Topics

Business

Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed CarefullyCasting a Wider Net: Proposed Expansion of Coastal States’ AuthorityProposed Changes to Louisiana Severance Tax Scheme

Carbon Capture & Storage Projects

Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed CarefullyLouisiana Caps Legislative Session with Landmark Carbon Capture LegislationTransforming and Transporting: Louisiana Legislature Amends Law to Allow Pipeline Transporters Expropriation Authority for CCS Projects

Court Cases

EJ Analysis Remains Part of Louisiana’s Public Trust DutySCOTUS Stretches Statute of Limitations for Challenging Agency Actions Under APASCOTUS Dials Back Chevron Deference in Loper Bright Opinion

Energy

Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed CarefullyCasting a Wider Net: Proposed Expansion of Coastal States’ AuthorityU.S. Federal Offshore Wind in 2024: Growth and Growing Pains

Environmental

Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed CarefullyCasting a Wider Net: Proposed Expansion of Coastal States’ AuthorityU.S. Federal Offshore Wind in 2024: Growth and Growing Pains

Environmental Justice

EJ Analysis Remains Part of Louisiana’s Public Trust DutyEPA Releases New Version of EJScreenEJ Evolution: Court Enjoins EPA from Imposing Disparate Impact Requirements via Title VI in Louisiana Permitting

Environmental Justice Projects

EPA Releases New Version of EJScreenEJ Evolution: Court Enjoins EPA from Imposing Disparate Impact Requirements via Title VI in Louisiana PermittingLouisiana Appeals Court Finds Environmental Justice Is Part of the Louisiana Public Trust Duty

Environmental Litigation

U.S. Federal Offshore Wind in 2024: Growth and Growing PainsPotential Shutdown of GOM Oil and Gas Operations Due to BiOp Vacatur Averted – For NowMaryland Court’s Vacatur of Biological Opinion Could Cause Severe Disruption of Gulf of Mexico Oil & Gas Activities

Environmental Regulatory

EPA’s New Risk Management Program Regulations Impose New Requirements Including Additional Analyses for Process HazardsLouisiana Enacts Community Air Monitoring Reliability Act, Establishing Uniformity for Monitoring and Parameters for Data UseLDEQ Releases Louisiana’s First-Ever Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Program

Environmental Regulatory Projects

Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed CarefullyEJ Analysis Remains Part of Louisiana’s Public Trust DutyEPA Releases New Version of EJScreen

ESG

EPA Issues Much-Anticipated Final Rule Establishing National Standards of Performance for Vessel Incidental DischargesEJ Analysis Remains Part of Louisiana’s Public Trust DutyEPA Releases New Version of EJScreen

Incentives

Louisiana Tax Changes to Take Effect January 1Elimination of Louisiana’s Net Capital Gains Deduction from Income TaxProposed Changes to Louisiana Severance Tax Scheme

Incentives and Taxes

Louisiana Tax Changes to Take Effect January 1LDR Rule Amendments and Emergency RuleElimination of Louisiana’s Net Capital Gains Deduction from Income Tax

Industrial Project Development

Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed CarefullyLouisiana Tax Changes to Take Effect January 1LDR Rule Amendments and Emergency Rule

Labor & Employment Projects

Potential Increase in Minimum Salary for Overtime ExemptionsEEOC Releases Technical Assistance Document Providing Guidance on Assessing Adverse Impact under Title VII in AI and Other SoftwareKey Takeaways From NLRB General Counsel’s Guidance Memo Regarding McLaren Macomb Decision

Legislation

Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed CarefullyCasting a Wider Net: Proposed Expansion of Coastal States’ AuthorityProposed Changes to Louisiana Severance Tax Scheme

Legislation - Industrial Projects

Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed CarefullyLouisiana’s Legislative Landscape: What’s New in 2024Louisiana Caps Legislative Session with Landmark Carbon Capture Legislation

Litigation

U.S. Federal Offshore Wind in 2024: Growth and Growing PainsPotential Shutdown of GOM Oil and Gas Operations Due to BiOp Vacatur Averted – For NowMaryland Court’s Vacatur of Biological Opinion Could Cause Severe Disruption of Gulf of Mexico Oil & Gas Activities

Maritime

Casting a Wider Net: Proposed Expansion of Coastal States’ AuthorityEPA Issues Much-Anticipated Final Rule Establishing National Standards of Performance for Vessel Incidental DischargesSCOTUS Dials Back Chevron Deference in Loper Bright Opinion

Personal Injury

Liskow Secures Success on Summary Judgment Motion, Dismissing the Entirety of Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Claims, with Prejudice

Taxes

Louisiana Tax Changes to Take Effect January 1Elimination of Louisiana’s Net Capital Gains Deduction from Income TaxProposed Changes to Louisiana Severance Tax Scheme