Marjorie A.

McKeithen

Position: Partner
Office: New Orleans

Marjorie McKeithen co-chairs the firm’s Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Industry Team.

Marjorie affiliated with Jones Walker after serving as Secretary of the Louisiana Mineral and Energy Board and Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mineral Resources, where she oversaw the granting and administering of mineral leases, storage agreements, and alternative energy agreements on state-owned land and water bottoms. While serving as Secretary of the Louisiana Mineral and Energy Board, Marjorie undertook a comprehensive revision of Louisiana's statutory scheme relating to agreements for underground storage.

Marjorie routinely serves as project counsel for large infrastructure projects, including hydrogen and ammonia facilities (both blue and green hydrogen facilities), carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration, storage and enhanced recovery projects, wind energy facilities, chemical plants, petrochemical plants and refineries, pipelines, LNG and liquefaction facilities, solution-mining facilities, hydrocarbon storage facilities (salt dome and reservoir storage), and commercial saltwater disposal facilities.

She understands and helps clients navigate the challenges of being a first mover in a space, having served as counsel for both the first CO2 sequestration agreements with the State of Louisiana and the first offshore wind energy agreement in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

Marjorie also understands that successfully and efficiently navigating regulatory and land use issues can dramatically increase the odds of success of a project and works tirelessly to help ensure that clients’ projects proceed through the regulatory process in a timely and efficient manner. She routinely works on permitting and regulatory matters regarding US Army Corps of Engineers Permits, Louisiana Coastal Use Permits, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources/Office of Conservation Permits (including all Classes of Underground Injection Control Permits and Pipeline Permits), Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Water Withdrawal Agreements, Louisiana Department of Environment Quality Air and Discharge Permits, and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Permits.

Marjorie also has extensive experience in the construction and engineering arena with respect to contractor and engineering licensing, having assisted a number of clients in acquiring contractor and engineering licenses throughout the United States when numerous licenses are needed in short periods of time in connection with transactions or projects.

After clerking with the Honorable Frank J. Polozola in the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, Marjorie was in the private practice of law from 1992 to 2006, during which time she concentrated on civil litigation, including environmental and toxic tort litigation. Previously, she served as campaign manager to her father, W. Fox McKeithen, during his initial campaign for the office of Louisiana Secretary of State.