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Louisiana residents sue over carbon capture land seizures

(The Center Square) — A lawsuit filed recently by residents of central Louisiana challenges whether the state can legally take private property for private carbon capture and sequestration projects.

The lawsuit, filed in the 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish, claims laws passed since 2020 violate the state constitution by allowing companies engaged in carbon capture and storag…

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