Shell makes $1 million investment in Baton Rouge arts council
The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge announced last week that it had received a $1 million investment from Shell as it kicks off its...
Protecting Capital Region’s aquifer could include reducing industrial use by 90%
Efforts to protect the aquifer that provides much of the Capital Region’s drinking water could include working with industry to reduce its groundwater use...
Tesla eyes lithium hydroxide facility on Gulf Coast
Electric car giant Tesla is evaluating the feasibility of a lithium hydroxide refining facility on the Gulf Coast of Texas, reports CNBC.
Tesla said the plant...
LAIA’s Jim Rock makes a difference through volunteerism
Jim Rock, executive director of the Lake Area Industry Alliance in Lake Charles, believes strongly that volunteerism is “simply the sharing of one’s time...
Louisiana on notice after failing to submit clean air plan to EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued formal notices last week to Louisiana and 14 other states that failed to submit plans to reduce regional...
LSU hopes to drive energy innovation with Shell donation
A nearly $30 million investment from Shell to LSU will expedite the move toward lower carbon emissions, reports WBRZ News.
A $27.5 million investment made...
ExxonMobil to temporarily shut down portion of Baton Rouge refinery in January
ExxonMobil intends to temporarily shut down a coker and crude distillation unit at its Baton Rouge refinery in January for maintenance, Reuters reports.
The Baton Rouge refinery...
CF Industries considering $2B investment in Ascension Parish
CF Industries is evaluating a site in Ascension Parish for construction of a proposed $2 billion blue ammonia production facility.
The project would create 103...
Swift, Groft optimistic about southwest Louisiana’s future
Southwest Louisiana is embarking on a new chapter as it continues to recover from business disruptions caused by the pandemic and the weather fiascoes...
BASF announces $19.8M Geismar plant expansion
BASF announced last week that it will invest $19.8 million in its Ascension Parish manufacturing complex to increase production of the chemical intermediates HEP...
