(AP) — Senators advanced a proposal Wednesday that would let the governor remove New Orleans-area levee board members for violating what he considers to be public policy, despite concerns it would introduce political meddling into state flood protection. [...] Adley rewrote the proposal Wednesday to instead give the governor authority to remove members if they violate state law "or public policy." Robert Travis Scott, president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, a nonpartisan government watchdog group, said the flood protection authorities were structured with limited oversight from the governor to de-politicize their work. The lawsuit, which blames the drilling activities of the companies for coastal erosion in Louisiana's vulnerable wetlands, was filed without the support of the governor's office. Jindal has called the board's lawsuit a windfall for trial lawyers because of the contingency fee arrangement, which would give the attorneys a slice of any judgment rather than a flat fee.
Comment on Senate committee backs bill targeting levee board
By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press, San Antonio Express-News: World
Wed, 04/16/2014 - 4:51pm
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