The House Natural Resources Committee kills a bill that would have prohibited the use of eminent domain for carbon capture storage and pipeline projects. Lawmakers approved legislation in 2020 that gave the government the power to use eminent domain for carbon capture, and Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association president Tommy Faucheux says you can’t turn back now.
The vote in the committee was 12-to-7. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson spoke passionately about his bill that he says would have put the power back with the property owner.
The Environmental Integrity Project says Louisiana leads the nation with 65 planned carbon capture projects.
A proposed constitutional amendment to limit governors to two total terms takes the next step in the legislature. Chalmette Representative Mike Bayham’s bill passed in the House Governmental Affairs Committee on a vote of 11-to-2. Under current law, governors who serve two terms can run for re-election after sitting out for four years. Bayham says former governors start with an unfair advantage.
A state senator’s quest to prevent additional school districts from adopting four-day school weeks advances to the House. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says four-day school weeks create logistical problems, including in her own district.
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Districts with a performance score of “A” will be allowed to pursue a four-day week if they choose to, and those already on four-day weeks can continue with that arrangement.