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Bogalusa Paper Mill Must Face Penalties

Hundreds of local residence, fishermen, and workers have embarked on cleaning up the mounds of putrid rotting fish resulting from the discharge of the “black liquor” chemical by-product from the Temple Inland paper mill. Around 450 people in 165 boats deploy early in the morning while St. Tammany Sheriff’s deputies…

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Temple Inland Paper Mill in Bogalusa LA. Plans to Resume Operations

The Bogalusa paper mill which is owned and operated by Temple-Inland has submitted an arrangement, Tuesday August 16th 2011, to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality which would allow it to resume operations. Local residents, business owners, recreationalist and agitated Gov. Bobby Jindal said, “I made it very clear that…

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Thornhill Law Firm, A PLC Handling Claims Against Temple-Inland Resulting from “Black Liquor” Discharge

On Tuesday, August 9th 2011, the owners of the Bogalusa paper mill, Temple-Inland, admitted that it discharged chemicals causing the death of thousands of fish in Pearl River and resulting in a negative impact to the surrounding environment, businesses and individuals. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality released a statement…

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Jindal Administration Announces $533 Million in BP Funded Projects

Monday, July 11th Gov Bobby Jindal, along with other local and state officials, revealed his plans for restoring Louisiana’s coastal areas, fisheries, and oyster seed grounds from the destructive effects of the BP oil spill. He says that the state will seek approval for more than a half billion dollars…

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Gulf Coast Claims Facility Picks up the Pace in Processing Claims

Kenneth Feinberg, administer of economic damage payments for The Gulf Coast Claims Facility has paid out almost $4.5 billion, with $2.6 billion being payments from an emergency payment phase, to local businesses and personal claims along the gulf coast. Feinberg has utilized a quick-pay process to quickly settle the straightforward,…

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Gulf Coast Claims Appeals Judges Appointed

Thursday June 9th 2011, Jack M. Weiss who was appointed by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility Administrator Kenneth R. Feinberg, and serves as the chancellor of the Louisiana State University Paul M. Herbert Law Center, appointed 25 “distinguished members of the legal community” to serve as the appeals judges on…

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