BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry, alongside the governors of Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas, is petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements for 2027, saying it will help lower gas prices. 

Landry and the other governors say that the RFS requirements, which require that fuels sold in the United States contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels, are harming their states' economies. The coalition of governors says that this imposes a cost on every gallon of gas and diesel sold.

Landry and the other governors asked that the percentage standards be adjusted, asking that the relief and the waivers be granted until the economic harm is remedied.

Affordability starts with lowering fuel cost for all Americans. Fellow Governors @GregAbbott_TX @tatereeves @SarahHuckabee—Louisiana and Alabama (@GovernorKayIvey) are moving to petition the EPA for a RFS waiver that will lower the price at the pump. Americans are paying more for gas and diesel because of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Meanwhile Europe pays zero for the American gas and diesel, and they export it! Time to put American drivers FIRST. Gulf Coast refiners power America. Join us, sign on, and help deliver lower fuel costs for working families nationwide. Who’s with me?

— Governor Jeff Landry (@LAGovJeffLandry) November 9, 2026

"Meanwhile Europe pays zero for the American gas and diesel, and they export it," Landry said Monday in a post on X. "Affordability starts with lowering fuel cost for all Americans."

A letter from Landry and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said the rising gas prices, including record-high diesel prices, are driven by interruptions in global supplies from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Landry said that President Donald Trump's actions, including deferring the federal excise tax on dyed diesel, the release of 100 million barrels from European reserves, and the rejection of an export ban, all helped in response to surging prices. 

Despite this, Landry says that "more regulatory relief could significantly benefit American consumers and diesel users."

"Time to put American drivers FIRST," Landry said in his X post.