Upcoming Public Comment/Hearing Announcements
See below for announcements of the initial openings/extensions of public comment periods for activities overseen by C&E, as well as scheduled public hearings for permit/activity-specific functions.
Last Updated 1/20/2026
Coastal Use Permits
P20250883, Sky Well, LLC, Sky Well, LLC Bankline Development, Calcasieu Parish, Notice Date 01/19/2026, submit comments until 02/13/2026.
P20250992, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, LLC, LA 117 - 36" Department of Energy (DOE) Pipeline Anomaly Repair, Assumption Parish, Notice Date 01/15/2026, submit comments until 02/09/2026.
P20240741, Raoul J. Marques IV, Proposed Land Reclamation - 1845 Marques Road (Chef Menteur Pass Area), Orleans Parish, Notice Date 01/14/2026, submit comments until 02/08/2026.
P20260006, Michael Plunkett, Basshole, Orleans Parish, Notice Date 01/14/2026, submit comments until 02/08/2026.
P20230954, Felix Bopp, Big Branch Marsh Terraces, Saint Tammany Parish, Notice Date 01/14/2026, submit comments until 01/24/2026.
P20250916, Venture Global CP Express, LLC, CP Express Project - Hwy 384 Material Loading and Offloading Site, Cameron Parish, Notice Date 01/12/2026, submit comments until 02/06/2026.
P20240027, Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, LLC, Bollinger Shipyards Bayou Lafourche Dredge, Lafourche Parish, Notice Date 01/12/2026, submit comments until 01/22/2026.
P20250966, Cameron Land Ventures, LLC, PHI Facility Extension Project, Cameron Parish, Notice Date 01/10/2026, submit comments until 02/04/2026.
P20230193, Lafourche Parish Government, Bayou L'Ours Terracing V, Lafourche Parish, Notice Date 01/02/2026, submit comments until 01/27/2026.
P20250978, Perdido Energy, LLC, Proposed 6-Inch Bulk Line from the North Black Bay Facility to the Central Battery Facility, Plaquemines Parish, Notice Date 01/02/2026, submit comments until 01/27/2026.
Coastal Consistency
C20250133, National Park Service, Rehabilitate Chalmette National Cemetery/ Stormwater Ponding & Subsidence, St. Bernard and Orleans Parish, Notice Date 01/13/2026, submit comments until 01/28/2026.
C20260015 LDWF, Hurricane Laura WCS Repair Project West on Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Cameron Parish, Notice Date 01/13/2026, submit comments until 01/28/2026.
C20260001, Naval Air Station, Belle Chasse Academy - Improvements to Existing Athletic Facilities, Plaquemines Parish, Notice Date 01/13/2026, submit comments until 01/28/2026.
C20260014, NMFS, Proposed Rule to Revise Commercial Atlantic Blacknose Shark and Recreational Atlantic Shark Fisheries Management Measures, Gulf of America, Notice Date 01/13/2026, submit comments until 01/28/2026.
Coastal Compliance
P20240545, Kim Martin Nehrbass, Removing hurricane storm debris from an existing canal and waterbottom to allow for safe boat passage, Vermillion Parish, Notice Date 01/19/2026, submit comments until 02/03/2026.
P20250918, Shell Pipeline Company LP, After-the-Fact application to make emergency repairs to a leak of an existing 12-inch Ethylene pipeline temporarily impacting approximately 0.22 acres of marsh meadows, Calcasieu Parish, Notice Date 01/15/2026, submit comments until 01/30/2026.
P20181200, Anthony Dimattia, After-the-Fact application for the unauthorized digging of a pond, installation of a culvert and cleanout of a drainage canal to maintain waterway and install a walk bridge, Tangipahoa Parish, Notice Date 01/15/2026, submit comments until 01/30/2026.
Coastal Public Hearings
None
Oil and Gas Unit Hearings
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Draft Permit Applications & Public Notices for Class I, Cavern, Class V, & Class VI Wells
Public Hearing – Louisiana Regional Landfill Company (Class I Commercial, Nonhazardous Waste Disposal Well)
Application No. 43577 | Docket No. IMD 2025-12
Date/Time: January 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Allen Parish Civic Center, 609 Tiger Lane, Oberlin, LA
Purpose: To receive public comments on the draft permit
Public Hearing – Vinton Dome Storage Hub, LLC (Salt Cavern Solution-Mining and Hydrocarbon/Hydrogen Storage Wells)
Application Nos. 44015, 44016, 44030, 44031, 44037, 44038 | Docket No. UIC 2026-02
Date/Time: January 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Ward 7 Recreation Gym and Community Center, 1615 Horridge St., Vinton, LA 70668
Purpose: To receive public comments on the draft permit(s)
Public Hearing – River Parish Sequestration, LLC (Class VI Injection Well)
Application No. 45054 | Docket No. UIC 2026-01
Date/Time: January 29, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Donaldsonville Courtroom West, 300 Houmas St., Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Purpose: To receive public comments on the draft permit.
State Mineral and Energy Board