BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- The reorganization of Louisiana's Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR) is slated to finish Oct. 1 after two years.

The agency's new name will be the Department of Conservation and Energy (C&E). Officials said planning for the reorganization started when Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order in February 2024.

The change is part of Landry's initiative to streamline state government. Secretary Dustin Davidson, who was named the agency's new leader in August, said the department had been operating just as it did when it first formed almost 50 years ago, adding that it was time it "caught up" with modern-day practices.

“Throughout this effort, we have worked to craft an approach that is guided by the core principles of transparency in c

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