Biden administration promises offshore plan but isn’t committing to lease sales
U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the department will release a five-year proposal for energy development in federal waters such as...
Is there a path for compromise on local ITEP input?
During this year’s session of the Louisiana Legislature, the business lobby easily fought off local officials’ attempt to enshrine local control of local property...
Louisiana Senate rejects permanent local say for industrial tax breaks
The Louisiana Senate rejected Senate Bill 151 last week, which would have allowed voters statewide to decide whether sheriffs, school boards and parish councils would...
Proposal would ban Russian imports to Louisiana
Louisiana lawmakers on Monday advanced a proposal that would ban Russian imports of natural resources to the state, condemning the invasion of Ukraine, reports...
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...
