Belle Chasse oil refinery closing after being damaged by Hurricane Ida
An oil refinery in Belle Chasse that was flooded during Hurricane Ida is being shut down and turned into a storage terminal, reports the...
State board opts for leniency for noncompliant ITEP companies
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry opted last week not to punish companies that have failed to live up to their Industrial Tax...
Downstream Conference Panel: Infrastructure, not pandemic, has been biggest obstacle to digitalization at plant...
Digitalization and AI technologies are more important than ever in the industrial space, but panelists at Reuters Events’ recent 2021 Downstream USA Conference in...
ExxonMobil projects could be in jeopardy as it debates investment strategy
ExxonMobil’s remade board of directors is debating whether to continue with several major oil and gas projects as the company reconsiders its investment strategy...
Grön Fuels shifts focus to renewable jet fuel, inks key agreement with state
Grön Fuels has cleared a significant hurdle in the development of its massive renewable fuels complex planned for the Port of Greater Baton Rouge.
The...
EPA unveils strategy to regulate ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water, food
The Biden administration is launching a broad strategy to regulate industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from...
Port Fourchon rebuilds, but disappearing wetlands threaten its future
More than a month after Hurricane Ida hit the sprawling harbor of Port Fourchon, the destruction remains widespread even as a recovery effort continues...
COVID, hurricanes complicate ITEP compliance
A "handful" of industrial owners that utilize Louisiana’s Industrial Property Tax Exemption Program won't hit their estimated employment and payroll targets due to the...
Chemical shortage inflates plastics prices
In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from lumber to computer chips. Now, they’re cutting into one...
LEDA hosts Industrial Trades Career Fair at Cajundome
Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) and South Louisiana Community College hosted an Industrial Trades Career Fair on Sept. 29 at the Cajundome Convention Center...
