Multi-bill aerospace incentive package sails through Legislature
A series of bills intended to attract aerospace investment to Louisiana was quickly approved by the Legislature, with some of the bills having already...
LED to announce ‘major project’ today as central Louisiana preps for large data center
Gov. Jeff Landry, Louisiana Economic Development and local and regional partners will announce a “major economic development project” at 11:30 a.m. today at the...
Louisiana’s industrial boom accelerates ramp up to prepare the professionals who will lead it
Much has been made about the impending industrial boom and the corresponding strains on Louisiana’s skilled labor workforce, but there is an equally pressing...
Louisiana lands in Site Selection’s Top 10 for competitiveness
Louisiana received a No. 8 national ranking in Site Selection Magazine’s recent 2026 Prosperity Cup rankings.
Texas claimed the top spot, followed by North Carolina,...
LNG, data centers and the petrochemical sector are chasing the same workers — and...
The recent entry of AI data centers into the mix has added a new wrinkle to Louisiana’s age-old workforce shortage dilemma.
While not strictly...
A proliferation of federal contracts transforms Louisiana into a shipbuilding powerhouse
In a welcome turnabout, south Louisiana’s fabrication industry is enjoying an unexpected renaissance, thanks to a proliferation of government shipbuilding contracts for everything from...
Louisiana’s ports are breaking down barriers to move as one, but issues remain
Shifting market dynamics, unresolved systemic issues and funding backlogs have forced the state’s five lower Mississippi River ports to abandon old paradigms and instead...
Record investment, rising costs, carbon capture battles, clean energy pivots and crumbling infrastructure—Louisiana’s industrial...
It has been a bipolar year for Louisiana’s industrial complex. The elation over a tsunami of new investments, lower tax rates and softening regulations...
Turner Industries plans two Louisiana nuclear fabrication sites
Turner Industries announced Tuesday it will expand nuclear fabrication capabilities at its facilities in New Iberia and Port Allen, a project expected to create...
Shintech unveils a $3.4B Iberville expansion
Shintech Louisiana announced a $3.4 billion expansion of its manufacturing complex in Iberville Parish, a project expected to create more than 800 new job...
