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Officials are collecting samples from various locations and analyzing them for heavy metals – such as arsenic, chromium, barium and lead – and petroleum-related hydrocarbons.

The Calcasieu-Sabine Basin will get $122 million from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement for drainage improvements geared to help marsh plants grow and halt erosion.

Woodside Energy’s $17.5 billion production and export facility, best known as “Louisiana LNG,” represents the largest foreign direct investment in state history.

Wind energy has gained some momentum in Louisiana, where there has been bipartisan support for policy to launch the alternative power source off its coast. But that push faces hostility from the Trump administration, which has halted all offshore wind energy development in federal waters for the time being.

The statement by an agency spokesperson comes after two judges ordered the environmental agency to pay contracts signed under Biden.

The pipeline would carry carbon dioxide for a controversial underground carbon-storage project. A new lawsuit argues it violates state law.

The rule, finalized last year, would also protect taxpayers from shouldering the cost. The states suing, however,, say it will crush independent oil companies.

The City of New Orleans received almost $140 million under the Inflation Reduction Act. The Trump Administration has paused that funding.

The Interior Department withdrew St. John the Baptist Parish’s eligibility for becoming a National Historic Landmark to boost economic development. But it might not work.

The agency that granted the permit found in 2024 that approving additional LNG exports could raise natural gas prices for U.S. consumers.