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Sediment Spill Shakes Louisiana Fisheries | Lafayette Louisiana News
Louisiana fishers and seafood processors are suing a liquefied natural gas company over a catastrophic sediment spill blamed on dredging for a new terminal, which allegedly killed millions of oysters and crippled catches of fish, crabs, and shrimp. The suit reveals how the company initially downplayed the disaster — now estimated at thousands of cubic yards of sediment dumped into critical marshes near Calcasieu Lake — and a later pipe burst, both central to claims of massive economic losses. One fisherman faces over $450,000 in damages; a processor could lose more than $5 million. Beyond…
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