May 16, 2016
Alabama and Louisiana on Friday turned to the D.C. Circuit in their challenge to a revised U.S. Department of the Interior offshore oil revenue distribution rule that they say shortchanges them while benefiting nearby states, filing a notice of appeal targeting a district court decision that found the rule legal.
February 16, 2016
Louisiana and Alabama pushed a D.C. federal judge to reverse a Department of the Interior rule change on splitting offshore oil drilling revenue Tuesday, arguing the agency favored some Gulf states over others with the new rule.
December 21, 2011
Louisiana filed suit in Washington on Monday challenging changes made by the U.S. Department of the Interior to offshore oil revenue distribution rules, which the state says could cost it $2.81 million in back fees and shrink its take of oil money in the future.