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A Day in the Life of Holiday Giving: How Louisiana’s Energy Industry Lights Up Communities
December 10, 2025
It’s early December in Louisiana. The streets shimmer with twinkling lights, the scent of gumbo, roasted turkey and pecan pies drifting through the crisp air. In Baton Rouge, volunteers hustle around trucks stacked high with boxes. ExxonMobil employees carefully organize gift-filled packages for the Baton Rouge Christmas Toy Giveaway. Each box holds more than a toy; it carries the joy and memories that last long after the holidays have passed. A few miles away in St. Charles Parish, Shell employees don Santa hats and scarves, joining the Norco Christmas Parade....
Powering Louisiana’s Workforce: Students Are Workforce Ready Thanks to Oil and Natural Gas Industry Leaders
October 13, 2025
In Louisiana, it’s likely you have a friend, neighbor or family member who works in the energy industry. It’s more than just a job here – it’s a way of life. These are the people who fuel the industry that has supported our communities and drives Louisiana’s economy, contributing over $77 billion each year. Across the state, energy leaders, like Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil, are stepping up to ensure that Louisiana energy is powered by Louisiana people through workforce training initiatives. Partnerships between Louisiana’s technical and community colleges and the...
The Surprising Role of Oil & Gas in Sustaining Louisiana’s Rice Industry
August 6, 2025
Grow Louisiana Coalition spotlights the partnership driving conservation, supporting Louisiana farmers and sustaining a rice industry worth nearly $327 million annually. In a newly released video, the Grow Louisiana Coalition (GLAC) highlights how Chevron’s longstanding partnership with Ducks Unlimited through the Rice Stewardship Program (RSP) is helping keep Louisiana rice farmers—and a way of life—thriving. By supporting farmers with smarter, more sustainable practices, the program strengthens Louisiana’s rice economy, protects vital waterfowl habitats and preserves traditions passed down for generations. In the video, Vermilion Parish rice farmer Trevor Hair shares...
Opinion: Time to Choose: Trial Lawyers or Trump’s Energy Agenda?
July 30, 2025
Washington Examiner By Marc Ehrhardt, Executive Director, Grow Louisiana Coalition Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) called tort reform changes enacted at the state legislature a victory. But for anyone who cares about Louisiana’s role in making America energy-dominant, it’s hard to see what we’re celebrating. Despite all the headlines, the so-called “tort reform” may tweak a few rules, but it leaves the single biggest obstacle to President Trump’s America-First energy agenda untouched: the decade-old coastal lawsuits that continue to strangle Louisiana’s energy economy. In April, President Trump signed an Executive Order...
Opinion: American Energy Dominance Starts Here at Home. Louisiana Must Lead, Not Litigate.
May 21, 2025
By Marc Ehrhardt, Executive Director, Grow Louisiana Coalition President Trump’s recent executive order on “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach” sends a clear message: states must stop weaponizing lawsuits against the very industry that powers our nation. This kind of state-led overreach threatens more than just American energy dominance. It jeopardizes our national security, economic prosperity and the livelihoods of working families across the nation. In Louisiana, we should understand this better than anyone. Our energy sector drives 25% of the state’s total economic output, contributing nearly $78 billion in...
Grow Louisiana Coalition Responds to Plaquemines Parish Ruling ordering Chevron to pay $744 million
April 4, 2025
Grow Louisiana Coalition Responds to Plaquemines Parish Ruling ordering Chevron to pay $744 million NEW ORLEANS – (April 4, 2025) – Today, the Grow Louisiana Coalition Executive Director Marc Ehrhardt made the following statement after a Plaquemines Parish jury delivered its verdict ordering Chevron to pay $744 million in damages: “This is a shortsighted, flawed verdict that has the potential to sacrifice tens of thousands of jobs at the altar of Louisiana’s trial lawyer economy. “We will hear all types of excuses about how this is only about the past....