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Louisiana Lands Settled with Exxon | Lafayette Louisiana News
Louisiana’s decades-long legal battle with Exxon Mobil over coastal erosion has finally reached a major resolution, with the energy giant handing over nearly 130,000 acres of land to the state as part of a landmark settlement. The case, which began in 2013 and spanned multiple lawsuits accusing oil companies of accelerating shoreline loss, was officially closed after years of negotiation — Governor Jeff Landry hailed it as the culmination of three decades of effort. While Vermilion Parish exited the lawsuit in 2021, its financial compensation remains unclear beyond the land transferred to the…
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