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The Louisiana State Senate passed an amendment to the proposed Louisiana Energy Protection Act maintaining a climate litigation carveout Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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House Bill 804 aims to create the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, preempting litigation based on alleged climate-change-related liabilities and damages. Similar climate liability shield bills have passed in Utah and Iowa. (RELATED: State Faces New Challenge In Bid To Set Climate Policy For Entire Country)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHB 804 was designed to address climate change litigation and protect Louisiana from broad, policy-driven lawsuits that attempt to regulate industry through the courts. The amendments carving out coastal lawsuits were unnecessary and weaken the purpose of the bill,\u201d Louisiana Motor Truck Association Executive Director Renee Amar told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile those lawsuits may target oil and gas today, the same legal theories and litigation strategies can easily be turned against trucking, transportation, logistics, construction, agriculture, and other essential industries tomorrow,\u201d Amar added. \u201cLouisiana should not create special exceptions that preserve lawsuit-driven attacks on one sector while claiming to improve the state\u2019s legal climate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and bill author Republican State Rep. Brett Geymann did not respond to requests for comment from the DCNF. Louisiana Progress and the Sierra Club also did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

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An Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE) Mississippi riverbed survey boat crosses between two markers on the river, showing cargo ships safe passage through a salt water block built by the ACOE, south of New Orleans, Louisiana on October 17, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

HB 804 passed the Louisiana House 83 to 17 on May 15,<\/strong> aiming to shield energy companies from disruptive lawsuits that allege greenhouse gas emissions harms. The bill also seeks to create legal certainty for businesses operating in the state.<\/p>\n

Louisiana is a critical energy hub, ranking second in natural gas production and managing 60% of U.S. natural gas exports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The state has the second-most refineries in the country after Texas, with 15 facilities producing over 3 million barrels per day.<\/p>\n

The Senate amendment protects over 40current coastal erosion lawsuits from HB 804\u2019s preemption. The lawsuits allege that Chevron and other energy companies degraded Louisiana\u2019s wetlands as part of their regular operations, violating the Louisiana State and Local Coastal<\/p>\n

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Louisiana\u2019s regular legislative session ends June 1 and does not resume until April 2027. Present and future coastal erosion lawsuits will enjoy special protection should the bill pass as currently amended.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. Supreme Court in April ruled in favor of oil companies removing lawsuits against them over World War II contract activities to federal court. Involved trial lawyers fought to keep these suits in state courts, the DCNF previously reported.<\/p>\n

Despite aligning himself with President Trump\u2019s energy dominance agenda, Landry has long supported litigation against oil and gas companies. As Louisiana Attorney General, Landry signed a with trial lawyer John Carmouche. This agreement made the state a co-plaintiff on many of the over 40 lawsuits.<\/p>\n

\u201cParties are just \u2018words away\u2019 from a deal that will \u2018unlock hundreds of millions of dollars\u2019 for coastal restoration projects,\u201d Landry said in March, according to the Louisiana Illuminator.<\/p>\n

Senior Partner and Firm Manager at Talbot, Carmouche & Marcello, Carmouche is a key player in the state-backed environmental litigation campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the firm\u2019s lead trial attorney, his fight against global oil companies to restore the coast of Louisiana has positioned Talbot, Carmouche & Marcello as one of the top plaintiffs\u2019 law firms in Louisiana,\u201d the firm\u2019s website reads. \u201cUnder John\u2019s leadership, the firm has built a reputation for excellence in complex environmental and energy disputes, including Legacy litigation and our coastal litigation cases.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carmouche\u2019s partner Vincent L. Marcello testified in support of the Senate amendment on May 14.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to see amended into the bill language that the case may relate to climate change or greenhouse gas emissions. I think you could still achieve what you want to achieve with the bulk of this legislation,\u201d former Louisiana Progress Policy Director Merrilee Montgomery, representing the Sierra Club, also testified supporting the amendment.<\/p>\n

\u201cA strong business climate requires consistency, fairness, and clear limits on litigation abuse,\u201d Amar told the DCNF. \u201cHB 804 should remain focused on stopping climate-related lawsuits from becoming a tool to punish productive industries and drive up costs across Louisiana\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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