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There is a good reason why Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal responded so calmly to Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes suing dozens of oil companies for coastal damage, compared to his ballistic reaction to a similar suit filed earlier by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East.
Yes, the parishes' suits are brought by elected local officials instead of an appointed board. And yes, the parishes don't have eye-popping contingency-fee contracts with their attorneys as the flood authority does.
But the most compelling reason why Jindal does not repudiate the parishes' legal ...