The 2025 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature convened April 14, 2025, and adjourned June 12, 2025. The first regular session of the new term saw legislation on several hot-button issues, including 944 bills (696 in the House/248 in the Senate), 24 constitutional amendments, and 751 resolutions and study requests. For fiscal year 2025-2026, the
On May 21, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ” or “the Department”) officially approved the use of unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), or drones, for visual inspections of aboveground storage tanks under LAC 33:III.2103.D.2.e.[1]
LDEQ estimated a potential $4 million in annual savings for the Louisiana aboveground storage tank community by reducing the
On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced its deregulatory agenda.[1] Although most of the 31 actions identified by the EPA will require formal notice and comment rulemaking, with litigation ensuing, Wednesday’s announcement makes good on the Trump Administration’s promises to roll back environmental regulation.[2]
Of particular significance to the
Late last month, the U.S. Eastern District of New York dismissed a suit by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) against eBay claiming that it sold products that are prohibited under federal environmental statutes.[1] The Court held that eBay is not a “seller” of prohibited products under either the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) or