Louisiana Class VI Carbon Sequestration Program (CCS permitting primacy)

uncertainLouisianastateotherCO2 capture

ValueNot a cash incentive: state-administered Class VI permitting (EPA primacy since Jan 2024) enabling geologic CO2 storage in-state, the pathway to monetizing captured CO2 via 45Q or storage offtake

DeadlinesReview of new Class VI applications submitted after Oct 15, 2025 suspended by executive order with no termination date; pre-moratorium applications still being processed (public hearings scheduled through July 2026)

RequirementsClass VI permit from LA Dept. of Conservation and Energy UIC program for injection; alternatively contract with an existing permitted storage operator; pipeline/transport arrangements

Caveatsexecutive-order moratorium on reviewing new Class VI applications filed after 10/15/2025 still in effect as of 8/12/2026, indefinite; state continues processing ~33 pre-moratorium applications; no litigation challenging the moratorium found; industry groups lobbying to lift it

Official sourcehttps://www.dce.louisiana.gov/page/Class-VI

Last verified2026-08-23

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