Top industry stories of 2020
A litany of tumultuous events turned 2020 into a very bipolar year. Few in south Louisiana’s industrial sector escaped the fallout from the COVID-19...
Top stories of 2020
A litany of tumultuous events turned 2020 into a very bipolar year. Few in south Louisiana’s industrial sector escaped the fallout from the COVID-19...
Study finds no elevated cancer risk at Reserve facility
A recent study found no connection between the risk of death from lung or liver cancer and exposure to a chemical produced at a...
UL Lafayette gets grant to design aircraft fuel cells
An energy storage and power generation system currently being designed at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette could make flying less harmful to the...
UL Lafayette launches industrial master’s program
UL Lafayette’s Ray P. Authement College of Sciences will offer the state’s only master’s degree in industrial chemistry in Fall 2021, reports KATC in...
ExxonMobil proposes $240 million upgrade to Baton Rouge refinery
ExxonMobil is proposing a $240 million-plus investment at its north Baton Rouge refinery that will include upgrades and installation of new technology and equipment...
LNG limbo: New projects slam the brakes as long-term contracts vanish
Any new LNG investment in Louisiana will likely remain in limbo until at least 2022, as the uncertainty of COVID-19 and availability of competitively...
Industrial capital investment puts Louisiana among states with best economic development
Major capital investment in industrial projects are responsible for Louisiana's recognition this year as one of the nation’s best economic development performances.
Area Development magazine...
In the wind: At Michoud, LM Wind Power taps into a growing market
LM Wind Power had already forged several crucial alliances by the time it unveiled its new Technology Center for the Americas in New Orleans...
Shell’s partnership with a New Orleans nonprofit is creating the next generation of energy...
Kent Satterlee spent the better part of his 35 years at Shell working as an engineer in the Gulf of Mexico, and later as...
