Lengthy Hyundai air permit hearing attracts supporters and critics in Donaldsonville
A public hearing over the Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel’s proposed air permit lasted more than four hours Tuesday night in Donaldsonville, with supporters touting the...
CHS and OCP North America to build $450M phosphate fertilizer facility in Waggaman
CHS, America’s leading farmer-owned cooperative, and OCP North America recently announced that they are jointly investing in a $450 million phosphate fertilizer production facility...
Big day in Ascension: DEQ hearings on Hyundai-POSCO steel mill set for 6 pm
The public will get a formal opportunity today at 6 p.m. to weigh in on the proposed Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel mill as state regulators...
LED’s Susan Bourgeois: Landing SpaceX spaceport project took only six months
Louisiana’s deal to land SpaceX’s $100 billion Vermilion Parish spaceport project came together in just more than six months, according to Louisiana Economic Development Secretary...
Ascension’s industrial boom begins as CF Industries breaks ground on nearly $4B Blue Point...
Federal officials, state leaders, and energy executives gathered Wednesday to celebrate a milestone years in the making as CF Industries broke ground on Blue...
It’s official: SpaceX is coming to Louisiana
SpaceX, the Elon Musk-led aerospace company, is investing $100 billion to build a launch facility in coastal Vermilion Parish, state officials announced Tuesday morning...
Jamaican bauxite could be shipped to Gramercy refinery under $60M deal
Ghana and Jamaica are negotiating a proposed $60M arrangement that would see Jamaican bauxite processed at a refinery in Louisiana, with the resulting alumina...
Pecan Island residents form StopSpaceX group amid transparency concerns
Residents of Pecan Island have formed StopSpaceX amid reports that SpaceX may build a rocket facility nearby. Members are frustrated by the limited information...
U.S. auto factories hope to boost productivity with humanoid robots
BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla are all testing the use of humanoid robots as the potential next stage in factory automation, The New York...
Sodium-ion batteries hold promise as alternative for large-scale energy storage
Sodium-ion batteries, which use abundant materials such as sodium found in ordinary table salt instead of scarce lithium and other critical minerals, are emerging...
