Senate Bill 94 Changes Wetlands Protections in Louisiana

Senate Bill 94 Changes Wetlands Protections in Louisiana

Two weeks ago, Governor Jeff Landry signed Senate Bill 94 into law, reshaping how Louisiana defines wetlands and potentially changing which areas of the state qualify for environmental protections. The law incorporates language from the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Sackett v. EPAparticularly the idea that only wetlands with a continuous surface connection to navigable waters qualify for regulationand applies it to Louisianas own pollution disc…