This Louisiana port grew by 10M short tons of cargo in 2023
New data shows the Port of South Louisiana experience a surge of nearly 10 million short tons of cargo, marking a second consecutive year...
Louisiana auto industry braces for disruption with Port of Baltimore closure
The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge last week has resulted in the indefinite closure of the Port of Baltimore—the busiest port in...
Port Authority added as defendant in suit to block new Port NOLA terminal
The St. Bernard District Attorney last week added the St. Bernard Port Authority as a defendant in its current lawsuit against Port NOLA, reports...
FRA grant to include Baton Rouge to New Orleans passenger rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday that it will award Louisiana up to $400,000 in grant money for the Southern...
Entergy’s 112 MW floating natural gas station could support Port Fourchon, others
Entergy Louisiana has filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to construct the Bayou Power Station, a $411 million, 112...
New Orleans, Baton Rouge container-on-barge initiative sets a record
The Port of New Orleans, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group have set a new record in their collaborative container-on-barge...
How did the Port of Greater Baton Rouge perform in 2023?
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge brought in $20,481,955 in operating revenue in 2023, slightly less than the $20,652,943 it accrued in 2022.
The port handled 12,845,224...
Biden administration plans to invest $20B in US port security
In response to fears that Chinese-built cranes used at several U.S. ports pose a threat to national security, The Wall Street Journal reports that the Biden administration...
South Lafourche airport gets federal grant for new terminal building
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission received $1.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminals Program to construct a new state-of-the-art 6,000...
Do Louisiana’s ports need a state authority to drive economic development?
Louisiana could better address a number of challenges facing the state’s ports through statewide coordination using a master plan, reports The Center Square.
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