Archive for August, 2007

NOAA Finds Hazards in Empire Channel Survey

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in NOAA, News | No Comments »

NOAA's hazards survey team working in south Plaquemines Parish has surveyed the Empire Channel leading from the harbor and out to the west. The preliminary work found eleven (11) hazards that likely are dangers to navigation from the survey of the ...

Ryan Finn Ocean Racing wins both legs of Bermuda 1-2, 2007

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in America's Weltand | No Comments »

Ryan Finn of New Orleans battled the winds and waves of the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to raise awareness about Louisiana's coastal land loss and its importance as the state's first line of defense against hurricanes. On June 27, Finn ...

John Massey, RIP

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in Associate Members, News | No Comments »

PAL is saddened by the loss of John Massey of BYL International, a long time associate member. John Y. Massey Jr., 61, of Galveston, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. John was born in ...

Spoliation of Evidence - Update

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in Legal Advice | No Comments »

For years, the courts in Louisiana have recognized in matters involving civil litigation the concept of “spoliation of evidence.” Spoliation is the destruction or significant alteration of evidence or the failure to preserve property for another’s use as evidence in ...