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Lake Charles area industrial owners paid $81 million in property taxes
Southwest Louisiana industrial owners paid about $81 million in property taxes in 2022, reports KPLC News. In fact, nine of the top 11 taxpayers...
State’s productivity trails national average
While the U.S. economy as a whole has grappled with a series of productivity-sapping crises over the past couple of decades—9/11 and its aftermath;...
Chevron board considers waiving mandatory retirement age
Chevron’s board of directors is considering waiving the company’s mandatory retirement age for Chief Executive Mike Wirth, a move that would allow him to...
BP dials back push into renewable energy
BP Chief Executive Bernard Looney plans to dial back elements of the oil giant’s high-profile push into renewable energy and pursue a narrower green...
‘Forever chemicals’ detected at five Louisiana sites along the Mississippi River
Some of the “forever chemicals” that scientists have linked to various health risks were found at five different locations of the Mississippi River in...
BASF breaks ground on $780 million MDI capacity upgrade in Geismar
BASF has broken ground on the third and final phase of its expansion project for polyurethane precursor MDI at its integrated site in Geismar,...
Study says ExxonMobil scientists knew of impending climate change
ExxonMobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists’ conclusions,...
BRAC, LCA applaud ruling against carbon capture moratorium
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and the Louisiana Chemical Association are praising a federal judge’s recent ruling that Livingston Parish cannot enforce a carbon...
Atlas-SSI acquires Baton Rouge-based cooling tower manufacturer
Water screen and bulk material handling manufacturer Atlas-SSI announced last week that it has acquired Baton Rouge-based Cooling Tower Valves and Screens LLC.
The acquisition broadens...
