Louisiana Residents Sue Over Carbon Capture
Land Seizures
Posted By: J. Arthur Brown, 11/22/2025 10:20:41 AM
A lawsuit filed Thursday by residents of central Louisiana challenges whether a state can legally take private property for private carbon capture and sequestration projects. The lawsuit, filed in the 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge, claims laws passed since 2020 violate the state constitution by allowing companies engaged in carbon capture and storage to use eminent domain for private gain.
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"Climate Change" and Eminent Domain combine to trample property rights in a "red state."