PUBLIC NOTICE (NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL BILL – HLS 26RS-113)   Public notice is hereby given, as provided by Section 13, Article III of the Constitution of Louisiana, that there will be introduced at the forthcoming session of the Legislature of Louisiana, to be convened on March 9, 2026, a bill relative to carbon dioxide sequestration and transportation in Rapides Parish; to authorize the parish governing authority to determine by resolution or ordinance whether Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, and pipelines transporting carbon dioxide may be permitted or allowed within the parish; to provide for notice to the Department of Conservation and Energy; and to provide for related matters. 11995169 1/14 1/16/26 ($41.60)