The Louisiana Gas Association (LGA) is hosting an Expo Day at GASTEC in conjunction with the B.R.A.M.A.S. Haz Mat School to help re-engage the LGA Training Program! This event will be held outdoors at the GASTEC facility in Zachary, La. At this event, exhibitors (Associate Members) will be allowed to display tools, equipment, product demos, etc. Attendees will be given the chance to be face-to-face with their vendors. This event will be held outdoors, so plan accordingly.

Vendors will receive a 10'x10' area at our facility to set up a "booth" (tent, table, etc.) to display your products, and a 30-minute session in the classroom to address attendees. In addition to a vendor booth/tent, vendors will have ample open space for any demos you wish to conduct. 

If you aren't convinced to register yet, don't forget about the Gumbo Cook-Off that will be held on-site during the Expo. Lunch and Gumbo Judging will begin at 12!

VENDOR [LGA Member] | $350

VENDOR [Non-Member]  | $500

ATTENDEES  |  FREE!

Register today for the 10th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament! The tournament is Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the Jennings Golf Club in Jennings, LA. The tournament's proceeds will benefit the LGA Scholarship Program, which you can learn more about at LouisianaGas.org/Scholarship.

LGA's 2024 Pipeline Safety Conference, the country's premier pipeline safety conference, is set to be held August 12-15, 2024 in New Orleans! We utilize a Priority Window system for registration. All registration will open to LGA members on March 4, 2024 at Noon for a 30-day priority window. Public registration (non-members) will open April 1st! Keep an eye out for more details ahead of the priority window.

Registration opens for LGA members on March 4th at Noon.

Save the date for the 4th Annual Scholarship Sporting Clay Tournament! The competition will be held at the Bridgeview Gun Club in Port Allen, LA on Friday, October 4, 2024! Get ready for a day filled with friendly competition, great food & fun times! All proceeds from the Tournament will benefit the LGA Scholarship Program.

Registration will open at a later date, so stay tuned!



House Bill 292 was approved and signed by the Governor which has become Act No. 344. This amendment to the “Dig Law” went into effect on August 1, 2023. 

To summarize, this amendment states/clarifies the following: 

• Reemphasizes that the marking of an operator’s facility or utility shall be provided for excavation or demolition purposes only.

• Clarifies the requirement that excavation or demolition activities shall begin not more than 120 hours (5 days) past the mark-by-time.

• Stresses the requirement for excavators/demolishers to use white paint, flags, or stakes to mark the proposed route or area of excavation/demolition for tickets called into the center. This is not required when entering a locate request online. (Considered “virtual white lining”).

• Requires potholing to expose specific types of utilities/facilities in certain situations with a special provision for forestry excavators.

§1749.15 Emergency excavation; notice required; penalty

A. The notice required pursuant to R.S. 40:1749.13 shall not apply to any person conducting an emergency excavation. Oral or electronic notice of the emergency excavation shall be given as soon as practicable to the regional notification center or each operator having underground utilities and facilities located in the area and, if necessary, emergency assistance shall be requested from each operator in locating and providing immediate protection to its underground utilities and facilities.

B. The excavator shall certify in the notice required in Subsection A of this Section that the situation poses an imminent threat or danger to life, health, or property or is the result of an unplanned utility outage and requires immediate action and that the excavator, or owner, or operator has a crew on site.

C. There is a rebuttable presumption that the excavator failed to give notice as required pursuant to this Section if the excavator failed to give any notice to the regional notification center within the following time periods:

(1) Within two hours from the discovery of the need for an emergency excavation.

(2) In the case of a gubernatorially declared state of emergency due to a weather or homeland security-related event, within twelve hours of the beginning of the emergency excavation within the parishes to which the emergency declaration applies.

(3) In the case of a wildfire, within twenty-four hours after control of the emergency.

D. The owner or operator of the underground utilities, facilities, or submerged infrastructure shall respond to an emergency notice as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

E. Emergency excavation notices are valid for as long as the emergency situation exists. The type of work and location shall remain consistent with the work described in the emergency excavation notice. If the type of work and location become inconsistent with the emergency excavation notice, then a new excavation notice is required.

Senator: EPA Grants Louisiana Class VI Primacy Over Carbon Storage Wells



The EPA’s decision gives the state the authority to permit, site, and provide oversight of carbon storage wells in the state. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced on Dec. 29 that the EPA has granted his state long-sought Class VI primacy—the authority to permit, site and provide oversight of carbon storage wells in the state.

What is GASTEC?

GASTEC is the LGA's Gas Training & Educational Center (GASTEC), located at the JESTC property in Zachary, LA. GASTEC is a hands-on training facility, built by natural gas industry leaders for the training of the natural gas workforce. We broke ground in September 2018 and the state-of-the-art facility is now used for educational training!

Education & Training

The LGA is proud to bring more educational seminars to its members this year! These trainings and roundtables are designed to inform, educate, and provide the opportunity to learn using the new GASTEC facility.

Facility Rental

Did you know that you can rent out the GASTEC facility for any of your training/workshop needs? Find more details below!

LGA is now accepting College Scholarship Applications! The applicant must be the son, daughter, legal ward, or dependent of an employee of an active LGA member company. Check out the full list of eligibility requirements!

As part of its charter, the Louisiana Gas Association sponsors various Public Education and Public Relations programs, including Scholarship awards to qualifying students attending 4-year accredited Colleges and Universities. More than $258,000 in scholarships have been awarded since 1998. 

The natural gas industry is a vital part of our State, and your voice is needed to ensure sponsorship of responsible legislation that balances the needs for growth of the industry with protection of the valuable resources we all enjoy.

Member benefits include:

• Education and Training
• Public Relations and Networking opportunities
• A voice in legislation affecting our industry
• Regulatory Compliance assistance

For more information regarding membership requirements and fees, click here to download the LGA membership brochure.