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Federal Court Finds A Continuing Duty Under Louisiana Law To Prevent The Erosion of Pipeline Canals

The Energy Law

A recent decision from the Eastern District of Louisiana provides a mixed bag for pipeline companies or others whose operations involve canals. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company , coastal landowners sued pipeline operators for their alleged “failure to maintain” canals dredged pursuant to numerous rights-of-way granted from the 1950s to 1970s.