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Louisiana Carbon Capture
Coverage from NOLA.com, KATC News, and others
Louisiana has emerged as a major center for proposed carbon capture and sequestration projects, linking industrial development and emissions reduction claims with disputes over permitting, landowner rights, pipelines, injection wells, and long-term oversight.
State officials and industry supporters present CCS as important to Louisiana’s industrial economy, while residents, environmental groups, and some lawmakers question its safety, transparency, economic benefits, and effects on water resources. The debate includes litigation, parish-level resistance, proposed limits on eminent domain and local approval, and concerns about the Chicot Aquifer and aging wells that could provide pathways for CO2 migration.
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The Louisiana Chemistry Association supports BKV's proposed carbon capture and storage project in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, during the current permitting and evaluation process.
9/4/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Brad LeBlanc warned in Louisiana about CO2 migration and Chicot aquifer contamination risks tied to carbon capture storage, as a May parish voting bill was rejected.
6/24/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Louisiana experts evaluate CCS deployment for lower-carbon industrial inputs, citing Gulf Coast geology, Class VI CO2 permanence requirements, and existing enhanced oil recovery storage.
3/25/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Save My Louisiana sued Louisiana in Baton Rouge in the 2020s to challenge CCS permitting for private-land CO2 storage, following a Vernon Parish resolution and a Gov. Jeff Landry moratorium.
11/30/2025 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Reliant Carbon Capture and Storage revised its EPA Class 6 permit application on additional regulator requests for a Covington County carbon storage hub.
6/10/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Jennings, Louisiana residents will hold a June 4 forum on carbon capture and sequestration proposals, emphasizing Chicot Aquifer risks and an eminent-domain lawsuit tied to underground CO2 storage.
6/1/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Louisiana House committee members in Baton Rouge killed multiple bills in 2020s session aimed at giving parishes more control over carbon capture sequestration and storage decisions.
5/20/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Rice University's Tapia Center taught about 1,700 Ascension Parish eighth graders carbon capture during a four-day Louisiana school program supported by ExxonMobil funding.
5/14/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Residents and environmental advocates contested Air Products carbon capture and storage in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, before a Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality air permit hearing on April 17.
4/14/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
The Environmental Integrity Project found at least 65 proposed carbon capture and sequestration projects in Louisiana in 2025, prompting safety and permitting disputes across Louisiana parishes.
2/11/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
In Livingston Parish, Louisiana, Save My Louisiana challenged carbon capture and storage during a public event focused on pipeline safety and eminent domain governance.
5/13/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Louisiana lawmakers rejected House Bill 7 in committee during the 2026 session, keeping eminent domain authority for carbon capture and pipeline land acquisition intact.
4/1/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Louisiana House lawmakers rejected HB7 at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge on a proposal limiting private property seizure for carbon capture, following community concerns about CO2 pipeline risks.
3/30/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
John Fleming, Julia Letlow, and Bill Cassidy contest a Louisiana Senate Republican primary using carbon capture and sequestration governance and eminent domain limits as election drivers.
5/13/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Louisiana industrial and energy projects in 2024 face tariff costs and shifting carbon capture and federal energy policies as CCS approvals remain limited.
4/23/2026 • Markets & Industry & Innovation • General
Louisiana lawmakers in the 2020s consider bills to restrict CCS storage and expand parish approval as community opposition grows.
3/25/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Louisiana lawmakers scheduled an oversight hearing on the 2022 Climate Action Plan after House passage of a resolution, as CCS disputes and coastal risk projections shape debate in 2025.
5/31/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Louisiana House Committee rejected Rep. Mike Johnson's eminent-domain restriction bill for carbon capture sequestration infrastructure, preserving the 2020 law enabling land seizure in Louisiana.
4/2/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Louisiana House Bill 7 restricting eminent-domain land seizures for carbon capture storage and pipelines failed in a committee hearing held in Louisiana.
3/31/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
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Louisiana leaders and lawmakers contest carbon capture and sequestration as 16 parishes oppose CO2 pipeline proposals amid an active U.S. Senate campaign.
4/4/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Residents in Oberlin, Louisiana held a Feb. 24, 2025 town hall opposing carbon capture and sequestration as state legislators pledged spring 2025 restriction bills.
3/21/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General