PSC to consider Entergy Louisiana’s infrastructure expansion plans in support of Meta
The Louisiana Public Service Commission will begin a three-day evidentiary hearing Oct. 7 to examine whether a proposed Entergy Louisiana expansion is necessary to...
Workforce training groups need more info from Starbase Louisiana before they can plan
Starbase Louisiana, SpaceX’s planned launch site in Vermilion Parish, could bring a major economic and workforce boost to Acadiana, but local education and economic...
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...
Entergy New Orleans, U.S. DOE break ground on $2M grid hardening project
Entergy New Orleans last week joined leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy to break ground in New Orleans on a grid-hardening project that...
Mississippi River mayors create tools for evaluating data center impacts as demand rises
Mississippi River mayors are developing tools to help communities evaluate data center proposals as AI and data storage demand drives rapid growth, with more...
A 500 MW battery storage project in Livingston Parish hints at something bigger on...
A 500-megawatt battery storage project by energy giant NextEra is being fast-tracked through a Livingston Parish review. It would help support an unidentified commercial development...
Sicona Battery Technologies to build $10.3M facility in New Orleans East
Sicona Battery Technologies, an Australian developer of next-generation battery materials for lithium-ion batteries, is investing $10.3 million to establish its first U.S. facility and...
China still looms large in battery manufacturing sector
In August, the Department of Energy awarded $500 million to seven companies working in battery minerals, materials, manufacturing and recycling, CNBC reports. Some recipients...
Data center speculation abounds in Livingston Parish as property undergoes rezoning and wetlands review
Just months before Livingston Parish officials rezoned much of a 700-acre tract of land for heavy industrial development, the site at the center of...
Carencro’s Coastal Machine & Supply preps for SpaceX with $25.5 million expansion
Coastal Machine & Supply plans to invest $25.5 million to expand its Carencro facility by 120,000 square feet and add production lines for aerospace...
