The LSU Mineral Law Institute was created in 1953 as an annual continuing legal education program. The goal of the Institute is to promote an understanding of the mineral law of Louisiana and neighboring states, and to facilitate the development of the law through educational activities. The Annual Institute typically is held over a two-day period each spring in Baton Rouge. The conference draws a mix of lawyers, landmen, and industry executives from several states, with most attendees coming from Texas and Louisiana.
In addition to hosting the Mineral Law Institute’s annual conference, the Mineral Law Institute publishes a newsletter and has sponsored the publication of a treatise on Louisiana Mineral Law.
The 72nd Annual Mineral Law Institute will be held at LSU Law School on Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21, 2025
The Annual Mineral Law Institute is the second oldest annual energy law conference in the country and is now the oldest annual conference that remains dedicated to mineral law in particular. The 70th Annual Mineral Law Institute was held in person on Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24, 2023 at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge. Details are here.
Register here.
The 72nd Annual Institute included presentations on
- Recent Developments in Mineral Law
- 50th Anniversary of the Mineral Code – The Code’s Past, Present, and Future
- LSU’s Institute for Energy Innovation and the Energy Transition
- Weathering the Insolvency Storm: Issues, Considerations, and Best Practices in Representing E&P Clients in Severe Financial Distress
- Pipeline issues—“exclusive” servitudes and other issues (including removal obligations)
- Energy Economics after the Election
- JOA issues
- Legal Impediments Common to Oil and Gas Production and Carbon Capture and Sequestration Activities: A Primer On Preemption
- Carbon Capture and Storage—Commercial Development Issues
- The Current and Future State of Orphaned Wells in Louisiana
- A Practical Approach to Title Examination
- Offshore Oil & Gas Update
- Ethics
- Professionalism
Keith B. Hall, Director
Phone: 225-578-8709
khall@lsu.edu