This month, Waltzer Wiygul & Garside was awarded the 2015-2016 Vietnamese-American Community in Louisiana Award. The plaque represents the Community’s highest appreciation for the firm’s ongoing service to the Vietnamese community, including the work the firm does representing local businesses and offshore fishermen. Waltzer Wiygul & Garside are honored and humbled to receive the recognition.
Congratulations, Byron! Byron Encalade Byron Encalade is President of the Louisiana Oysterman Association. He engages in harvesting seafood, oysters and shrimp and in transporting seafood along the gulf coast states. He is currently serving as Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Constable 3rd Ward, and as an American Legion Post 430 Judge Advocate. Byron is also a voting member on the Louisiana Department [...]
By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Email the author | Follow on Twitter on July 29, 2016 at 10:51 AM, updated July 29, 2016 at 11:29 AM Even as Hilcorp Energy Co. works to clean up a spill of as much as 4,200 gallons of oil in the Plaquemines Parish marsh, the company is the target of a new [...]
Watch Video: Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe American Indian tribe lives in peril near New Orleans The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe needs federal recognition in order to protect the only land they called home. Their land, located 40 miles outside of New Orleans, has been rapidly eroding and they fear another hurricane like Katrina will destroy their homes and their legacy. Duration: 3:36
By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Email the author | Follow on Twitter on July 02, 2015 at 8:15 AM, updated July 02, 2015 at 1:55 PM BP has agreed to pay $18.7 billion to Louisiana, four other states, and the federal government to settle lawsuits filed in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which killed 11 [...]
by Claire Sandberg Posted on Apr 15 2015 ***For Immediate Release*** Wednesday, April 15 2015 Interviews and high-resolution images available Contact: Laurel Sutherlin: 415.246.0161 laurel@ran.org Claire Sandberg: 646.641.6431 claire@ran.org Bryan Parras: 713.303.5811 lucas77@gmail.com BREAKING: Six Arrested at BP Headquarters 5 Years After Gulf Oil Disaster On eve of shareholder meeting, protesters stage sit-in to demand BP addresses their grievances [...]
