In researching the decades-old Tuscaloosa Trend and the immense wealth it has generated for many, I find it deeply troubling that this resource-rich formation runs directly beneath one of the poorest communities in North Baton Rouge—near Southern University, Louisiana—yet neither the university ( that I am aware of) nor local residents appear to have received any compensation for the minerals extracted from their land.
This area has suffered immense environmental degradation…
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AboutAs exciting as this is, we know that we have a responsibility to do this thing correctly. After all, we want the farm to remain a place where the family can gather for another 80 years and beyond. This site was born out of these desires. Before we started this site, googling "shale' brought up little information. Certainly nothing that was useful as we negotiated a lease. Read More |
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I have talked with you in the blog about the Panagea Land Co. Our draft was due to be paid on 12/9 and today the land man told me it would not be paid at $12,000, but offered $1,500. I found out (or at least he said) that the lease had been recorded at the courthouse. He basically told me that the $1,500 is better than any other offers now, and it would again be a 45 day draft. Do you have an attorney? Is he/she in Marshall? Please share any comments that you have that can shed some light on what steps we need to take next.
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