Calcasieu Pass Land Sale Completed, Supporting Responsible Land Management and Energy Infrastructure

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed the sale of approximately 2.97 acres of federal land at the Calcasieu Pass Radio Beacon Station in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.  The sale returns an isolated federal parcel to productive use and supports development of adjacent energy infrastructure. 

The parcel was originally reserved in 1875 for lighthouse operations and later managed by the U.S. Coast Guard. On July 3, 2025, the Coast Guard formally notified the BLM that it no longer had an operational need for the property and intended to relinquish custody, accountability, and control of the land. The BLM accepted the relinquishment and began the process required to return the parcel to the public domain. 

To facilitate disposal of the property, Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, partially revoked the historic withdrawal under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. The revocation restored the acreage to BLM management and allowed the agency to proceed with a non-competitive direct sale. 

The BLM sold the parcel to Cameron Land Ventures, LLC, an affiliate of Venture Global LNG, Inc. The company plans to incorporate the property into development of the adjacent liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. The parcel met federal disposal criteria because it is a small, isolated tract that cannot be efficiently managed as part of the public land system and can be more effectively used in connection with surrounding development.

The final sale price was $1,034,400, reflecting the parcel's appraised fair market value. Before the sale was completed, the BLM conducted an Environmental Assessment to evaluate potential impacts and found none of great significance. Identified effects were limited to minor, short-term water quality changes, and the loss of approximately 0.08 acres of wetlands. This was consistent with a previous analysis conducted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as part of the broader LNG project review. 

Finalizing the Sale 

After all administrative requirements were met and payment was received, BLM Eastern States Director, Mitch Leverette, signed the land patent on October 9, 2026. The signature officially conveyed ownership of the 2.97-acre parcel to Cameron Land Ventures, LLC—subject to required mineral reservations and other conditions. 

The completion of the Calcasieu Pass land sale reflects coordination among the BLM, the U.S. Coast Guard, and private industry to ensure federal lands no longer needed for public purposes are managed efficiently and in accordance with federal law. The action supports responsible land management, economic development, and continued investment in domestic energy infrastructure.