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2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6
BY SENATOR FESI
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To express the full and unequivocal support of the Legislature of Louisiana for the
development, construction, and long-term operation of a liquid natural gas (LNG)
export facility at the Greater Lafourche Port Commission's Port Fourchon.
WHEREAS, Louisiana stands as the nation's preeminent hub for natural gas
production, petrochemical innovation, and LNG export capacity, with its coastal parishes
forming the backbone of America's global energy leadership; and
WHEREAS, through the essential operations of Port Fourchon, the leading offshore
energy services port in the United States, Lafourche Parish possesses unmatched industrial
capability, maritime infrastructure, and workforce expertise, uniquely positioning it to host
a major LNG export facility; and
WHEREAS, Argent LNG has advanced a proposal—presently undergoing the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) permitting process—for a
twenty-five-million-ton-per-year LNG export terminal at Port Fourchon, a project that would
represent one of the largest prospective private-sector investments in Louisiana in recent
decades and has the potential to generate billions in economic activity, thousands of
construction jobs, and significant long-term operational employment; and
WHEREAS, the project incorporates leading American industrial technologies,
including Baker Hughes liquefaction systems, Honeywell/UOP pretreatment units, ABB
electrical and power systems, and GTT LNG containment systems, demonstrating
Louisiana's continued leadership in hosting world-class engineering, manufacturing, and
energy-infrastructure innovation; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project includes a Louisiana First policy, prioritizing
Louisiana manufacturing, Louisiana contracting, Louisiana procurement, Louisiana
shipyards, and Louisiana workforce participation, which would maximize direct and lasting
benefits to the state and its citizens; and
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WHEREAS, the project aligns with the economic and workforce development
objectives of the Lafourche Parish government, the Greater Lafourche Port Commission,
Louisiana Economic Development, the Louisiana Community and Technical College
System, Nicholls State University, South Louisiana Community College, and other regional
training and industrial-development institutions; and
WHEREAS, expanding upstream natural gas development across the Gulf of
America region, enhancing Louisiana's midstream infrastructure, improving supply
reliability, and reducing transport inefficiencies further strengthens Louisiana's role as the
nation's central natural gas distribution hub; and
WHEREAS, it is worthy and in the state's strategic interest to pursue a policy of
exporting Louisiana-produced LNG exclusively to countries of shared values, meaning
nations that uphold democratic principles, adhere to international law, support global energy
security, and maintain strategic partnerships with the United States; and
WHEREAS, a values-based export policy strengthens alliances, promotes stability
among friendly nations, and ensures that Louisiana's natural resources contribute to a secure,
principled, and rules-based international order; and
WHEREAS, this project represents a generational opportunity to advance Louisiana's
energy leadership, strengthen local and regional economies, expand workforce opportunity,
and elevate the state's profile in global energy markets.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
express full and unequivocal support for the development, construction, and long-term
operation of an LNG export facility at the Greater Lafourche Port Commission's Port
Fourchon, as a critical component of the state's economic, industrial, and strategic energy
future.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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