CF Industries is building a $4B low-carbon ammonia facility in Ascension Parish
CF Industries, the world’s largest producer of ammonia, announced last week its approximately $4 billion final investment decision to build a low-carbon ammonia facility...
What to know about ExxonMobil’s $100M investment plans in Baton Rouge
ExxonMobil announced plans last week to invest more than $100 million in facility upgrades in Baton Rouge to produce high-purity isopropyl alcohol, a critical...
It’s official: Hyundai to build $5.8 billion steel plant in Donaldsonville
In a Monday afternoon White House press conference, Gov. Jeff Landry and President Donald Trump announced that South Korean automaker Hyundai plans to build...
New $500 million EV battery material plant in Waggaman to be first in the...
Japan’s UBE Corp. recently broke ground in Waggaman on what will be the nation's only dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) plant...
Baton Rouge contractors land four of the top five spots in ABC’s Top Performers...
Baton Rouge contractors earned four of the top five spots in Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2025 Top Performers list, released on Feb. 18. The annual...
John H. Carter Co. to construct $69 million industrial distribution facility in Gonzales
John H. Carter Co./ControlWorx LLC is preparing to build a $69 million, 285,000-square-foot facility in Gonzales, backed by a suite of state incentives aimed...
Argent LNG selects Baker Hughes as technology provider for Port Fourchon project
Argent LNG has selected Baker Hughes as the liquefaction solution and related services provider for its proposed LNG export facility in Port Fourchon, Baker...
The construction industry needs nearly 450K new workers. Here’s why
The construction industry will need to add an estimated 439,000 new workers this year to meet growing demand, according to a new model from...
Former Cajun Ready Mix partners launch a new concrete venture
The former owners of Cajun Ready Mix Concrete—once the largest cement and concrete company in the Capital Region—have partnered to launch a new ready-mix...
Why Mitsubishi Chemical is pulling the plug on its $1.3B Geismar plant
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is pulling out of its plans to build a $1.3 billion methyl methacrylate, or MMA, monomer plant in Geismar, the company announced...
