Legal Opinion
Louisiana State v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2016No. 15-30962PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Following Hurricane Katrina, in which the breach of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (“MR-GO”) channel caused massive flooding, Congress directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) to close the MR-GO as a federal navigation project and restore the surrounding ecosystem. To implement Congress’s 2007 mandate that the deauthorization be “cost effective” and in accordance with a 2006 appropriation bill, the Corps sought a cost-sharing arrangement with the State of Louisiana. Louisiana objected to any cost-sharing arrangement and sued the Corps under the…
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