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On March 3, 2026, Louisiana Economic Development (LED) announced its selection of 19 sites across 16 parishes in the inaugural round of the FastSites Program.

On May 9, 2025, the Trump Administration published an executive order ("EO"), titled "Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations," that targets criminal regulatory offenses...

On July 31, 2023, the Council on Environmental Quality ("CEQ") published proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") regulations.

Public concern about PFAS—often called "forever chemicals"—has grown as regulators prioritize the issue, and as more communities learn about potential contamination in drinking water, soil, and consumer products.

In a recent decision following a six-day bench trial, the Southern District of Texas ruled that shipping giant Maersk was not liable for the death of City of Kemah Police Chief Christopher Reed...

Fires at sea have been one of the greatest risks to ships and cargo for over a thousand years, and they implicate some of maritime law's most unique aspects. These issues are briefly addressed below.

On May 23, 2024, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law the Community Air Monitoring Reliability Act ("the Act" or "CAMRA").

In another recent decision, Genesis Energy, L.P. v. Danos, L.L.C., 152 F.4th 648 (5th Cir. 2025), the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found yet again that a contract to repair an offshore oil & gas platform...

Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:103.1 et seq. have been heavily litigated in recent years, but there are only a handful of reported decisions interpreting these statutes.

On May 17, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court held that when a lease requires royalties to be paid on all gas sold or used off the premises, but the valuation point for said royalties is "at the well...

On May 9, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in Roxo Energy Co., LLC v. Baxsto, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 23-0564, 2025 WL 1349581 (Tex. May 9, 2025)...

Then, following President Joe Biden's election, the DOL was directed to review the Trump regulation and to not enforce the regulation pending the DOL's review.

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently released its 2023 draft Coastal Master Plan, which is required by law to be updated every six years.

The D.C. Circuit Court has upheld EPA's designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA hazardous substances, rejecting all industry challenges and confirming significant compliance and liability implications for companies. This decision establishes that these "forever chemicals" can now form the basis for federal Superfund response actions and cost-recovery claims, while leaving broader questions about PFAS regulation and enforcement still in motion.

Louisiana's new Combined State and Local Sales and Use Tax return is targeted for implementation on February 1, 2026, for reporting January 2026 sales according to the Louisiana Uniform Local Sales Tax Board (LULSTB).

On March 31, 2026, for the first time in the 53 years since the Endangered Species Act ("ESA") became law, the Endangered Species Committee...

In March 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued its final rule amending its Risk Management Program regulations (also referred to as, "Part 68").