Overview

• Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order imposing a moratorium on approvals for new Class VI CO₂ injection wells and directed a 45-day reassessment of pending applications.
• The state also halted review of applications submitted after the order, while existing applications move into the reevaluation process and previously issued permits remain in place.
• Regulators named six projects for priority review, including Capio Sherburne in Pointe Coupee Parish and Gulf Coast Sequestration’s Goose Lake and Minerva sites in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes.
• Officials report roughly 33 applications in the pipeline, each requiring about 2,000 hours of technical review, with a goal of completing reviews within two years of submission.
• Landry framed the pause as a step to provide a clearer permitting roadmap and stronger local engagement, as industry groups cited risk to jobs and investment, pointing to figures of up to 17,000 jobs and about $76 billion tied to announced CCS projects.