Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial

For decades, oil and gas production has destroyed the marshlands on Louisiana's coast. A court has sentenced a first corporation to high compensation. Dozens of other lawsuits are still open.

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Chevron Ordered to Pay More Than $740 Million in Louisiana Coastal Damage Case

A Louisiana jury has ordered Chevron to pay $744.6 million for environmental damage to coastal wetlands in Plaquemines Parish, concluding that the oil giant’s predecessor, Texaco, violated state regulations and contributed to decades of land loss. The verdict, delivered on April 4 by a jury at a Plaquemines Parish courthouse in Pointe à la Hache, marks the first trial in a series of lawsuits filed by Louisiana parishes seeking billions from oil …

Chevron ordered by jury to pay $744M to restore Louisiana coast

Chevron ordered to pay $740M for Louisiana coastal restoration

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A jury in Plaquemines Parish has ordered Chevron to pay at least $740 million to restore Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The legal battle lingered in court for more than a decade, with the jury ruling that Texaco, which was acquired by Chevron in 2001, had contributed to coastal erosion. NOMA’s New African Masquerades Exhibit is Remarkable Chevron says it plans to appeal the ruling. The Louisiana Association …

Louisiana jury rules Chevron must pay $740 million for coastal damages • Louisiana Illuminator

The remains of the Old Plaquemines Parish Courthouse in Pointe a la Hache. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)A Plaquemines Parish jury has ruled that Chevron Corp. must pay the local government more than $740 million, blaming the fossil fuel company for decades of damage to its wetlands. The ruling is the first among several lawsuits from coastal parishes in Louisiana that want the oil and gas industry to compensate them for carving up swamps a…