The Louisiana Mineral and Energy Board has held its April state lease sale and collected more than $3.4 million in bonuses bringing the total collected for the financial year that began Jul. 1 to more than $53.5 million.

摘要

For the calendar year, the total collected is more than $18.6 million. In the sale, 48 leases covering more than 2,600 acres were awarded. The board reported it sold leases in nine parishes – Beauregard, Bossier, Caddo, Cameron, Concordia, St. Helena, St. James, Vermilion and Vernon. Of the 48 leases sold, the majority were sold in North Louisiana, with 40 leases sold in all or part of northern parishes and 10 in all or part of southern parishes.