Opponents of the proposed Bayou Bridge Pipeline gathered at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge on Wednesday (Dec. 6) to demand the release of messages between state agencies and the companies behind the proposal. 

In a news release, environmental groups said they have filed a public record requests for communications between the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Natural Resources and the companies involved in the pipeline.

The Bayou Bridge Pipeline would send light and heavy crude oil from Nederland, Texas, through the environmentally sensitive Atchafalaya Basin to NuStar Energy LP's terminal in St. James Parish.

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