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Evergreen Sequestration Hub Sparks Local Concern | Lake Charles News
A massive 20,000-acre carbon sequestration hub, backed by Houston’s Trace Carbon Solutions, is poised to straddle Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes—threatening local landowners and sparking fierce community outcry. At a packed Save My Louisiana meeting, residents, politicians, and landowners demanded transparency, mapping potential well sites and voicing fears over environmental and property impacts. State Rep. Charles Owen echoed the call for public hearings, noting his failed 2023 bill to mandate them. As uncertainty grows, locals are rallying for greater say in projects that could reshape…
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