As the industry continues to navigate the complexities of operational safety, Matt breaks down the mechanics of well blowouts, explaining how these incidents occur...

As previously described in The Energy Law Blog, Arkansas is unlike several of its neighboring states in that it already has a robust body of law governing the extraction of minerals from brine.

Update (4/14/2023): And it begins. The House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment will hear Speaker Schexnayder's House Bill 571 on CCS next Thursday, April 20 at 9:30 am.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2026-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Investment Companies with Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions, on September 9, 2026. While the update is aimed at investment company accounting, it could benefit estate planners and valuation professionals who regularly defend marketability discounts on closely held and restricted stock.

Governor Jeff Landry signed Act 384 into law on June 20, 2025, making changes to the sales and use tax provisions of the revised statutes.

On February 20, 2026, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2026-16, providing interim guidance on the special depreciation...

The IRS and the Treasury Department formally withdrew two notices of proposed rulemaking that addressed relief from joint and several tax liability under Internal Revenue...

On September 13, 2024, the Louisiana Department of Revenue published Revenue Information Bulletin Number 24-019 granting automatic extensions to eligible individuals and businesses impacted by Hurricane Francine.

The Port of New Orleans has been awarded a $73.8 million federal grant to support the initial construction of its Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) project in St. Bernard Parish.

The fiscal year 2027 budget proposal released by Donald Trump includes $105 million in funding for the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program...

On March 31, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas published an Opinion and Order in National Religious Broadcasters v. Bessent...

The IRS has reversed its 2024 policy and will now issue private letter rulings on significant issues in corporate reorganizations and spin-offs, allowing taxpayers to request guidance on discrete legal matters rather than entire transaction structures.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue has issued a revised version of Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-023, originally published in August 2025, to provide additional procedural guidance on how general contractors...

On March 27, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Revenue issued Revenue Information Bulletin No. 26-011 ("RIB 26-011"), providing important administrative guidance on recent legislative changes to Louisiana's...

A recent Tax Court decision underscores that even a thriving, mission-driven business cannot outrun basic tax compliance. In Branch v. Commissioner, the court sustained the bulk of a multi-million-dollar deficiency...

The Orleans Parish Assessor's Office has announced that all businesses operating in Orleans Parish should have received their annual...

A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida offers a cautionary tale for estate planners who rely on Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (QPRTs) and the interplay between state homestead protections and federal estate tax inclusion rules.

The Treasury Department formally declined a request from a group of Senate Democrats to change the tax rules governing how employees value personal use of employer-provided aircraft, preserving the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) valuation method.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced a new compliance initiative aimed at increasing transparency among tax-exempt organizations.

On July 22, 2026, the House narrowly approved the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800) by a vote of 216 to 212, sending the measure to the Senate. Tucked inside the massive defense policy bill are two amendments that, together, amount to the broadest rewrite of federal maritime law in a generation.