Legal Opinion
Louisiana Crawfish Producers Ass'n-West v. Rowan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2006No. 05-30956PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association (“LCPA”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) on claims arising from LCPA’s challenge under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) to the Corps’s Environmental Assessment (“EA”) of a section of the Atchafalaya Basin. 1
I
The Atchafalaya Basin is a flood control area in Louisiana, draining approximately 41 percent of the continental United States. In 1982, the Corps issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (“FEIS”) for the entire Basin.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Firstier Mortgage Co. v. Investors Mortgage InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Mississippi River Basin Alliance v. WestphalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Cherokee Pump & Equipment Inc. v. Aurora PumpCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Sierra Club v. Mike Espy, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- American Totalisator Company, Inc. v. Fair Grounds Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by21 opinions
- Myersville Citizens for a Rural Community, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
- Earth Island Institute v. United States Forest ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Atchafalaya Basinkeeper v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- Anglers of the Au Sable v. United States Forest ServiceDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2008
- City of Dallas, Tex. v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.