LIVINGSTON PARISH - Some residents in Livingston Parish fear carbon capture projects could hurt wildlife, including some endangered species.

On Sunday, Livingston Parish Council Member Dean Coates said he spotted a West Indian Manatee, an endangered species, in the Diversion Canal.

"We see them here quite often," Coates said.

He said from the canal all the way to Lake Maurepas teems with wildlife.

"We have several other species in this area that are on the endangered species list. It's a very delicate environment in Lake Maurepas and the waterways, and we just want to preserve whatever we can," Coates said.

This is one of the reasons why he proposed a resolution in October opposing the permitting of carbon capture and sequestration, or CCS, Class VI injection wells, and pipelines in t

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