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October 4, 2018

Louisiana: Water Protectors Slow Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction
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In Louisiana, police arrested three women protesters Wednesday after one
demonstrator scaled a crane at a construction site for the 163-mile
Bayou Bridge pipeline and two others locked themselves to its base,
temporarily halting construction. The pipeline is being built by Energy
Transfer Partners, the same company behind the controversial Dakota
Access pipeline. Those arrested face felony charges under a harsh new
anti-protest law signed by Louisiana's governor earlier this year.


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