February 1, 2016

Lynn Swanson discusses the value of collaboration in the legal field in Biz New Orleans article

From Biz New Orleans “We collaborate quite a bit,” says Lynn Swanson, partner with Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison. “We are in the business to help our clients and be the most efficient with our cases that we can possibly be. If a client needs a counsel in an area that…

January 12, 2016

How the Paris climate agreement could affect Louisiana

When scientists discuss places in the world that are impacted by climate change, they often mention Louisiana. When U.S. military experts talk about cities that could be damaged or even destroyed by sea level rise, New Orleans is invariably at the top of their list. So if there’s any community…

January 12, 2016

Threat of losing a 50-year-old conservation fund creates a rare bipartisan moment in Congress

If you’ve ever visited the site of the Battle of New Orleans, cast your fishing line in the Pearl River, strolled under an oak tree at Audubon Park, or hit a tennis ball at City Park, you’ve benefited from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (“LWCF”). The LWCF is a…

December 18, 2015

How land loss can force Louisiana’s landowners to give up their property, mineral rights

Over the past 80 years, Louisiana has lost nearly 1,700 square miles of land, causing a former prairie-like coastline to become more like a real-life Atlantis. With another 1,750 square miles at risk of being lost over the next 50 years, researchers have warned us that…