Sustainable steel: Nucor is leading the way in low-carbon steel production to build our...
How steel is made matters. Nucor Corporation is delivering both safe and sustainable infrastructure solutions, beginning with its raw materials produced in south Louisiana.
Louisiana petrochemical sector betting big on carbon capture
For decades, mounting concerns about climate change and the growing scientific consensus that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to a warming planet were seen as...
ITEP analysis concludes reforms boosted Louisiana business climate
A new analysis found that reforms to Louisiana’s popular industrial tax subsidy appear to have strengthened the state’s business climate, reports the Louisiana Illuminator....
Livingston Parish moves forward with carbon capture moratorium
Livingston Parish Council members approved a 12-month moratorium on injection wells and disposal wells used for carbon capture at their meeting Thursday, WAFB-TV reports.
It’s unclear...
LAGCOE arrives back in Lafayette Oct. 19-21
LAGCOE’s Energy Fest is set for October 19-21 at the Cajundome Convention Center. That's big news for Lafayette since LAGCOE had moved the convention to...
Honeywell begins producing ‘near-zero’ GWP propellant in Baton Rouge
Honeywell announced last week the opening of a plant in Baton Rouge that is the company's first large-scale manufacturing site for Solstice Air, a near-zero...
Baton Rouge ExxonMobil leaders push for share of $15B in low-carbon projects
Leaders of ExxonMobil’s facilities in Baton Rouge, like their colleagues worldwide, are working on road maps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the end...
LSU to help BASF create production ‘soft sensors’ using AI
BASF Geismar is collaborating with LSU chemical engineers to better understand and predict its own production ebbs and flows using artificial intelligence, or AI,...
Capital Region plant managers expect steady spending, hiring this year
Plant managers around the region expect production, capital spending and employment to remain mostly steady over the next six months, according to leaders of...
H&E Equipment Services acquires Illinois industrial supplier
Baton Rouge-based H&E Equipment Services announced Monday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Illinois-based One Source Equipment Rental.
Employee-owned One Source provides nonresidential...
