BASF Geismar lands BRAC’s Diversity Star award
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber recently announced recipients of its Diversity Star Award during its sixth annual Diversity in Business event. Among the award...
‘The industry is back’: Lafayette’s Moncla revives a 14-year-old training tool to get workers...
As the oil industry returns in Lafayette, Moncla Energy Company has revived a training tool that hasn't been used since 2007.
As KLFY reports, the...
Delta Biofuel evaluating Iberia Parish for $70M bagasse fuel pellet plant
Delta Biofuel is evaluating Iberia Parish for a planned $70 million renewable fuel plant.
According to an announcement Monday from Louisiana Economic Development, the planned...
Seacor Power using $25M insurance payout to eliminate debt
The owner of an offshore oilfield boat that overturned in Louisiana plans to use $25 million in insurance on the vessel to pay down...
Louisiana launching scholarships for adult career training
Adults who want to attend a community or technical college to learn skills needed for construction, logistics, manufacturing or other high-demand fields might soon...
Weyerhaeuser to invest $157 million at Holden sawmill
Weyerhaeuser announced plans last week for a two-phased investment at its Holden facility, according to a Louisiana Economic Development press release.
The project includes a...
Are ‘robocontractors’ the future of Louisiana industrial construction?
A pair of LSU professors hopes that their current research could one day turn robotic exoskeletons into reality in the construction space. In the...
The surge: Pent-up demand provokes a maintenance ramp-up for this fall and beyond
When COVID-19 decimated the demand for fuels, the first reaction by industry was to delay costs—especially in gasoline and fuel production. A great number...
Louisiana loses 7,500 oil and gas jobs during pandemic
Employment in Louisiana’s oil and gas industry has been declining since 2014 and took another big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 7,500 more...
BASF, LASM launch virtual STEM learning program
BASF and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) recently launched their first-ever virtual Kids’ Lab program, according to a BASF press release. The...
