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Ethanol mandate signed into law [LA]
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 13, 2006 08:55am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed into law Monday a mandate that ethanol-blended fuels be sold in Louisiana, bucking a lobbying effort by business groups that claimed it would raise the cost of gas.
"By promoting the use of homegrown, environmentally friendly energy, we have a real opportunity to help the nation through its energy crisis and greatly assist Louisiana farmers," Blanco said in a prepared statement.
The governor added that she has a pledge from Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom to hold off on enforcing the mandate if it seems that gasoline prices would increase. In a separate news release, Odom reiterated that commitment.
Blanco joined Odom in lobbying for House Bill 645 by Rep. Francis Thompson, D-Delhi, as it wound its way through the legislative process. But after the bill was sent to her desk, the governor took a second look, prompted in large part by the specter of spikes in the price at the pump.
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