Calcasieu hosts first-of-its-kind cybersecurity summit
Dozens of area officials participated in a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity summit on Aug. 3 at the McNeese Seed Center in Lake Charles, reports KPLC TV....
OSHA Region 6 begins ‘confined space’ enforcement
OSHA's Region 6 office, which includes Louisiana, launched a regional emphasis program (REP) on July 23 to enforce the agency’s permit-required confined spaces standard...
Report finds industry biggest source of state’s carbon emissions
On July 29, the Climate Initiatives Task Force reviewed an official report on the state’s emissions that revealed that the industrial sector is the...
LSU, Tech create industry co-op research center
LSU and Louisiana Tech University announced in a July 28 press release the creation of the Center for Innovations in Structural Integrity Assurance (CISIA), the...
CITGO Lake Charles conducts ‘Worst Case Drill’
The CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex completed a "Worst Case Drill" in July in order to prepare and train employees, reports KTBS News.
The plant...
State’s revenue recovery hampered by oil and gas slump, tourism
Despite historic declines at the beginning of 2020 as COVID-19 spread and slowed the economy, tax revenues for most states rebounded by the end...
Gulf Coast refiners ramp up 2021 hurricane prep
U.S. oil and natural gas companies are gearing up for this year's forecast of an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, according to a security and...
Activist investor shakes up ExxonMobil board by winning seats
Activist investor Engine No. 1 won at least two seats on the board of ExxonMobil, delivering a sharp rebuke to the nation’s largest oil...
Council grants tax breaks for $1.3 billion in Shintech projects
The Iberville Parish Council approved a $110 million tax break for plastics producer Shintech Louisiana last week under the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program....
Carbon capture, storage could soon be a reality in Louisiana
A renewed national focus on reducing carbon pollution has several Louisiana businesses searching for ways to capture and permanently store the emissions in deep...
