Port of Iberia receives largest contract in its history
The Port of Iberia was recently awarded $21.4 million to finalize the deepening of the navigational channel from Intracoastal City to Freshwater Bayou, reports...
Industrial property company warns of a slowing real estate market
Prologis, the world’s largest industrial property company, is warning of a slowdown in warehousing markets in the coming quarters as customers focus on tamping...
Entergy applies for $240M to strengthen Baton Rouge, Reserve electric grids
Entergy Louisiana on Thursday filed two grant applications that would secure roughly $240 million to strengthen portions of the company’s electric grids in Baton Rouge...
This Louisiana port grew by 10M short tons of cargo in 2023
New data shows the Port of South Louisiana experience a surge of nearly 10 million short tons of cargo, marking a second consecutive year...
Louisiana auto industry braces for disruption with Port of Baltimore closure
The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge last week has resulted in the indefinite closure of the Port of Baltimore—the busiest port in...
Port Authority added as defendant in suit to block new Port NOLA terminal
The St. Bernard District Attorney last week added the St. Bernard Port Authority as a defendant in its current lawsuit against Port NOLA, reports...
FRA grant to include Baton Rouge to New Orleans passenger rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday that it will award Louisiana up to $400,000 in grant money for the Southern...
Entergy’s 112 MW floating natural gas station could support Port Fourchon, others
Entergy Louisiana has filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to construct the Bayou Power Station, a $411 million, 112...
New Orleans, Baton Rouge container-on-barge initiative sets a record
The Port of New Orleans, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group have set a new record in their collaborative container-on-barge...
How did the Port of Greater Baton Rouge perform in 2023?
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge brought in $20,481,955 in operating revenue in 2023, slightly less than the $20,652,943 it accrued in 2022.
The port handled 12,845,224...
