Bollinger to fabricate pontoon launcher for nuclear submarines
Lockport-based Bollinger Shipyards announced last week that it received an order from General Dynamics Electric Boat in support of the U.S. Navy’s new Columbia-class...
As wind farm popularity grows, safety risk is unclear
Last fall, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a new initiative intended to make Louisiana a leader in harnessing wind power. But it remains to be...
Louisiana will receive $1B for bridge repairs and replacements
Louisiana will receive around $1 billion from the federal infrastructure plan to repair its failing bridges and infrastructure, including $202.6 million this fiscal year,...
Bollinger Shipyards completes latest series of Coast Guard cutters
Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport delivered the final ship in a series of Coast Guard cutters last week, reports Houma Today. The Clarence Sutphin is the...
Methanol market to grow to $36 billion by 2026
Chicago-based MarketsandMarkets predicts that the global methanol market will expand to $36 billion in five years from nearly $31 billion in 2021, reports Reuters.
Methanol-to-olefins...
Tallgrass Energy cancels $2.5 billion export terminal in Plaquemines Parish
The energy infrastructure company Tallgrass Energy Partners is canceling a $2.5 billion oil export terminal and pipeline project in Plaquemines Parish, citing climate, economic...
Honeywell expanding Baton Rouge facility
Honeywell is planning to expand its Baton Rouge facility to double the production capacity of Solstice ze, a supermarket refrigerant that it says uses...
Orion Engineered Carbons to convert Franklin reactor to make ‘hard carbon black’
Orion Engineered Carbons, a global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, announced last week that it plans to convert a reactor line at...
State board opts for leniency for noncompliant ITEP companies
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry opted last week not to punish companies that have failed to live up to their Industrial Tax...
Cassidy weighs in on Port NOLA container port plans
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy weighed in on the Port of New Orleans' expansion plans on Oct. 7, voicing concern for issues raised by St....
