Hydraulic Fracturing (Hydrofracking): Louisiana

Madeline R. Flores, 91 Tulane L. Rev. 801 (2017).

Alex Ritchie, 76 La. L. Rev. 809 (2016).

Caleb Madere, 75 La. L. Rev. 865 (2015).

E. Carra Smith, 28 Tulane Envtl. L. J. 409 (2015).

Roderic Fleming, 24 Tulae Envtl. L. J. 363 (2011).

Appeal brought by St. Tammany Parish Government alleging that the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation, Welsh, granted a permit for oil drilling in an area that was zoned in such a way as to make such land use illegal. At trial court the Department of Conservation was granted summary judgment. On appeal the court ruled that the zoning ordinances were preempted by state law and the Commissioner adequately considered the development code in making his decision.

Provides information on the Haynesville Shale in northwest Louisiana, which is where much of the fracking in the state occurs.

Provides access to oil and gas related forms.

Provides access to both current rules relating to oil and gas recovery, including hydraulic fracturing, as well as proposed rules.

Provides access to oil and gas hearings by field name, date, or docket number.

Part of the injection and mining division, which oversees the EPA approved regulatory and permitting program that protects underground sources of drinking water. Provides links to application forms, registered wells, and guidance documents.

Report from March 2011 by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Office of Conservation.

Report by Loren C. Scott and Associates from April 2009.

Report conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2015 and 2016.