La. embracing LNG; Is it worth it?

Louisiana is embracing the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry with two major facilities, both in Cameron Parish. Each exports LNG around the globe. What was a sleepy little shrimping community has taken on a new scene of giant cranes and storage tanks along the Gulf of Mexico. “All that was open,” one shrimper told NOLA.com. He's spent his life around commercial fishing in SW Louisiana. “Cameron’s changed like day and night to me,” said 60-year-old Darrell LeBlanc. LNG is being touted as a bridge fuel that burns cleaner than coal and a sign of the world moves toward renewable energy. But LNG is also a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Some question if the trade-off in pollution and major tax breaks amount to a good investment for Louisiana. Gov. John Bel Edwards will be at a climate summit in Scotland this week. Lake Charles will be hosting a major LNG industry conference Nov. 2-4. (Source: NOLA.com 10/31/21) Louisiana has bet big on liquefied natural gas. Is it a good bet? | Lake Charles News | theadvocate.com