🛢️Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order by Enbridge and Oceanus
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a notice regarding a petition by Enbridge Offshore Facilities, LLC and Oceanus Pipeline Company, requesting a declaratory order about the operation of two offshore pipelines in Louisiana. The petition seeks to clarify jurisdictional issues under the Natural Gas Act. Interested parties are invited to intervene or protest the filing before the comment date.
Learn More🛢️Black Bayou Gas Storage Project Environmental Assessment Overview
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has released an environmental assessment for the proposed Black Bayou Gas Storage Project, which aims to establish an underground natural gas storage facility in Louisiana. The assessment outlines the project’s facilities and potential environmental impacts, inviting public comments before the decision deadline.
Learn More🌧️Disaster Declaration Loans Available for Louisiana Businesses
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Louisiana dated April 16, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.
Learn More🚧Gulf South Pipeline Project Environmental Assessment Schedule
The Department of Energy and FERC announce a Notice of Schedule for the Environmental Assessment of the Gulf South Pipeline Project, which aims to enhance natural gas capacity and improve system reliability. The assessment schedule includes critical federal authorization deadlines and invites public and agency comment on environmental impacts.
Learn More💧Notice of Intent to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Hydroelectric Projects
The Department of Energy has issued a notice regarding BOST4 and BOST5 Hydroelectric LLC's applications for non-capacity amendments to their respective hydroelectric projects on the Red River in Louisiana. The notice outlines plans for redesigning turbine units and invites public comment as part of an environmental assessment process.
Learn More🚫Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone in Iberia Parish Not Approved
The Department of Commerce has disapproved the application for a foreign-trade zone in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, which was seeking to establish an area to facilitate foreign commerce. This decision follows the Board's assessment that the application did not meet the necessary requirements outlined in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
Learn More⛽Stingray Pipeline Seeks Extension for Abandonment Activities
Stingray Pipeline Company, L.L.C. has requested a time extension until September 30, 2027, to complete abandonment activities for its West Cameron 509 System and Mainline Facilities. The request arises from various delays, including litigation and consent issues, impacting project timelines and regulatory compliance in offshore Louisiana.
Learn More📺FCC Amends TV Channel Allotments in Monroe, Louisiana
This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel *29 for channel *13 at Monroe, Louisiana in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Louisiana Educational Television Authority (LETA), the licensee of noncommercial educational television PBS member station KLTM-TV, channel *13, Monroe, Louisiana. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel *29 for channel *13 in the table will not result in any loss of existing service and it will also allow LETA to remedy its known viewer reception issues on its currently authorized VHF channel.
Learn More🌫️Louisiana's Air Quality Regulation Proposal by EPA on SO₂ Transport
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal from the State of Louisiana demonstrating that the State satisfies the interstate transport requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), also known as the "good neighbor" provision of the CAA, for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The good neighbor provision requires each State's implementation plan contain adequate provisions prohibiting the interstate transport of air pollution in amounts that will contribute significantly to nonattainment, or interfere with maintenance, of a NAAQS in any other State.
Learn More✈️Amendment of RNAV Route Q-33 and Jet Route J-180 Overview
This action amends United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-33. The FAA is taking this action due to the planned decommissioning of the Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) portion of the Sawmill, LA (SWB), VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). Additionally, this action amends Jet Route J-180 as proposed in Docket No. FAA-2023-2269 to include all Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes affected by the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Sawmill VOR/DME NAVAID in one final rule.
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