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Louisiana Flooding – Legal Update

The Energy Law Blog

The Liskow & Lewis family stands by our friends and neighbors throughout the unprecedented flooding in our community. As we begin the long process of recovery, here is a brief legal update on the response of various courts and state agencies: State courts: Governor John Bel Edwards has issued an executive order which purports to suspend all legal deadlines, including prescriptive and preemptive periods, in all state courts, administrative agencies and boards until Friday September 9th.

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All or Nothing: Regulators Strictly Define Pipeline Abandonment

The Energy Law Blog

On August 16th, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued an advisory bulletin to clarify the regulatory requirements that may vary depending on the operational status of a pipeline under 49 C.F.R. Parts 192 and 195 (2016). This clarification comes after a number of leaks in 2014 and 2015 from pipelines that were believed to be “abandoned.