Gov. Jeff Landry turned heads this week when he accused the oil-and-gas industry of "hypocrisy" in a dispute over a bill making its way through the state Legislature. That bill drawing the oil industry's ire is now headed for a key vote this weekend.

The comments from the Republican governor came in defense of a sprawling bill that includes changes to how the state and its courts deal with a class of oil field cleanup litigation known as "legacy" lawsuits.

The bill, SB 244 by Sen. Bob Hensgens, R-Abbeville, was originally intended to make changes to the state Department of Energy and Natural Resources with the aim of making the oil and gas regulator more efficient.

But as it advanced, it picked up amendments attempting to revive stalled bills on carbon capture and legacy suits. The l

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