Louisiana Senate rejects permanent local say for industrial tax breaks
The Louisiana Senate rejected Senate Bill 151 last week, which would have allowed voters statewide to decide whether sheriffs, school boards and parish councils would...
Plug Power, Olin to establish green hydrogen plant in St. Gabriel
Plug Power Inc. of Latham, N.Y., and Olin Corp. of Clayton, Mo., signed a memorandum of understanding April 29 to create a joint venture...
ExxonMobil profits surge despite $3.4B hit from pulling out of Russia
ExxonMobil reported $5.48 billion in profits during the first quarter as oil and gas prices rose steadily, more than doubling its profits compared with...
SLCC grant earmarked for industrial scaffolding, CDL, lineman training
SkillUp, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping displaced workers land in-demand jobs in high-growth industries, has awarded their first nationally-competitive grant of up to...
GBRIA recognizes winners of 2022 Safety Excellence Awards
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance announced the winners of its 26th Annual Safety Excellence Awards during an April 14 banquet at the L’Auberge...
Panel to focus on building, maintaining U.S. marine highways
The first education session at this year’s Inland Marine Expo on May 23–25 in St. Louis will be lead in part by Sean Duffy,...
State senator open to compromise over his ITEP proposal
State Sen. Rogers Pope, a Denham Springs Republican and former Livingston Parish Public Schools superintendent, says he’s open to compromise on his proposal to...
Occidental, Weyerhaeuser evaluate Louisiana carbon capture hub
Occidental Petroleum says its Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary and Weyerhaeuser will evaluate the potential development of a carbon capture and sequestration project in...
PSC Group acquires Thermoplastics Services
Baton Rouge-based PSC Group has acquired DeQuincy-based Thermoplastics Services Inc., a plastics custom compounding and pelletizing business.
The acquisition will provide PSC with the capabilities...
UN report paints dire picture of south Louisiana’s future due to climate change
Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane...
