§ 30:413 — Certified emergencies; suspension of act

§413. Certified emergencies; suspension of act
A. Whenever there is a compulsory reallocation or curtailment of natural gas
resulting in a failure to supply natural gas in Louisiana pursuant to a contract, the secretary,
on call of the governor, shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining whether,
as a result of extreme shortages of natural gas an emergency condition exists within a
locality, municipality, parish or region of the state or elsewhere within the United States.
B. In the event that such an emergency is determined to exist, the secretary shall
certify such fact to the governor, who shall immediately thereafter issue an official order to
that effect.
C. Upon issuance of such order the effect of this Part shall be suspended and
inapplicable as regards any action for damages otherwise available herein and arising as a
result of compulsory reallocation or curtailment pursuant to the emergency hereinabove
declared.
D. This Section shall not preclude a purchaser of natural gas in Louisiana from
instituting legal proceedings otherwise available in the event of failure of a supplier to
deliver natural gas pursuant to a gas sales agreement with that purchaser if curtailment or
reallocation of natural gas results in whole or part from the negligence of the supplier.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1977, No. 674, §1; Acts 2025, No. 458, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.