In their article for The Baton Rouge Lawyer, the magazine of the Baton Rouge Bar Association, Andre Bellefontaine and Dylan Scully analyze how the Louisiana Legislature’s enactment of Act 458 significantly reforms Act 312 for governing legacy oilfield-site remediation lawsuits, effective September 1, 2027. The changes streamline litigation by expanding plan submission options, reinforcing the Department of Conservation and Energy’s use of risk-based standards, and directing courts to adopt the agency’s “Most Feasible Plan” absent clear and convincing evidence otherwise. The law also centralizes appeals and revises damages and attorney fee rules to improve efficiency and reduce costs in resolving legacy environmental claims. Read the full article here.