei, Sierra: The National Magazine of the Sierra Club, February 25, 2018

Federal judge halts Bayou Bridge Pipeline installation, but photos show damage already inflicted, by Julie Dermansky, Desmog Blog, February 25, 2018

Federal judge halts construction of Bayou Bridge Pipeline, by David J. Mitchell, The Advocate, February 23, 2018

Judge halts construction on Bayou Bridge Pipeline, KATC.com, February 23, 2018

Pipeline ruling on hold as judge weighs arguments; decision expected next week, by Steve Hardy, The Advocate, February 10, 2018

Judge hears testimony on pipeline's environmental impact, by Associated Press, The Washington Post, February 9, 2018

Letters: Pipeline editorial overlooked key facts, by Jeff Cobb, The Advocate, February 3, 2018

Environmental group strongly condemns Bayou Bridge Pipeline permit, by Rachel Steffan, Beauregard Daily News, February 2, 2018

Guest Column: Why we're fighting Bayou Bridge Pipeline, by Dean Wilson, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, The Advocate, February 1, 2018

Court lets Bayou Bridge advance as opposition brews, by Ellen Gilmer, E&E News, January 31, 2018

Letter to the Editor: Bayou bridge pipeline a bad idea, by Dave Stets, Sierra Club Delta Chapter Executive Committee Chair, The Advocate, Jan. 31.2018

Legal challenge filed to stop construction of Louisiana's Bayou Bridge Pipeline, by Julie Dermansky, Desmog Blog, Jan. 30, 2018

Environmental groups sue Corps to block Bayou Bridge pipeline permit, by Mark Shleifstein, Nola.com-The Times-Picayune, Jan. 11, 2018

Guest column: Crawfishermen under threat as oil, gas companies show flagrant disregard for our way of life, by Jody Meche, The Advocate, Oct. 25, 2017