Cameron Parish Fishermen Clash With Venture Global Over Dredging Mess
Tension is growing between two legacy Louisiana industries – seafood and fossil fuels – in Southwest Louisiana, where local fishermen are clashing with the operator of a massive liquified natural gas export facility.
Those who make their living harvesting fresh oysters, fish and crabs from Calcasieu Lake and the surrounding marsh waterways say Venture Global’s liquified natural gas terminal continues to disrupt and damage the estuary. They want state and federal regulators to hold the company accountable for improperly dispersing dredged sediment from a new ship channel it’s creating...
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