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Despite Gov. Jeff Landry’s October 2025 moratorium on new carbon sequestration applications, carbon capture projects continue to move forward in southwest Louisiana under exemptions included in his order, The Current reports.
Gulf Coast Sequestration, or GCS, is seeking a coastal use permit for Project Goose Lake, which would involve construction of one drinking-water monitoring well and two Class V carbon capture and sequestration testing wells near the Intracoastal Canal and Sabine National Wildlife Refuge on the Cameron-Calcasieu parish line, followed by an injection well.
GCS has already filed a Class VI permit application for Project Goose Lake, which is one of two of the company’s carbon sequestration projects exempt from the moratorium and placed on Landry’s priority list.
The proposal has drawn opposition from Calcasieu Parish residents, who spoke out at a recent public hearing primarily over potential environmental impacts rather than land rights. Residents were particularly concerned about the Chicot Aquifer, which provides drinking water for 15 parishes stretching from Southwest Louisiana to Acadiana, with opponents warning that carbon sequestration could threaten the region’s drinking-water supply.
GCS defended the project, saying its founders already privately own the land and that the site’s geology is well suited for carbon sequestration. The company said it believes the project would be a responsible and beneficial use of coastal resources. The Louisiana Department of Conservation & Energy is considering the Goose Lake permit and is also preparing a final decision on GCS’s separate Project Minerva in Cameron Parish.
