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Gus E.  Laggner
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GUS E. LAGGNER

Associate

,
Lafayette
T  337.267.2386
glaggner@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Litigation
  • Landowner & Mineral Lessee Disputes
  • Oil & Gas Marketing Disputes
  • Royalty Litigation

Blogs

  • The Energy Law Blog - Gus Laggner

Assistant

Charmaine Guidry

337.267.2345

“In litigation, attention to detail is critical. My goal when resolving my clients’ legal issues is to isolate the details that provide them the greatest opportunity to achieve their goals, while also addressing concerns with practical and cost-effective advice. Not every case can be won, but rest assured that every avenue to success will be explored and fully pursued to ensure the best possible outcome.”

Overview

Gus is an energy litigator practicing in the firm’s Lafayette office.

He is a graduate of LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, and a Diploma of Comparative Law. Gus was also a member of the Louisiana Law Review and the President of the Moot Court Board. During law school, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Brian A. Jackson, Chief Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana. Prior to attending LSU Law, Gus was an aviation maintenance officer in the United States Navy from 2010-2013.

Talks about

#energylaw #oilandgasdemands #commerciallitigation #mineraltitledisputes #royaltylitigation

Involvement

  • Leadership Institute of Acadiana, Leadership Lafayette, Class XXXVII
  • Louisiana Bar Association, Member
  • Federal Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Lafayette Bar Association, Member

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers® "One to Watch," 2025

Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D./D.C.L., cum laude, 2017)
    • LSU Law Moot Court Board, President
    • CALI Award, Insurance Law
    • Louisiana Law Review, Member
    • Paul M. Hebert Scholar & Chancellor’s Honors
  • Louisiana Tech University (B.S., cum laude, 2010)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2017

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana, 2017
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District, Louisiana, 2017
  • U.S. District Court, Western District, Louisiana, 2017
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2017

Publications

  • "Louisiana Legislature to Consider Amendments to Forced Pooling Regime Requiring Operators to Pay Lessors of Nonparticipating Working Interest Owners Directly," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, April 4, 2023
  • "Louisiana Senator Proposes Statutory Framework Governing Rights and Obligations of Parties to Renewable Energy Leases," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, April 3, 2023
  • "New Amendment to Louisiana’s Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act Creates Expropriation Rights to Prohibit Drilling through Carbon Capture Storage Reservoirs in Caldwell Parish," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, June 3, 2022
  • "Long-Awaited Victory on the Proper Deductibility of Post-Production Costs from Unleased Mineral Owners – The Western District of Louisiana Reverses Course in Johnson v. Chesapeake and Self v. BPX," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, March 31, 2022
  • "President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, March 31, 2021
  • "Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Guidance as to Good Faith Required When Conducting Operations Necessary to Interrupt Prescription of Mineral Servitude," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, April 30, 2020

After Hours

"When I’m not at work, I’m at the gym. When I’m not at the gym, I’m usually cooking or eating something. I have been called “the best griller in the world” by my mom and surely many others. Go Saints.”

WHAT’S TRENDING WITH Gus

  • News
    08.15.24
    118 Liskow Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® (BL Rankings) 2025
    5 minute read
  • Blogs
    04.04.23
    Louisiana Legislature to Consider Amendments to Forced Pooling Regime Requiring Operators to Pay Lessors of Nonparticipating Working Interest Owners Directly
    3 minute read
  • Blogs
    04.03.23
    Louisiana Senator Proposes Statutory Framework Governing Rights and Obligations of Parties to Renewable Energy Leases
    4 minute read
  • Blogs
    06.03.22
    New Amendment to Louisiana’s Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act Creates Expropriation Rights to Prohibit Drilling through Carbon Capture Storage Reservoirs in Caldwell Parish
    3 minute read
  • Blogs
    03.31.22
    Long-Awaited Victory on the Proper Deductibility of Post-Production Costs from Unleased Mineral Owners – The Western District of Louisiana Reverses Course in Johnson v. Chesapeake and Self v. BPX
    4 minute read
  • Insights
    04.30.20
    Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Guidance as to Good Faith Required When Conducting Operations Necessary to Interrupt Prescription of Mineral Servitude
    less than a minute
  • News
    01.24.19
    Firm Welcomed 17 New Hires in 2018
    less than a minute
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