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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....
Bayou Region Energy Excellence Shines at Mixer
October 7, 2024
Bayou Region Energy Excellence Shines at Mixer
October 7, 2024
The Grow Louisiana Coalition (GLAC) welcomed locals from Louisiana’s Southeast region, including Lafourche, St. Mary, Terrebonne and Assumption Parishes, to network and show their support for the future of energy production and innovation in Louisiana. The event drew a distinguished crowd of industry professionals, community advocates and elected officials excited to promote Louisiana’s thriving energy industry and discuss the vital role energy plays in shaping Louisiana’s future. “From the beginning, the Grow Louisiana Coalition has championed an expansion of opportunities for the nearly 250,000 people employed by energy in our...
Energy Industry and CCA Answer Local Anglers’ Calls for Fisheries Restoration
April 16, 2024
3D-printed “Cajun Coral” brings new life to Timbalier Bay New technology is bringing new life to an old favorite fishing spot in Timbalier Bay on Louisiana’s coast. In December, 3D printed concrete “Cajun Coral” was barged out from Port Fourchon to the open bay and splashed down over the coordinates of Pelican Island, a former fish haven washed away nearly a decade ago. The new inshore reef is part of the Coastal Conservation Association’s (CCA) energy-funded artificial reef program and is already attracting aquatic life, with shellfish latching on to...
JOIN US FOR INDUSTRY DAY 2024
April 1, 2024
JOIN US FOR INDUSTRY DAY 2024
April 1, 2024
Join us at Industry Day 2024 for live music, free food, free drinks and networking. Explore informative and interactive activation stations from our partners to learn more about Louisiana’s #1 Industry and the people who make it possible. Hear about the industry’s role in the future of Louisiana and network with state leaders, energy employees and industry stakeholders in support of secure, affordable energy in our state. We are hosting this free event with our valued partners LMOGA, LOGA and ABC Louisiana at the Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge...
Louisiana Awarded $156M+ Through GOMESA, an Oil and Gas Revenue-Sharing Program
March 29, 2024
As Louisiana’s energy industry expands to provide safe, reliable fuel for the world, funding to protect our coast grows too. Louisiana receives these funds through revenue-sharing from the oil and gas industry. These revenues come from lease sales, bonus bids and production on leases granted since 2007. The award will be put towards coastal restoration efforts across 19 parishes. Louisiana is receiving almost twice as much GOMESA funding today as it did just six years ago, with more than $1 billion in coastal restoration and hurricane protection through GOMESA and...