This week, Mike Stagg visits Third Place to discuss this year's legislative fight over the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East (SLFPA-E)'s lawsuit against 97 oil and gas companies seeking compensation for damage to coastal wetlands. Mike spent weeks in the Capitol building this Spring working to defend the lawsuit, and tells us what he saw and heard there. We also hear about the actions of the Louisiana Attorney General and numerous legal experts saying the oil & gas-supported bill that passed the legislature, SB 469, threatens Louisiana's case against BP for damages from the 2010 oil spill. Mike also speaks about the Flood into Baton Rouge march, starting on June 21st on Grand Isle and arriving at the Governor's Mansion on June 28th to bring water and voices against the governor's signing SB 469 to Baton Rouge.
