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LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

The LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources is a student-edited academic journal focusing broadly on energy and its relationship to other areas of law. The JELR was created to promote the study of energy law and the effects of technological innovation on a local, national and international level.

Current Issue: Volume 13, Issue 2
Spring 2025

Front Matter

Articles

Coming Soon to a State Near You? Does Louisiana’s Public Trust Doctrine Encompass a Right to a “Clean and Healthful Environment?”
Ryan M. Seidemann

Energizing the Sunshine State: Navigating Florida’s Transition to Renewable Energy
Delaney Reynolds

What Is a Mineral in the Green Energy Age?
Jonathan J. Rose

“Oh No! It’s a UMO!”: An Overview of Unleased Mineral Owner Issues
Katherine "Katie" Smith Baker

Usufruct Issues in Mineral Leasing and CCUS Agreements
Margaret Patton

Comments

Louisiana’s Neverland: Alternatives to Revising the Public Trust Doctrine Informed by Promising Tales of Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
Madeline Kraus

If You Give a Forced Labor System a Cookie: How Congress Can Enforce Conservation and Human Rights Laws in the Palm Oil Industry Through a Lacey Act Approach
Marissa Torres

Walking the Tightrope: Louisiana’s Attempt to Balance State Regulation Authority of Carbon Capture and Storage Projects with Local Parish Concerns
Sarah Miller

Closing the Gap: Reevaluating CAFE Standards and the Light Truck Loophole
Benton Marcotte

Note

“Waive” Goodbye to Special Treatment: The Unconstitutionality of Section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act in State of Ohio v. EPA and How Congress Can Fix It
Macy Heroman