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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 14, Issue 1
LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources (Spring 2026)

Front Matter

Table of Contents

100 Years in The Making: The DRIVE Initiative and a Reorganization of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Blake Canfield, Tyler Gray, and Clay Parker

Article

Trending Topics and Issues in Mineral Bankruptcy Sales
Chacey R. Malhouitre and Mary Elisabeth Naumann

Ahoy, Matey! I've Harnessed the Wind: Turning Ocean Air into Renewable Wind Energy
Amber Ferguson

Rockets, Rocks, and Regulations: Legal Imperatives for Sustainable Space Resource Extraction
Kiara R. Sims

Note to Self v. BPX: Closing the Post-Production Cost Gap in Louisiana's Forced Pooling Laws
Addison A. Jones

Drilling Into Louisiana's Mineral Industry: The Significance of the Fifth Circuit's Recent Decision Expanding the Application of the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act
Katherine Reese Kelso

Leading the Charge: How the Louisiana Legislature Should Prepare for a Possible Lithium Boom
Matthew Delaney

It's Getting Hot in Here: The Heated Debate on The Censorhip of Climate Change Education and Its Violation of State Constitutions
Lilyan Jarreau

Underwriting the Wrongs: How Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. Alliance Drilling Consultants Exposes the Need to Solve Louisiana's Comparative Fault Circuit Split for Contract-Based Drilling Claims
Amber Clement