Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. Welsh

12This is an appeal of the district court’s judgment upholding the Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation’s order approving an application for construction of a new transfer station for commercial oil and gas exploration and production (E & P) waste. While recognizing the Commissioner’s broad statutory authority to regulate, conserve and use the State’s oil and gas resources, we find that the subject permit is beyond the scope of what was requested and, therefore, was issued in violation of lawful procedure. We reverse the district court’s judgment, vacate the Commissioner’s order, and remand…