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State Mineral and Energy Board announces results of June Lease Sale

Baton Rouge- The Louisiana Mineral and Energy Board conducted its monthly meeting and lease sale on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in the LaBelle Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge. 

The Board collected $196,632 in bonus revenue for the May lease sale. The current 2018-2019 total bonus payment is approximately $14.1 million. At this month’s lease sale, there were 6 leases covering 298 acres. The leases were located in Bossier, DeSoto, Natchitoches and Terrebonne parishes. 

The total bonus payments to the state for the previous fiscal year, 2017-2018, amounted to $4.6 million.

June 2019 Lease Sale Results