Louisiana has a dormant mandatory ethanol law. Like Montana, it hasn't triggered because it requires 50 mgy of instate ethanol production which doesn't look too likely in the foreseeable future. It isn't a mandatory E10 law per se. It is a 2% volumetric law like the one passed in Washington. There is also a strange House Resolution filed with the Louisiana Secretary of State to provide an escape clause if the ethanol mandate will raise the price of gasoline more than 2 cents per gallone.
We are looking for volunteers in the state of Louisiana to introduce legislation to prohibit the blending of ethanol into premium unleaded gasoline.
Every mandatory E10 state has exemptions to their blending law, because there are a number of piston engine applications that should not, and some that cannot, use ethanol blended gasoline. Unfortunately the exemptions are not uniform. They vary from only one exemption in Washington, aircraft, to a universal exemption of premium unleaded in Missouri. All states exempt aircraft usage, but most states like Oregon and Washington make it almost impossible to get unblended gasoline. Oregon is the only state that allows for unblended regular and premium gasoline for the exemptions, and then makes it almost impossible to get any unblended gasoline. All other mandatory ethanol states just allow clear premium unleaded gasoline for the exempted classes.
The following piston engine applications should not use ethanol blended gasoline:
We are looking for people willing to work on legislation in each state to prohibit the blending of ethanol into premium unleaded gasoline and requiring the accurate labeling of pumps that dispense ethanol.
If you are interested in supporting the Coalition please email us, or use the contact button above, and we will add your name in the state list below. You will be able to contact others in your state with a similar interest.
If you need information, with references, in order to frame arguments against ethanol blending, use these Talking Points.