Louisiana lawmakers propose study for wind energy pilot project in Gulf
Louisiana lawmakers want state regulators to study the most cost-effective pathways to complete an offshore wind energy pilot project in the Gulf of Mexico...
Senate passes bill to position Louisiana for $200 million in orphaned oil well grants
The Louisiana Senate approved a bill April 4 that would position Louisiana to receive nearly $200 million in federal grants to fix orphaned oil...
State senator open to compromise over his ITEP proposal
State Sen. Rogers Pope, a Denham Springs Republican and former Livingston Parish Public Schools superintendent, says he’s open to compromise on his proposal to...
Industry officials: Jobs, economy and tax revenue at risk from oil lease delays
Oil industry officials are raising concerns that a delay in the federal government's Gulf of Mexico leasing program could cost Louisiana thousands of jobs...
Offshore wind bill clears Louisiana House panel
A proposed Louisiana law that aims to help the offshore wind industry has cleared its first legislative hurdle, reports NOLA.com. House Bill 165, which creates...
Louisiana climate task force sets eyes on federal dollars
The Louisiana governor’s Climate Initiatives Task Force met March 9 for the first time since unanimously passing a climate action plan in January, the...
Big changes looming for pipeline industry in 2022
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, courts and states are poised to set policies in 2022 that could make long-term changes to the natural gas...
Global Energy Institute taps Louisiana native to lead chemicals group
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Energy Institute announced last week that Louisiana native Preston Beard has joined as director of policy overseeing its...
Landry argues for injunction against ‘social cost’ carbon plan
Attorney General Jeff Landry is asking a federal court in Lafayette to halt a Biden administration plan to apply climate change “social cost” damages...
Landry says Gulf lease sale could deliver $100 million to Louisiana
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is touting last week’s oil-and-gas land lease sale—the first to take place during the Biden administration—saying it could deliver...
