Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 80 lawyers are recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with ten receiving this honor for the first time. Additionally, 22 Hinshaw lawyers are included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is delighted to announce that partner Colleen Jarrott has been selected as a 2025 Leadership in Law Honoree by New Orleans CityBusiness. This annual list recognizes “area professionals in the field of law for their career and community accomplishments.”

The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is proud to announce that partner Colleen Jarrott has been elected to serve as Secretary on the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Bar Foundation for the 2025–2026 term.

Hinshaw partner Colleen Jarrott was recently quoted by Hart Energy on developments in Louisiana's carbon capture and storage (CCS) landscape. She highlighted the state's regulatory and legislative efforts to facilitate and incentivize CCS projects, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) underground.

Colleen Jarrott was recently featured in Hart Energy, where she shared insights on the progress and regulatory/statutory adjustments Louisiana has made regarding carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the state.

Colleen Jarrott was recently quoted in S&P Global Market Intelligence, discussing the latest developments in efforts to expand carbon capture adoption in the United States. Despite initial skepticism, there has been a notable uptick in permit approvals for Class VI wells, which are crucial for carbon storage projects.

New Orleans-based partner Colleen Jarrott will present with panelists on November 13, 2025, in Washington, DC, to examine carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project development in Texas and Louisiana.

New Orleans-based partner Colleen Jarrott will serve as a panelist at the Fourth Annual Carbon Capture USA 2025 conference on “The Challenges and Benefits of Implementing CCUS in Heavy Industry Sectors,” taking place October 27, 2025, in Houston, Texas.

New Orleans-based partner Colleen Jarrott will speak on carbon capture and storage (CCS) at the American Association of Professional Landmen's (AAPL) 2025 Gulf Coast Land Institute on October 23, 2025, at The Roosevelt in New Orleans.

Explore how Louisiana’s 2025 legislative session and the federal One Big Beautiful Bill are transforming carbon capture and storage development. Learn about key changes to the Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act, new agency structures, and the impact on Section 45Q tax credits.

Yesterday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") signed a final rule granting the State of Louisiana's request for primary responsibility for the permitting, compliance, and enforcement of Class VI (deep geologic sequestration) wells under the EPA's Underground Injection Control Program ("UIC").

The Louisiana Legislature recently wrapped up its 2023 Session. While there were nine bills this Session that addressed carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), only one of them passed and is currently awaiting the Governor's signature—House Bill 571 sponsored by House Speaker Clay Schexnayder. This bill was the only one of the nine original CCS bills that actually sought to advance CCS projects in Louisiana. The bill made a number of notable amendments to current law, as outlined below.