Parish Blog - ‘No Wake Zone’ Declared in Assumption Waterways
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The 7.4 South Seas earthquake in Tonga today may show up on Bayou Corne helicorders.
Weird Booms All Over
From Strange Sounds – Strange Sounds Map: World Wide Reports From YouTube Of Unexplained noises and Mysterious Booms
Reports of unidentified events presented as loud, unusual sounds coming seemingly from the sky, or “everywhere”, have been making their way into YouTube most frequently since the late Spring, early Summer of 2011. This map reports locations of the events, and links to the applicable YouTube report.
Hollywood Alludes to Lake FUBAR
This isn’t our thing, but many are interested so we are posting this all as a reader sent it in. It is pretty well known on the the web by now. For info only …
See this video, “The Last Superbowl Ever Played… Probably.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UqQRaDgC9M
This is in reference to the Feb.3, 2013 Superbowl in New Orleans, which of course has already passed.
There is specific reference to what appears to be the (LA) sinkhole. It is insider the crater of a destroyed stadium (Mercedes Superdome???) in the movie, Oblivion, staring Tom Cruise, which was filmed in Baton Rouge and is currently playing in the theaters. The interesting Mercedes commercial that aired during the Superbowl, also shown here, appears to have been shot in New Orleans (NOLA.) Also, relating to LA there are scenes from the movie, Olympus Has Fallen, that was shot in Shreveport where they built the front of the Whitehouse, etc. . This video is full of “symbolism.”
Most interesting, of course, was the lights going out right after Beyonce’s half time show. I have read many explanations for that, some extremely interesting, but we will never know the REAL TRUTH of how and why that really happened. Also, there are Youtube videos pointing out the symbolism in Beyonce’s Superbowl show.
5/22/2013 -- Arkansas 3.5M Earthquake at very large fracking operation
May 22, 2013 -- Central Arkansas -- a 3.5M Earthquake struck a large fracking operation.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nm052213h#summary
M3.5 - 16km N of Morrilton, Arkansas 2013-05-22 17:19:39 UTC
Event Time
- 2013-05-22 17:19:39 UTC
- 2013-05-22 12:19:39 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
- 2013-05-22 12:19:39 UTC-05:00 system time
Location
35.299°N 92.715°W depth=5.5km (3.4mi)
Nearby Cities
- 16km (10mi) N of Morrilton, Arkansas
- 34km (21mi) NW of Conway, Arkansas…
constant quake activity in New Madrid fault zone ...
More on the SB200 vote from Save Lake Peigneur
Why SB200 Failed
Money talks and if it is not in my backyard, who cares? 4,000 people in the area around Jefferson Island Storage & Hub. Chicot Aquifer only water source for 15 parishes!
NAYS Senators
- Alario Westwego
- Adley Benton
- Amedee Gonzales
- Buffington Keithville
- Chabert, Houma
- Claitor Baton Rouge
- Donahue, Mandeville
- Erdey Livingston
- Gallot Ruston
- Heitmeier New Orleans
- Kostelka Monroe
- Martiny Metairie,
- Murray New Orleans
- Riser Columbia,
- Smith, G. Norco
- Smith J. Leesville
- Tarver Shreveport
- Walsworth West Monroe
- White E. Baton Rouge, Livingston, St. Helena Tangipahoa
Total — 19
Senators ABSENT 5/21/2013 but how they voted May 7 1st time SB200 was on floor.
- Brown, Napoleonville Yea
- Guillory, St. Martinville, there 5/21/2013 seen talking to lobbyists, absent May 7th
- Long, Winnfield Nay
Senators that changed their vote 5/21 from Yea to Nay
Senator Jack Donahue - District 11
E-mail - donahuej ‘at’ legis.la.gov
Mandeville, LA 70448
(985) 727-7949
Senator Dale M. Erdey - District 13
E-mail - erdeyd ‘at’ legis.la.gov
Livingston, LA 70754
(225) 686-2881
Senator David Heitmeier - District 7
E-mail - HeitmeierD ‘at’ legis.la.gov
New Orleans, LA 70114
(504) 361-6356
One of the 20 AGL RESOURCES Lobbyists, MARJORIE A. MCKEITHEN, an attorney – was Secretary of the Louisiana Mineral and Energy Board and Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mineral Resources, where she oversaw the granting and administering of mineral leases, storage agreements and alternative energy agreements on state-owned lands and water bottoms. Her father is W. Fox McKeithen
Her Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP Lobbyist for PERRYVILLE GAS STORAGE, LLC, ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P., ARCADIA GAS STORAGE
Texas Brine Shows Its True Colors
Bayou Journal
Texas Brine Shows Its True Colors
By: Lonny Cavalier, Contributing Writer
It’s akin to hearing sirens and wondering if your kids are involved in some accident, or if you’re in a boat and a storm rolls in and you wonder if you have enough fuel to take you safely to shore.
