Did Louisiana Make A Deal With The Devil Over Oil? Written by: Jim Brown, host of Jim Brown’s Common Sense

Do energy companies have a responsibility to mitigate the damage caused by their drilling for oil and gas in Louisiana? That’s the issue now being litigated in the controversial levee board lawsuits now in the courts.

Louisiana was seduced by an outside industry full of vast economic promises. The money came in easily and there can be no dispute that many new jobs were created.  But when you put the financial tally to paper, has it been worth it?

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Police: Father, 2 Sons Arrested For Separate DUIs At Scene Of Same Car Wreck « CBS Connecticut

Police: Father, 2 Sons Arrested For Separate DUIs At Scene Of Same Car Wreck « CBS Connecticut.

A father and two sons in Vermont were all arrested for separate DUIs as a result of only a single-car crash as twomembers of the Woodward family were three times the legal limit, according to Vermont State Police. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Fletcher, Vt. (CBS CONNECTICUT) – A father and two sons in Vermont were all arrested for separate DUIs as a result of only a single-car crash as two members of the Woodward family were three times the legal limit, according to Vermont State Police.

The three members of the Woodward family — Nicholas, 19, Joshua, 22 and father Brian, 46 — were all arrested on the same day for showing up at staggered times while driving under the influence to the same original crash scene near Metcalf Pond Road on Saturday, the Burlington Free Press reports. The series of same-family DUI charges all occurred as each individual came to check on the previous person’s arrest along Cambridge Road.

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