John Carmouche, who is representing Plaquemines Parish, made his final plea to the jury, asking them to award the parish an eye-popping $2.6 billion in damages.

A Louisiana jury ordered Chevron Corporation to pay $744.6 million to Plaquemines Parish after finding them liable for not ...

Plaquemines jury hits Chevron with $745 million verdict, and former Trump AG Bill Barr blames GOP Gov. Jeff Landry ...

Louisiana is ground zero for a slew of potentially landmark environmental lawsuits, some supported by the state's pro-energy governor.

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr sent a letter to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, warning that the state might ...

The jury delivered its verdict in the landmark case, which sought to make Chevron pay to restore an area of coastal wetlands ...

In 2001, the Houston, TX-based integrated oil and gas company acquired Texaco. It also inherited liabilities, including these serious violations of Louisiana's coastal laws. Louisiana's coastal ...

The verdict – which Chevron says it will appeal – could set a precedent leaving other oil and gas firms on the hook for billions of dollars in damages tied to land loss and environmental degradation.