Get the point?
It is like someone kicking you in the stomach, the worst feeling ever.
That is what Texas Brine and its execs have done to the people of Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou for a year now.
They have kicked you in the gut, sliced you in the back, poured salt in the wound, then spit at you when they kick you for one final time.
That is what you feel if you are in some way connected to this event, and Texas Brine continues its mining operations, raking in millions, lying to the victim’s, not even with a straight face, and how can you forget when Mark Cartwright smirked at 74 year old Norm Schewe’s statement, “That we just don’t trust you”.
A few pointers to remind them:
*Go back to late 2010 when this event started with P & A of Texas Brine’s well. If the revelation would have been made then rather than in August of 2012, we may well not be in this situation today.
*Then, remember the stagnant response of Texas Brine following the sinkhole development. If you take their word, an “earthquake”, caused this.
*Then the issue of N.O.R.M. being injected into the cavern. Texas Brine said they did. They suddenly reversed themselves when they figured out it was illegal to do so during the relevant period. While always denying about injecting, suddenly numerous permit requests were discovered from Texas Brine to Office of Conservation to inject the material into various wells, but yet the company refuses to acknowledge that it ever did. So the evidence speaks volumes to the contrary.
*Texas Brine consistently violated Office of Conservation orders to do what was needed to make the region safer, ie. vent wells, monitors, etc.
*Only after being told that they were in violation of their permit did Texas Brine agree to pay support funds to resident’s, then moved to discontinue payments to camp owners.
*Then there came the revelation that Texas Brine was selling for profit crude oil harvested from the sinkhole.
*The 3-D imaging results if you listen to Texas Brine, leads one to believe that everything is ok.
*The dagger through the heart, Texas Brine looks the Governor in the face and says, “We will move towards buyouts in a swift manner, and we expect offers to go out within 45 days.”
To date, some 55 days later Texas Brine has not extended a single offer to a single homeowner.
What a disgrace!
But don’t worry resident, it’s getting better.
More gas under your homes, more bubble sites, a severe uptick in seismic events, an ever expanding sinkhole, promised buyouts that now seem to be an afterthought. If not for those things, all would be great living in Bayou Corne.
What is disgusting is that this company has consistently looked the public in the eye and told lie after lie, after lie.
While totally disabling a community, Texas Brine continues to produce product by mining Oxy Geismar No. 2, creating revenue for this company.
Meanwhile, Texas Brine has failed the community that has supported them over the last 30+ years. Texas Brine is not making good on its financial obligations to the parish, the state and the many creditors owed for this ongoing event, as well as residents.
The State of Louisiana should immediately file litigation to seize any asset’s derived from the Texas Brine Corporation’s activities, have the funds placed in escrow and preserved for recovery financing. There is legal precedent for such action and should be filed immediately.
In the meantime, the executives charged with the task of running this company, those same executives who have misled everyone that they have dealt with throughout this event, should immediately step aside in lieu of leadership that will be responsible to the needs of the affected resident’s.
The state should also move to revoke all operating authority Texas Brine has, until they install responsible officers who will run this company in a prudent manner and take the good with the bad.
Enough is enough!
Wed. News, Legal Round-Up
A new Situation Summary is out (5-21) They are back to CODE 1 at Lake FUBAR (p.33) What does p. 41 mean? “Continue clearing area for site #2“ Is DOTD rent-a-road-crew for Texas Brine at taxpayer expense??
