Port NOLA names Coates as chief commercial officer
Amanda Coates is the new chief commercial officer at the Port of New Orleans, reports Biz New Orleans. She will be responsible for driving...
Port of New Orleans announces record container growth
The Port of New Orleans moved a total of 133,845 twenty-foot equivalent units during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, representing a 19%...
State commission OKs Entergy’s $1.9B upgrade plan
Entergy Louisiana’s plan to upgrade its power transmission and distribution systems across the state will cost customers $1.9 billion, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
The Louisiana Public Service Commission...
Port NOLA lands $7.1M in funding for sustainable infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is granting $7,117,567 to the Port of New Orleans, made possible through the Reduction of Truck Emissions at...
Port of Iberia receives largest contract in its history
The Port of Iberia was recently awarded $21.4 million to finalize the deepening of the navigational channel from Intracoastal City to Freshwater Bayou, reports...
Industrial property company warns of a slowing real estate market
Prologis, the world’s largest industrial property company, is warning of a slowdown in warehousing markets in the coming quarters as customers focus on tamping...
Entergy applies for $240M to strengthen Baton Rouge, Reserve electric grids
Entergy Louisiana on Thursday filed two grant applications that would secure roughly $240 million to strengthen portions of the company’s electric grids in Baton Rouge...
This Louisiana port grew by 10M short tons of cargo in 2023
New data shows the Port of South Louisiana experience a surge of nearly 10 million short tons of cargo, marking a second consecutive year...
Louisiana auto industry braces for disruption with Port of Baltimore closure
The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge last week has resulted in the indefinite closure of the Port of Baltimore—the busiest port in...
Port Authority added as defendant in suit to block new Port NOLA terminal
The St. Bernard District Attorney last week added the St. Bernard Port Authority as a defendant in its current lawsuit against Port NOLA, reports...
