March 5, 2019 (RAYNE, LOUISIANA) – Energy Transfer Partners may have lied to its shareholders when it told investors the Bayou Bridge pipeline will be fully functional this month.

According to reports from Louisiana residents who frequent the Atchafalaya Basin, work on the project – which was first projected to be complete in 2017 – has been halted indefinitely due to high water levels.

Water protectors from L’eau Est La Vie Camp say Energy Transfer was aware of the delays prior to an investors’ earnings call held on Feb. 20.

“Now looking at Bayou Bridge, we are nearing completion of construction on the 24-inch segment from Lake Charles to St. James, and expect commercial operations to begin in March,” said Energy Transfer’s chief financial officer Tom Long.