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BAKER SMITH P R O F E S S I O N A L C O N S U LTA N T S S I N C E 1 9 1 3 Visit us online: www.tbsmith.com http://www.tbsmith.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009ContentsChairman’s CornerPresident’s PerspectiveNorth Louisiana NotesCommissioner’s CommentsFrom the Pipeline…The Future of the EPALouisiana ‘Renewed’ – A Brief Practical Analysis of 2008 Ethics Reforms2008 Election ResultsAct 312 – Cleaning Up Legacy LitigationTaxpayers Voices Make A DifferenceClaiming Obsolescence for Ad Valorem Tax PurposesNon-consenters Beware: Your Pockets Just Got Shallower2008 Louisiana Energy Golf ClassicGulf Coast Prospect Expo2008 Oilfield Service AuctionNatural Gas Market ConditionsAnnual Meeting PreviewDNR AppointmentsLegal UpdatesNew MembersOn the HillIndex to AdvertisersLOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 (Page Cover1)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 (Page Cover2)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 (Page 3)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 (Page 4)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Contents (Page 5)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Contents (Page 6)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Chairman’s Corner (Page 7)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Chairman’s Corner (Page 8)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - President’s Perspective (Page 9)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - President’s Perspective (Page 10)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - North Louisiana Notes (Page 11)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - North Louisiana Notes (Page 12)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Commissioner’s Comments (Page 13)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Commissioner’s Comments (Page 14)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - From the Pipeline… (Page 15)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - From the Pipeline… (Page 16)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - From the Pipeline… (Page 17)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - The Future of the EPA (Page 18)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - The Future of the EPA (Page 19)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Louisiana ‘Renewed’ – A Brief Practical Analysis of 2008 Ethics Reforms (Page 20)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Louisiana ‘Renewed’ – A Brief Practical Analysis of 2008 Ethics Reforms (Page 21)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Louisiana ‘Renewed’ – A Brief Practical Analysis of 2008 Ethics Reforms (Page 22)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Louisiana ‘Renewed’ – A Brief Practical Analysis of 2008 Ethics Reforms (Page 23)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - 2008 Election Results (Page 24)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - 2008 Election Results (Page 25)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Act 312 – Cleaning Up Legacy Litigation (Page 26)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Act 312 – Cleaning Up Legacy Litigation (Page 27)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Taxpayers Voices Make A Difference (Page 28)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Claiming Obsolescence for Ad Valorem Tax Purposes (Page 29)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Non-consenters Beware: Your Pockets Just Got Shallower (Page 30)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - 2008 Louisiana Energy Golf Classic (Page 31)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Gulf Coast Prospect Expo (Page 32)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Gulf Coast Prospect Expo (Page 33)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - 2008 Oilfield Service Auction (Page 34)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - 2008 Oilfield Service Auction (Page 35)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Natural Gas Market Conditions (Page 36)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Natural Gas Market Conditions (Page 37)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - DNR Appointments (Page 38)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Legal Updates (Page 39)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - New Members (Page 40)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - On the Hill (Page 41)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Index to Advertisers (Page 42)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Index to Advertisers (Page 43)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Index to Advertisers (Page 44)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Index to Advertisers (Page 45)LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - Index to Advertisers (Page 46)http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/LOGT0309http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/LOGT0209http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/LOGT0109http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/LOGT0308http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com

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