Louisiana Senate committee approves sinkhole bills – House Bills 493 and 494
KADN – SB200 denied at the mercy of Lake Peigneur residents; AGL Resources in favor
LAFAYETTE, LA (KADN) — The residents of Lake Peigneur are fired up as ever after the bill, SB200, to stop the permitting process of AGL Resources in Lake Peignuer was denied by a mere two votes last night. AGL Resources began their quest to create additional caverns in Lake Peigneur eight years ago, and with recent unexplained bubbling happening in the lake, citizens are concerned. . . .
Water crisis: Louisiana – Lake Peigneur bill defeated
Press Release by Save Lake Peigneur on the vote -
Friends:
Senator Mills SB200 was reconsidered today. With a few hours notice we gathered 10 residents and Kathy Wascom, our lobbyist from LEAN to support our bill.
AGL had an estimated 20 lobbyists of extremely well-paid lobbyists.
Although we lost by a mere 2 votes, ordinary citizens battled against the extremely experienced lobbyists. In that sense we did not lose.
As always, Senator Mills was outstanding, in fact I was pleased to hear one of the lobbyists complain that his persistence and commitment was annoying.
We continue to applaud his integrity. We are also very grateful to the support we received from the 17 senators who supported SB200, including Senator Perry and Senator Cortez. Senator Guillory from St. Martinville remained absent although the parish government and law enforcement officials were staunch in their support of SB200.
The purpose of the bill was to stop the permitting process for at least 5 years to give time to truly study the numerous issues of concern; bubbling in the lake, contamination of the Chicot Aquifer, property devaluation and geological anomalies.
The state’s policies failed the residents of Bayou Corne. After nine months there is no resolution. SB200 would have assured clear unbiased solution. The 19 senators who voted against SB200 have gambled with the lives of 4000 Lake Peigneur residents as well as the drinking water for numerous parishes from the Chicot Aquifer.
Eight years have passed since AGL Resources began their quest to create
additional caverns in Lake Peigneur. The Bayou Corne disaster and today’s loss has made us more determined to protect our homes and environment.
Nara Crowley
Board of Directors
Save Lake Peigneur, Inc.
Judge greenlights class-action status for [4] sinkhole lawsuits
“U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey also will give Texas Brine Co. 30 more days to directly negotiate stalled out-of-court settlements with evacuated residents lacking legal representation.”
House near sinkhole burns after lightning strike – lucky it didn’t set something off!
Lake Peigneur bill defeated in Senate
1.7 quake in Spring City, Tennessee < MAP <<< Look how CLOSE it is to Watts Bar nuke plant
WAFB – Court approves sinkhole class-action suit
“Texas Brine had committed to issuing settlement offers within 45 days of property inspections. As of May 20, 66 inspected properties had reached the 45-day window. On May 24, 85 properties will be on the 45th day since inspection and 87 properties will be on the 45th day since inspection on May 31.”
Mississippi – Oyster leaseholders lose suit blaming oil spill berms for damage
Oyster growers on both sides of the Mississippi River who sued the state, dredge operators and BP claiming damages to their oyster leases in 2010 during the construction of berms designed to capture oil during the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill had their lawsuit thrown out in two different federal courts on Monday. . . .
Green Light for Class Action Suit
Federal class-action lawsuit approved for Bayou Corne sinkhole
WWLTV - NEW ORLEANS — A federal court has approved a class-action lawsuit in the Bayou Corne sinkhole case, according to Scott Bickford, a New Orleans attorney.
For months, the sinkhole in Assumption Parish has plaqued nearby residents, forcing approximately 350 people to evacuate their homes. The 15-acre sinkhole is believed to be caused from a salt cavern mined by Texas Brine that collapsed.
According to an Associated Press report, in early May, Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered a review of permits issued to Texas Brine, with Jindal announcing that the company has been slow to respond to residents seeking buyouts or other settlements.
Thanks to Guerrera Zorra for tip - 
UPDATE May, 22
Attorney in the first sentence, Scott Bickford, is part of Martzell & Bickford law firm listed on the sidebar under ‘Lawyer Up’ section. Their website says:
UPDATE: Bayou Corne Sinkhole
For more information about the current settlement or about the Bayou Corne Sinkhole litigation, contact one of our attorneys at the Law Office of Martzell and Bickford: (504) 581-9065.
And it has more news about their Bayou Corne salt dome mess litigation.
• Ernin Brockovich has a good interview about Bayou Corne. Her web page about Lake FUBAR.
