New state framework for data centers outlines tax exemption requirements
The new Louisiana Ratepayer and Community Protection Initiative, launched through an executive order in June, will soon require data centers owners to demonstrate commitments...
Cameron Parish could assert more control over Commonwealth LNG tax incentives
Some Cameron Parish officials want to revive their inactive industrial development board as a way to maintain greater local control over tax incentives for...
Louisiana could benefit from $50B nuclear innovation campus plan
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is considering a $50 billion federal plan to create three nuclear innovation campuses, with Louisiana, Tennessee,...
Cheniere Energy eyes $138M tax break in Cameron Parish
A company that’s expanding its LNG facility in Cameron Parish is one step away from getting a $138 million break on its local property...
Climate rollbacks add new energy uncertainty
The Trump administration’s rollback of federal greenhouse gas regulations is expected to slow the pace of U.S. emissions reductions by roughly a decade, reshaping...
States restrict air quality data from being used for enforcement
Federal funding for public air monitoring has fallen more than 35% over two decades after adjusting for inflation, Floodlight reports. The number of government...
Hyundai meets resistance in getting $900M in tax-exempt bonds for Ascension Parish mill
Opponents are wanting state financing officials to block a $900 million tax-exempt bond issue proposal tied to Hyundai’s planned $5.8B steel manufacturing facility in...
Venezuela’s oil industry expansion could benefit Louisiana
Louisiana stands to reap the benefits of an expansion of Venezuela’s oil industry, The Center Square reports. Much of Venezuela’s oil is heavy and high...
Chevron plans $7B Venezuela investment over five years
Chevron, the only U.S. oil company that has a major presence in Venezuela, said Wednesday that it has been assigned additional acreage in the...
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...
