Rio Morado LLC plans light industrial park in Luling
Rio Morado LLC has announced the development of the Luling Business Park and Enterprise Center, a master-planned light-industrial park in Luling, reports New Orleans...
GBRIA presents safety awards at Baton Rouge ceremony
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance Inc. (GBRIA) announced the winners of its 25th Annual Safety Excellence Awards during a virtual ceremony, then distributed...
Shintech expansion’s first phase to be completed in mid-2021
The first phase of U.S. polyvinyl chloride producer Shintech's PVC expansion in Louisiana remains on track to finish construction in mid-2021, reports S&P Global.
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Dutchtown Southern ‘short line’ could become model for future
Dutchtown Southern just might be the biggest story in railroading, reports Trains.com. The Watco short line began operations earlier this year on 1.76 miles...
Bio-Lab plans rebuild, expansion in Lake Charles
A swimming pool chemical plant that was damaged by Hurricane Laura last year near Lake Charles is looking to rebuild and expand its plant and...
Lake Charles industry to pay $5.5 million for Calcasieu contamination
Nine Lake Charles area chemical companies and oil refineries have agreed to pay the federal government $5.5 million for their contamination of the northern...
CF Industries inks contract for green hydrogen facility in Donaldsonville
CF Industries has signed an engineering and procurement contract with thyssenkrupp to supply a 20-megawatt (MW) alkaline water electrolysis plant to produce green hydrogen...
ExxonMobil proposes $100B carbon capture hub, but there’s a catch
ExxonMobil Corp. has proposed a giant, $100 billion hub to capture carbon dioxide emissions along the Texas Gulf Coast but warns that government funding...
BASF, LASM launch virtual STEM learning program
BASF and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) recently launched their first-ever virtual Kids’ Lab program, according to a BASF press release. The...
Louisiana-bound Argos makes pit stop in Corpus Christi
The longest leg of a 15,000-mile journey for BP's massive floating production unit, Argos, ended last week when the 60,000-ton structure docked at Kiewit...