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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Right now there is nothing going on, as far as the shale in town, we have formed a neighbor hood group and have contracted a lawyer in case something does happen. There is a lot of activity around the area, exploration trucks, equipment and salt water trucks, mostly going to the rural areas. There are some wells going in, but not what everyone expected. I know some who have not even got bonus checks. I heard that Chesapeak was to cut back on any drilling because the price ot LPG is down low.