Louisiana celebrates 6th Annual Manufacturing Week
Educators, manufacturers and economic development organizations throughout Louisiana are celebrating Manufacturing Week 2021 from Sept. 26 through Oct. 2, according to a Louisiana Economic...
LSU lands grant to research carbon conversion technology
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced in a press release last week that the National Science Foundation is awarding LSU a nearly $4 million...
Bollinger Shipyards sites re-open after Hurricane Ida
Bollinger Shipyards sites in Port Fourchon, Larose, Lockport and Houma suffered significant damage from Hurricane Ida, but are all now back up and running,...
ExxonMobil names Thomas-Martin as Plastics Plant manager
ExxonMobil recently announced that Kristin Thomas-Martin has been named manager of its Baton Rouge Plastics Plant. Thomas-Martin replaces Angela Zeringue, who has been named...
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...
Nucor Steel withdraws expansion plan for St. James Parish plant
Nucor Steel has withdrawn its Title V permit application for a major expansion of its pelletizer plant in St. James Parish, just one year...
Mitsubishi Chemical plans $920 million Louisiana resin plant
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings plans to spend $920 million to build a new resin materials plant in Louisiana, reports Reuters. The company aims to start...
ExxonMobil considering net-zero carbon pledge
ExxonMobil Corp is considering a pledge to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, in what would amount to a significant strategic...
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...
