Graves details changes for FEMA, infrastructure initiatives
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, told a virtual gathering of Bayou Industrial Group members last week that while progress has been made in...
Baton Rouge port expansion adds container storage capacity
A $5 million expansion at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge has doubled container storage capacity.
A public-private partnership between the Port of Greater Baton...
Big plans for Plaquemines Port shipping container terminal
Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District and several potential partners have signed an exclusive letter of intent to develop a shipping container terminal in...
Louisiana joins Dakota Access Pipeline fight
Louisiana is among 18 states filing a joint amicus brief last week arguing against the shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The briefs come in...
Louisiana launches ‘smart port’ initiative
Louisiana is launching a smart port initiative that will streamline operations and improve safety through real-time data shared by port administrators, tenants, shippers, and...
Louisiana gets $135M to elevate LA 1
Louisiana is getting $135 million in federal funding to elevate a portion of LA 1 that often floods.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved...
Louisiana’s Benteler Steel cutting workforce in half on July 1
Come July 1, a Louisiana steel tubing manufacturer that supplies the oil and gas industry is slashing its workforce in half.
Benteler Steel has notified...
2 new Entergy gas-fired power plants help drive 2020 growth in electricity generation
Two new Entergy natural gas-fired power plants in the U.S. are contributing to a 12% growth in electricity generation this year compared to the...
Louisiana contractors push for infrastructure stimulus
Industry leaders and lawmakers in Louisiana are hoping for an unprecedented infusion of federal cash to jumpstart the state's economy by tackling a backlog...
Entergy’s Lake Charles Power Station starts up
Entergy Louisiana's Lake Charles Power Station began commercial operations over the weekend, providing another source of energy to a region that has seen substantial...
