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The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901–950, commonly referred to as the "Longshore Act" or "LHWCA" is federal workers' compensation law/act enacted in 1927. Initially, it mandated coverage to employees injured on navigable waters of the United States.
The state of Louisiana issued its first offshore oil and gas lease in 1936, and the following year the Pure Oil Company discovered the first Louisiana offshore oil field, the Creole Field, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from the shore of Cameron Parish, from a platform built on timber pilings in 10-to-15-foot-deep (3.0 to 4.6 m) water.
Unless specified otherwise, establishing commercial production from a single well within the lease will hold the entire lease as long as production continues. Language to the contrary is called a Pugh clause. The Pugh Clause is named after a Louisiana lawyer, Lawrence G. Pugh, who first used this kind of language in an oil and gas lease in 1947 ...
Stuart H. Smith (born September 15, 1960, died May 20, 2022) was a controversial practicing plaintiff attorney licensed in Louisiana. [1] Smith practiced law for more than 25 years, litigating against oil companies and other energy-related corporations for damages associated with radioactive oilfield waste.
The Louisiana Revised Statutes (R.S.) contain a significant amount of legislation, arranged in titles or codes. [2] Apart from this, the Louisiana Civil Code forms the core of private law, [3] the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (C.C.P.) governs civil procedure, the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure (C.Cr.P.) governs criminal procedure, the Louisiana Code of Evidence governs the law of ...
Incumbents and new candidates qualified for some Nov. 5 mayoral, aldermen and chief of police races in Caddo and Bossier parishes. Here's who qualified for elections in Caddo and Bossier parishes.
Louisiana House Bill 71 (H.B. 71), or Act 676, [1] was a law passed by the Louisiana State Legislature and signed by Governor Jeff Landry in June 2024 that directs ...
Insurance and utility stocks with California exposure took a hit Friday as Los Angeles firefighters continued to attempt to contain wildfires that have destroyed thousands of structures and left ...