WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced 163 orphan wells on federal National Wildlife Refuges across Louisiana will receive funding through Cassidy’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Nationwide, the $33 million investment will create jobs plugging, remediating, and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells in national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and on other public lands.
“This funding will create Louisiana jobs and keep our state clean and healthy,” said Dr. Cassidy. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues to benefit our communities, environment, and economy.”
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Location |
Number of Wells |
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Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge |
9 |
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Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge |
6 |
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Darbonne National Wildlife Refuge |
68 |
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Jean Lafitte National Historic Park |
10 |
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Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge |
11 |
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Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge |
59 |
Cassidy previously announced the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) will allocate to Louisiana $47,396,249 in Phase One formula funding and initial grants from Cassidy’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to plug and restore orphaned oil and gas wells.
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