1/28/2026 2:27:00 PM Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG Petition By Kelly Becker Jamie Rhymes Andrew Hughes In October 2025, a district court in Cameron Parish granted a challenge brought by environmental justice groups who sought to vacate a...
11/11/2025 3:42:36 PM Liskow Secures Significant Tax Savings in Louisiana for Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC By Caroline Lafourcade Cheryl Kornick Liskow attorneys Caroline Lafourcade and Cheryl Kornick secured a major win for Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC (KBR) at the Louisiana Board of...
11/7/2025 7:05:43 PM With the Proliferation of LNG and Industrial Construction in Louisiana, a Private Works Act Refresher is in Order By Hunter Chauvin Katelyn Davis Louisiana is experiencing significant LNG plant construction activity, with several projects underway or recently approved. Construction...
8/25/2025 4:59:57 PM IRS Private Letter Ruling Recognizes a Valid Nontax Purpose for Aggregating Mineral Interests When Computing Depletion Under Section 611 By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Jack Aguillard On July 25, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Private Letter Ruling 202530002, where it summarized the requirements for...
8/22/2025 3:56:01 PM Fifth Circuit Affirms Surety Cannot Recover from Former Offshore Lessees for Forfeited Bonds Used to Pay for Decommissioning By Chace Vienne The Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in Lexon Insurance Co., Inc. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., No. 24-20347 (5th Cir. Aug. 19, 2025) (slip...
8/19/2025 3:42:03 PM Louisiana Department of Revenue Provides Guidance Regarding Recent Sales Tax Changes By Bob Angelico Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari Last week, the Louisiana Department of Revenue (the “Department”) issued guidance regarding recent sales and use tax law changes. The...
8/14/2025 2:14:14 PM La. Department of Revenue Addresses Changes to Contractor Exemptions for PILOT Agreements By Caroline Lafourcade Bob Angelico Kevin Naccari The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) recently issued Louisiana Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-022, 08/08/2025, announcing...
8/12/2025 8:22:29 PM IRS Expands List of Substances Subject to Superfund Excise Taxes By Caroline Lafourcade Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson The IRS recently added 21 new chemicals to the List of taxable substances subject to the Superfund Chemical Excise Taxes and corrected a...
7/29/2025 2:57:33 PM Louisiana Modifies Employer’s Deadline and Method to File Separation Notices By Tommy McGoey Ellie George Under Louisiana’s newly amended unemployment compensation law, effective August 1, 2025, employers now have ten days after an employee’s...
7/3/2025 4:12:12 PM Governor Landry Signs Act Revising the “Ships and Ships’ Supplies” Exemption By Bob Angelico Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari Leon Rittenberg III +1 more... Show less Governor Jeff Landry signed Act 384 into law on June 20, 2025, making changes to the sales and use tax provisions of the revised...
7/2/2025 11:30:29 PM Louisiana Taxation of Capital Construction Funds By Leon Rittenberg III The Capital Construction Fund (“CCF”) program is a joint program of the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Maritime...
6/20/2025 5:47:37 PM Liskow Secures Property Tax Exemption Victory and Sets Precedent for Louisiana Entities By Bob Angelico Cheryl Kornick Tyler Trew Liskow attorneys Cheryl Kornick, Bob Angelico, and Tyler Trew achieved a victory for the University of New Orleans Research and...