Loren Scott: State could recover all jobs lost from pandemic
After originally predicting last fall that it could take up to two full years for Louisiana to recover all the jobs lost since the...
Contractors optimistic after ExxonMobil’s ITEP approval
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry voted unanimously Jan. 29 at a virtual meeting to approve ExxonMobil’s request for a property tax abatement,...
International Paper announces $52 million upgrade in Bogalusa
Bernie Chascin, plant manager at International Paper in Bogalusa, announced last week that the company plans to invest up to $52.2 million to increase...
ExxonMobil files ITEP request for Baton Rouge refinery modernization
ExxonMobil is requesting a roughly $2.7 million property tax break over the first year of a project to modernize and upgrade its aging north Baton Rouge...
Tellurian plans to start building this summer
U.S. LNG developer Tellurian expects the company will begin construction this summer on its $16.8 billion Driftwood LNG export plant south of Lake Charles,...
St. Rose facility to produce marine, power fuel
Arq CEO Julian McIntyre announced last week that his company would invest in a new $40 million St. Rose facility that will produce a...
LSU professor lands NSF award to study ultrasonic processing for manufacturing
The National Science Foundation has awarded LSU mechanical engineering professor Genevieve Palardy with a five-year, $585,950 CAREER Award to study the use of polymer...
Top industry stories of 2020
A litany of tumultuous events turned 2020 into a very bipolar year. Few in south Louisiana’s industrial sector escaped the fallout from the COVID-19...
Top stories of 2020
A litany of tumultuous events turned 2020 into a very bipolar year. Few in south Louisiana’s industrial sector escaped the fallout from the COVID-19...
Venture Global project ahead of schedule
Construction of the Venture Global LNG plant at Calcasieu Pass is ahead of schedule and cargoes for a second project will be fully contracted...
