Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) is a $2 billion clean power project designed to bring renewable energy, jobs, and long-term economic growth to Caldwell Parish. Unlike projects focused solely on carbon capture and storage (CCS), LGF generates 24/7 renewable electricity using forestry waste.
Our mission is simple: deliver clean power, protect water and land, and partner with the community for decades to come.
1) More Than CCS: Clean Power for Caldwell Parish
LGF is first and foremost a clean power project. We will generate renewable electricity 24/7 using wood waste from the local forestry industry and deliver it onto the Entergy grid, providing backup power for Caldwell Parish when outages occur elsewhere.
2) $2 Billion Investment: Jobs and Growth for Caldwell Parish
Our multi-billion-dollar facility sits directly above the sequestration reservoir, ensuring jobs, ad valorem and sales tax revenue stay in Caldwell Parish. Annual tax payments will fund roads and bridges, schools, and services, potentially enabling long-term tax rate reductions. The Caldwell Parish Industrial Development Board sought LGF to come here, and the project helps reverse decades without sustained large industry since the Louisiana Central mill closed in 1953.
3) CO₂ Storage Reserved for Local Growth—No Imports
We will not bring CO₂ from other parishes for storage in Caldwell Parish. LGF has declined multiple offers to import CO₂, reserving any excess capacity for future local projects, such as a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) biorefinery or additional power generation.
4) Water Safety Proven: Zero Cases Worldwide
CO₂ is naturally present in local aquifers—we measured a dozen water wells in the project area and found up to ~200 ppm, while soft drinks and beer contain 50–100 times that amount. Globally, there are zero documented cases of sequestered or oilfield-injected CO₂ contaminating drinking water aquifers. LGF injection and observation wells are engineered by SLB (Schlumberger) using corrosion-resistant high-chrome alloys and acid-resistant cement, and the primary purpose of Class VI permits is to protect underground sources of drinking water.
5) Built for Pipeline Safety—Short, Flat, and Monitored 24/7
The U.S. has over 5,000 miles of CO₂ pipelines with a 50-year record of zero fatalities and only one serious injury (a contractor excavating near a line). LGF’s system is less than 4 miles of pipeline on flat terrain, with shutoff valves 1 mile apart, extensive sensors, and trained operators on duty and onsite 24/7, just minutes from every segment. Lessons from the 2020 Satartia, MS incident are incorporated: our small, short pipelines limit any potential release to less than 2% of that event, and we plan automated public alerts in the unlikely event of a leak.
6) Engineered for Stability. No Faults, No Fracking, Lower Pressures
Seismic data show no subsurface faults in the project area, and Caldwell Parish has never had an earthquake. LGF will inject CO₂ at pressures well below oilfield “frac” pressures, and our Class VI application requests a lower limit than the maximum allowable to further increase safety.
7) Proven Well Integrity and Continuous Monitoring
We identified four legacy wells deep enough to impact the confining layer; two could encounter CO₂. All four will be re-entered and converted to monitoring wells to track subsurface CO₂ movement. Including the converted test well along the highway and shallow monitor wells, LGF will operate nine monitoring wells to verify reservoir integrity and confirm plume boundaries.
8) Long-Term Assurance: $50M Financial Guarantees + $5M Cash Fund
As part of Class VI permitting, LGF will provide financial instruments guaranteeing up to $50 million for 50 years after injection stops to remediate any CO₂ leakage or damage. The State will also collect from LGF and hold a $5 million cash fund for potential remediation needs, but LGF’s liability is uncapped for addressing CO₂ issues.
9) Landowner Rights Protected with Mineral Access and Fair Process
Mineral rights will remain accessible for landowners both above and below the CO2 reservoir; although for long-term safety and CO2 reservoir integrity, direct drilling through the reservoir should not occur. Also, LGF intends to make minimal or even no use of available rights of eminent domain, but if so, only with a fair process to ensure the project can be completed. Based on feedback from landowners, extended offers are expected to be seen as financially attractive, likely exceeding surface land values over time, but without any surface impact. Property values will increase. Annual acreage payments will be at least what we expect to pay for State-owned pore rights beneath the Ouachita River, which are subject to extensive analysis and comparisons of fair value. Under State law, 30% of those payments to the State will be remitted directly back to the Caldwell Parish Police Jury for its General Fund. We expect an overwhelming majority of owners to be very receptive, but the project requires a lot of signatures, and we will need every one of them to proceed.
10) Community Partnership: Training, Transparency, and Local Leadership
LGF will equip and train first responders at a dedicated CO₂ training center at no cost to taxpayers. We actively support youth sports; STEM programs at the High School and Jr. High; the Kaleidoscope Café workforce initiative; and rodeo arena improvements for the Lions Club that funds children’s eye exams and glasses. Members of the LGF leadership team live in Caldwell Parish and keep the public and local government informed. Our revenues come from large corporate buyers of power, RECs, and CDRs—not the government, and while we will utilize eligible federal 45Q tax credits, those are credits against future project income—not grants of taxpayer dollars.
LGF is committed to powering Caldwell Parish with clean energy, economic opportunity, and environmental stewardship for generations to come.
