Protests escalate over Louisiana pipeline by company behind Dakota Access

Louisiana residents are starting to get involved in environmental issues and are making themselves heard about the disputed Bayou Bridge pipelineScott Eustis did not stop smiling for hours. The coastal wetland specialist with the Gulf Restoration Network was attending a public hearing in Baton Rouge. Its subject was a pipeline extension that would run directly through the Atchafalaya Basin, the world’s largest natural swamp. Eustis was surprised to be joined by more than 400 others.“