On Louisiana’s disappearing coast, a natural gas terminal is poised to become the largest in the US
Fast-tracked by the Trump administration, the $18 billion expansion would more than double the size of Plaquemines LNG.
In Louisiana, a liquefied natural gas terminal near New Orleans is preparing for a multi-billion expansion under a Trump administration permitting process. The facility, owned by Venture Global, seeks to more than double its size from nearly 590 acres to about 1,220 acres. This expansion would make it the largest LNG export terminal in North America.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted the terminal expedited permitting under a "national energy emergency" declared by President Donald Trump last year. Environmentalists warn that the expedited review means less scrutiny of dredging, in-water construction, and wetland filling, which could damage more than 470 acres of wetlands and river bottoms in central Plaquemines Parish.
Louisiana has lost over 250 square miles of land in the past 60 years, and experts project another 300 square miles could disappear over the next 50 years.
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