A Louisiana jury has ordered Chevron to pay $744.6 million for environmental damage to coastal wetlands in Plaquemines Parish, concluding that the oil giant’s predecessor, Texaco, violated state regulations and contributed to decades of land loss.
The verdict, delivered on April 4 by a jury at a Plaquemines Parish courthouse in Pointe à la Hache, marks the first trial in a series of lawsuits filed by Louisiana parishes seeking billions from oil and gas companies over coastal degradation.
