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Coalition seeks more offshore revenue

Louisiana will receive $101.33 million through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, or GOMESA, which directs a percentage of Gulf energy revenues and...

Trump picks Louisiana native as Energy Secretary

President Donald Trump last week announced he intends to nominate Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s deputy, Dan Brouillette, to succeed him at the helm of...

Briggs: Oil and gas industries ‘losing the public relations battle’

Louisiana Oil & Gas Association President Gifford Briggs encouraged LOGA members to become more active on social media and to “tell the industry’s story”...
Southern Energy Conference

Southern Energy Conference takes on politics, Austin Chalk

Showing their strength in numbers, the combined memberships of Louisiana’s two oil & gas associations jointly presented the inaugural Southern Energy Conference last week...
infrastructure

Industry group: Capital Region seeing mixed progress on transportation initiatives

Over the past two years, the Baton Rouge area has seen mixed progress on previously recommended strategies to advance regional mobility, safety and economic goals, according...

New Louisiana coalition seeks bigger share of federal oil lease revenue

Louisiana has formed a coalition of public officials and business and industry leaders with a goal of increasing the state's share of revenue from...

National speakers announced for Southern Energy Conference

Consumer Energy Alliance President David Holt and David Wasserman of The Cook Report will be among the experts speaking at the Southern Energy Conference,...

Louisiana senators seek greater share of offshore energy revenues for states

U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are among a congressional group introducing the Conservation of America’s Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life (COASTAL) Act to increase...
Formosa has announced that it will proceed with a planned $9.4 billion chemical manufacturing complex in St. James Parish

Hearing scheduled tonight on Formosa chemical complex

Louisiana will hold a public hearing tonight on whether to approve 15 air emissions permits for Taiwanese company Formosa Plastics. The Louisiana Department of Environmental...
trade dispute

These 9 export-reliant Louisiana parishes face trade dispute threats

Export-reliant local economies have a lot at stake as multiple trade disputes play out between the U.S. and China and Mexico, with nearly a...

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