http://www.tnr.com/article/environment-energy/magazine/77388/waterworld “This fall, construction is set to begin on a $4 million pop-up floodwall near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It’s designed to be assembled quickly in the event that torrential rains cause the nearby Potomac River to spill into…
Daily Archives: November 4, 2010
Other States’ Provisions on Takings
by jmcaul1 • • 2 Comments
A look at the Takings provisions in Louisiana’s neighboring states’ constitutions.
A Louisiana Purchase: The State Constitution on Takings
by jmcaul1 • • 4 Comments
The Louisiana Constitution, though fulfilling the same general premise, is different than the Federal Constitution in regard to Takings. It is harder for the State to take away someone’s property for “public use.”
Will Louisiana Pay its Contribution to Federal Projects?
by richards • • 2 Comments
State still owes most of judgment from 1983 flood by MICHELLE MILLHOLLON Advocate Capitol News Bureau Bob McBride Jr. was 18 when flood waters in Tangipahoa Parish forced him to push his family and neighbors in a flat-bottom boat through…