Here’s how Landry plans to reorganize the state’s coastal protection authority
Since taking office, Gov. Jeff Landry has set his sights to rewrite and revamp several aspects of Louisiana’s government, including the state’s constitution as...
Shell announces 2024 cohort for enterprise development program
Last week, Shell USA named the 25 entrepreneurs comprising the 2024 Louisiana cohort of its flagship enterprise development program, Shell LiveWIRE.
The global program, now...
Industrial property company warns of a slowing real estate market
Prologis, the world’s largest industrial property company, is warning of a slowdown in warehousing markets in the coming quarters as customers focus on tamping...
Entergy applies for $240M to strengthen Baton Rouge, Reserve electric grids
Entergy Louisiana on Thursday filed two grant applications that would secure roughly $240 million to strengthen portions of the company’s electric grids in Baton Rouge...
DOI proposes second offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
The Department of the Interior announced last week its proposal for a second offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico, reports World...
The Water Campus is a decade old. What has it accomplished?
It has been a decade since community leaders and local and state government officials gathered at the old municipal dock overlooking the Mississippi River...
Japanese firm to support Louisiana Green Fuels’ SAF development
Sumitomo Corp. of Americas, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corp., has signed on as a project partner for the development of Louisiana Green Fuels...
Louisiana’s new energy efficiency policy causes an uproar
In a meeting that boiled over with testy exchanges and chanting crowds, Louisiana utility regulators adopted a long-awaited energy efficiency program they say will...
Shipping giants shake up industry by partnering in vessel-sharing agreement
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd are teaming up to form a new vessel-sharing agreement, shaking up the global lineup of shipping...
ExxonMobil completes $230M upgrade of Baton Rouge refinery
ExxonMobil announced last week that a $230.5 million, three-year modernization initiative at its aging north Baton Rouge refinery has been completed.
The initiative, called the Baton...
