Louisiana C02 Alliance
The Louisiana CO2 Alliance is an environmentalist advocacy group consisting of parish-level public officials in southern Louisiana. The Alliance opposes the efforts of fuel-energy companies to operate in Louisiana and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The right-leaning Pelican Institute for Public Policy has criticized the Alliance and aligned organizations for working with left-wing groups from outside Louisiana and for mingling public funds with its private activist efforts. 1
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As of May 2026, the Louisiana CO2 Alliance’s website is not functional. 2 The group appears to do its public organizing and notification through its Facebook page. 3
Background
The Louisiana CO2 Alliance originates from efforts by Police Juries, the governing bodies of Louisiana parishes (the state’s name for its county-equivalent jurisdictions), to oppose state-wide efforts supported by fuel-energy companies in southern Louisiana, particularly carbon capture and storage (CCS), or the process of injecting captured carbon into the ground. In July 2025, ExxonMobil sued Allen Parish after it passed Ordinance No. 6656, which mandated local oversight for CCS operations and gave the Police Jury the power to approve or deny CCS permits. Exxon Mobil argued that the Parish had overstepped its authority and infringed on state powers. 4 In response to the lawsuit, Allen Parish voted to suspend the ordinance. 4
In October 2024, the Police Juries of Allen, Jeff Davis, Vernon, and Beauregard Parishes reportedly organized a “CO2 alliance” to oppose ExxonMobil and other energy companies. 5 In December 2024, the Louisiana CO2 Alliance was officially established as a nonprofit by Roland Hollins, who, as of May 2026, was serving as a member of the Police Jury of Allen Parish in Louisiana. In July 2025, Hollins also founded Save My Louisiana, a closely aligned environmentalist group. 1 6 7 8 Some media outlets have described the Louisiana CO2 Alliance as operating under the larger Save My Louisiana coalition umbrella. 9 1
As of May 2026, under Louisiana law, companies with CCS projects in the state pay $7.50 in government fees per ton of CO2. Of this payment, the Parish government with authority over the land of the CCS project gets 30 percent, another 30 percent goes to a state Mineral and Energy Operations Fund, and the remaining 40 percent goes to the state general fund. The Louisiana CO2 Alliance has argued for increasing the Parish’s share of the payment as a means of compensating the Parish for alleged risks taken by hosting CCS projects. 10
Activities
The Louisiana CO2 Alliance claimed to oppose the state-wide efforts of energy companies by coordinating activist efforts, leading local meetings, and promoting the visibility of its cause. 11
The Louisiana CO2 Alliance has written letters to the Louisiana state legislature advocating for the repeal of the 45Q tax credit, which applies to carbon tax credits. 12
In May 2026, the Louisiana CO2 Alliance endorsed John Fleming (R-LA) for U.S. Senate due to his opposition to carbon capture and storage projects in the state. 13
Controversies
In 2026, the right-leaning Pelican Institute for Public Policy published a report on barriers to energy production in Louisiana, one of the largest of which is environmentalist activism. According to Pelican, many of these groups, including the Louisiana CO2 Alliance, “present themselves as local grassroots organizations with conservative-leaning goals but are funded by far-left nonprofit organizations based in other states.” 1
For instance, in February 2026, a Zoom teleconference call was publicly leaked showing Robert Maddox, a board member of Save My Louisiana, the group that likely oversees the Louisiana CO2 Alliance, coordinating with anti-traditional energy source activists with support from the Sierra Club. 1
Pelican also criticized the Louisiana CO2 Alliance for mingling public funds with its private activist efforts. The Parish governments of Allen, Vernon, Jefferson Davis, and Beauregard, which make up the Louisiana CO2 Alliance, have contributed public funds to the Alliance’s goals. For instance, Jefferson Davis Parish paid $1,450 to join the Alliance and Beauregard Parish pledged up to $5,000 to the Alliance. Alliance president Renee Savant was paid $1,450 by Allen Parish, and receives $2,475 every quarter from the Parish. Pelican reported, “Taxpayer-funded lobbying raises a host of ethical, democratic, and fiscal concerns. It allows government entities to advocate for particular policy outcomes using public resources, often with limited transparency or direct voter approval.” 1
Leadership
In January 2026, Renee’ Savant was appointed president of the Louisiana CO2 Alliance. Savant, who self-identifies as a “radical,” was the head of her own political consulting firm, Savant Strategist, and a former member of the Women’s Energy Network South Louisiana. 11 14 15 Savant has a history of outspoken left-wing activism, including opposing fracking and federal immigration enforcement. She has referred to President Donald Trump as “An idiot with idiots following him.” 1