A Louisiana jury has decided that Chevron must pay more than $740 million to restore damage caused to coastal wetlands in a ...

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In what is being called "a landmark verdict," a Louisiana jury on Friday decided ... This could be a great step in saving our coast." Plaquemines Parish filed a lawsuit against Chevron in 2013.

Chevron Corporation CVX, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, has been ordered to pay at least $740 million to restore damages caused to the coastal wetlands of Southeast Louisiana.

our children go to school on coast,” Faircloth said. “The state of Louisiana will not surrender the coast, it’s for the good of the state that the coast be maintained.” Carmouche ...

FILE – Wetlands are seen from a helicopter on the Louisiana coast on July 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) Thousands of miles of canals cut through the wetlands by oil companies ...

Wetlands are seen from a helicopter on the Louisiana coast on July 10, 2010. Credit: AP/Patrick Semansky The jury awarded $575 million to compensate for land loss, $161 million to compensate for ...