Legislative committee deals blow to I-10 bridge replacement project in Lake Charles
A $2.1 billion plan to replace the aging Interstate 10 bridge in Lake Charles suffered a potentially fatal blow last week when state lawmakers...
Four federal tracts in Gulf designated for wind power development
Four tracts of federal Gulf of Mexico waters of Texas and Louisiana, ranging from nearly 57,000 acres to more than 495,000, have been designated...
LMOGA’s Faucheux emphasizes need for robust offshore leasing program at oversight hearing
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) President Tommy Faucheux provided testimony in Washington D.C. last week during an oversight hearing entitled “Examining the Biden...
Port of South Louisiana delays $330 million deal to buy former Avondale shipyard
The Port of South Louisiana has delayed its proposed purchase of the former Avondale shipyard after facing tough questions last month from Bond Commission members...
Tri-state HALO Hydrogen Hub not selected to receive IIJA funding
The Biden administration is directing $7 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law to build seven regional hydrogen power hubs in 16 states, reports Louisiana...
Regulators slam Entergy’s ‘incomplete’ plan for resources, transmission
Entergy Louisiana’s new road map for addressing future needs does not examine transmission options or explore the potential impact of more stringent environmental standards,...
Here’s what LOGA has to say about the revised oil and gas leasing plan
LOGA President Mike Moncla today declared the U.S. Department of Interior’s newly released five-year plan for federal offshore oil and gas leasing will “curtail discoveries for...
Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil leases
A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions...
As EPA drowns in CCS applications, oil states want to take control
EPA is buried under a mountain of permit applications from companies that want to store carbon dioxide underground, reports E&E News.
In little more than...
EPA delays plans to tighten air quality standards
The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower...
