Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Lawyer & Attorney : Erich P. Rapp : Kean Miller Law Firm : Serving New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Louisiana

Louisiana is seeking to form an alliance of the four states along the Gulf of Mexico producing oil and gas. The alliance would be called America's Energy Coast Alliance and the aim of the alliance would be to create a single voice on the national level speaking in favor of coastal restoration. Louisiana officials hope to have a written accord in place by June 1, 2008. King Milling, the chairman of the America's Wetland Foundation is leading the effort. Information about the proposed accord can be found at the America's Wetland website. A news account of the Friday November 30, 2007 meeting of the representative states can also be found in the Saturday December 1, 2007 Baton Rouge Advocate in an article by Jeremy Harper entitled, Louisiana Seeks Alliance with Gulf States.

Erich P Rapp.

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On Thursday November 29, 2007, the Bush Administration approved Louisiana's plan to use $255 million in funds from the Mineral Management Service to pay for more than 100 conservation and diversion projects aimed at restoration and conservation of Louisiana's coast. The approval of the use of these funds is detailed in a news article in the Friday November 30, 2007 New Orleans Times Picayune entitled, Louisiana's Coastal Restoration Plan Wins Approval by Bruce Alpert.

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The article published on August 6, 2007 on CNNMoney.com is worth reading. The article is titled: The next energy crisis. More than a quarter of America's oil flows through southern Louisiana. Too bad the land is slowly sinking into the sea, and was written by Fortune Magazine senior writer Nicholas Varchaver. This article is different because it was written about the views of business people in the energy industry on Louisiana coastal land loss. This article describes how important the Louisiana coastal wetlands are to the production of 27% of America's oil and 30% of its natural gas. It also describes the challenges that businesses in the energy industry are facing as Louisiana's coastal wetlands are lost to open sea.

Erich P Rapp.

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