The Internal Revenue Service issued new guidance providing a safe harbor for certain investment trusts and grantor trusts that engage in staking of digital assets.

The Capital Construction Fund ("CCF") program is a joint program of the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Maritime Administration which provides federal income tax incentives...

The proposals expand the universe of what must be disclosed as well as the information required within each category of disclosures.

On February 16, 2023, Senators John Kennedy, Ted Cruz, Shelley Moore Capito, and Kevin Cramer filed Senate Bill (SB) 438, which is the reintroduction of the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act.

Louisiana has a new renewable energy law on the books, Act No. 279, set to take effect on August 1, 2025.

The pursuit of alternative energy sources has become increasingly important in our quest for a sustainable future. Lithium, a key component in rechargeable batteries...

On November 18, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (LDCE) re-issued a Coastal Use Permit (CUP) with a revised Basis of Decision that incorporates environmental justice (EJ) and climate change...

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld EPA's "project emissions accounting" rule, which allows facilities to consider both emissions increases and decreases when determining if a project requires New Source Review permitting. This decision provides regulatory certainty for industrial facilities undertaking modernization projects, though questions remain about how temporal requirements will apply in specific cases.

On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VI") to eliminate the disparate-impact prohibitions...

Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs receiving federal financial assistance.

On June 27, 2023, the EPA administratively closed its Title VI investigations into whether the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality ("LDEQ") and the Louisiana Department...

On May 22, 2025, several environmental groups, RISE St. James, Micah Six Eight Mission, The Descendants Project, The Concerned Citizens of St. John Inc.,

On September 18, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a nationwide recission of its "Reactivation Policy," which it had historically applied...

The availability of excess remediation damages, which are damages for additional remediation beyond state regulatory standards that can be pocketed by landowners instead of deposited with the court...

On January 19, 2024, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal reinstated the Formosa Plastics ("FG LA") facility air permits, which the lower court had previously vacated.

On October 10, 2025, a Louisiana district court in Cameron Parish vacated the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy's (LDCE's) Coastal Use Permit (CUP)...

The 2025 Louisiana Legislative session is officially underway, with the Louisiana House committee set to hear multiple bills concerning Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) this Tuesday, April 29th.

After more than twenty years in the courtroom, I have learned that efficiency affects how cases are prepared and managed, but it does not determine the outcome.

On October 16, 2025, Louisiana Economic Development (LED) announced the launch of the state's FastSites Program, "a new initiative designed to support...

Afederal district court in Texas recently granted summary judgment in favor of the United States in a case involving penalties assessed against the operator of an art donation...