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Why a pipeline company is taking an Ascension Parish landowner to court
Houston-based Gulf South Pipeline Co. has filed a lawsuit to take over private land in Ascension Parish so it can relocate a pipeline as part of a larger federal effort to deepen the Mississippi River.
The company...
Judge throws out 2-year-old sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf
A federal district judge threw out a Biden administration sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf, writing that the government failed to sufficiently analyze its possible effects on the climate and...
It’s official: Hyundai to build $5.8 billion steel plant in Donaldsonville
In a Monday afternoon White House press conference, Gov. Jeff Landry and President Donald Trump announced that South Korean automaker Hyundai plans to build a $5.8 billion steel plant in Ascension Parish.
Though media reports...
COLAB appoints Christian Bergeron as chief operating officer
COLAB (formerly the South Louisiana Economic Council) announced Monday that Christian Bergeron has been named as its new chief operating officer. A Houma native, Bergeron brings extensive experience in community engagement, federal grants and...
The argument for wind energy in Louisiana is changing
Wind energy supporters are starting to change their strategy as they market the industry to Louisiana lawmakers, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Proponents focused on marketing the economic value of investments into wind to the Louisiana House Committee on...
Venture Global gets OK to export LNG from planned Cameron Parish facility
President Donald Trump’s administration has conditionally approved Venture Global LNG Inc.’s plan to export natural gas from a planned facility in Cameron Parish, which had stalled under the previous president’s administration, Bloomberg reports.
Energy Secretary...
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