Blake Canfield is Executive Counsel for the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR). In this role Mr. Canfield manages LDENR’s Legal Division, is responsible for certain legislative matters involving the agency, and advises LDENR’s Secretary and staff on the administrative and operational functions of the Department, as well as LDENR’s regulation of Louisiana’s abundant natural resources, including but not limited to regulation of activities which impact the state’s coastal resources, management of the State’s property for energy development, water resources, and promotion of energy conservation. Prior to becoming Executive Counsel in 2013, Mr. Canfield was Senior Attorney for the Louisiana Office of Conservation, where he represented the agency in litigation and administrative matters and provided legal counsel to the Commissioner of Conservation regarding his office’s regulation of the development of oil, gas, lignite, and other mineral resources. Mr. Canfield is a lifelong resident of Louisiana and a graduate of LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Blake currently serves on US DOE’s CCUS Permitting Task Force, is a member of the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute’s Advisory Council, and is past chair of Louisiana’s Public Recreational Access Task Force.