Campo v. United States, No. 20-44, 2024 WL 504316 (Fed. Cl. Feb. 9, 2024). Campo v. United States, 157 Fed. Cl. 584 (2021) [For a good discussion of the Louisiana law on property interests in oyster leases, see: John J.…
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The effect of Mississippi River diversions on oyster production
The Mississippi River diversions are intended to build new land by diverting floodwaters from the river into open water, wetlands there. Since oyster cultivation depends on the oyster beds seeing a narrow salinity range, there is a concern that the diversion…
Reports of the Louisiana Oyster Commission – 1902 to 1910
These reports are of contemporary interest because they remind us that oysters are not traditionally a major part of the Mississippi Delta Ecosystem. From p.77 of the First Biennial Report 1902-1904: There are vast areas of soft mud bottoms, in your…