05/15/2026
Join NOBA's Property Law Committee on Thursday, May 21, for a discussion of Subsurface Rights and Testing the Limits of Eminent Domain. This CLE examines how Louisiana property law is being reshaped by the combined pressures of increasingly layered subsurface uses and the expanding use of eminent domain in modern energy infrastructure. Focusing on cases involving pipeline-on-pipeline servitudes, CCS and CO₂ pipeline expropriation, and recent judicial skepticism toward revenue-driven takings, the program explores how courts are being challenged to interpret traditional doctrines of servitude scope, exclusivity, and public use, and to reconcile longstanding property principles with evolving demands for infrastructure. It further examines how, under current case law and legislative developments, fundamental questions about who controls the subsurface and the limits of state-delegated taking power have emerged. Register now at https://bit.ly/3RbcQig
