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September 6, 2018

Louisiana: Four Water Protectors Arrested at Bayou Bridge Pipeline Site
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And in Louisiana, police arrested four people Tuesday as they held a
peaceful sit-in protest at a construction site for the 163-mile Bayou
Bridge pipeline. The pipeline is being built by Energy Transfer
Partners, the same company behind the controversial Dakota Access
pipeline. All four of those arrested Tuesday face felony charges under a
harsh new anti-protest law signed by Louisiana's governor earlier this
year. This is water protector Cherri Foytlin, speaking as she was
tackled and arrested by police.

Protester: "Stop choking her!"

Cherri Foytlin: "We need you here now. We need you now! Help!"



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