EPA grants Louisiana primacy in permitting, regulating carbon capture wells
The Environmental Protection Agency is handing Louisiana regulators the power to approve carbon capture projects at a time when the state’s influential energy sector...
Stephen Toups: Communication is key to leading through change
Navigating a company through periods of change can be challenging for even the most seasoned business leaders, but embracing that change is often essential...
BASF completes specialty amines expansion in Geismar
BASF has completed its capacity expansion for key specialty amines manufactured at its Geismar plant, reports Chemical Engineering Online. As a result, the plant...
Turner Industries sells plant management software
Baton Rouge’s Turner Industries is selling its suite of proprietary plant management and field operations software, MobilOps, to Raleigh, North Carolina-based Prometheus Group, the...
Get the latest on the Mississippi River bridge project
Planning work continues on a new bridge across the Mississippi River to alleviate local traffic on Interstate 10 through Baton Rouge, reports Louisiana Illuminator....
Fertilizer company cancels plans for Jefferson Parish ammonia plant
A Texas fertilizer company announced last week that it has halted its plans to build an ammonia plant in Jefferson Parish, reports Louisiana Illuminator....
West Feliciana foundry plans $7.4M modernization project
Howell Foundry, an industrial metal casting company, is investing $7.4 million to upgrade its processing facility in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Economic Development announced.
The...
Louisiana tops $25 billion in capital investment in 2023
Louisiana is marking its seventh consecutive year-over-year capital investment growth as it nears the end of 2023 with more than $25 billion in new...
LSU researchers developing sensors to detect carbon capture leaks
Researchers in LSU’s engineering department are working to develop specialized monitors that can detect leaks in CO2 pipelines and carbon capture and storage sites...
TotalEnergies considers selling Carville plant
TotalEnergies is considering selling its styrene and polystyrene facility in Carville, reports the Financial Post. The plant makes chemical ingredients used for everything from...
