FRA grant to include Baton Rouge to New Orleans passenger rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday that it will award Louisiana up to $400,000 in grant money for the Southern...
Entergy’s 112 MW floating natural gas station could support Port Fourchon, others
Entergy Louisiana has filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to construct the Bayou Power Station, a $411 million, 112...
New Orleans, Baton Rouge container-on-barge initiative sets a record
The Port of New Orleans, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group have set a new record in their collaborative container-on-barge...
How did the Port of Greater Baton Rouge perform in 2023?
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge brought in $20,481,955 in operating revenue in 2023, slightly less than the $20,652,943 it accrued in 2022.
The port handled 12,845,224...
Biden administration plans to invest $20B in US port security
In response to fears that Chinese-built cranes used at several U.S. ports pose a threat to national security, The Wall Street Journal reports that the Biden administration...
South Lafourche airport gets federal grant for new terminal building
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission received $1.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminals Program to construct a new state-of-the-art 6,000...
Do Louisiana’s ports need a state authority to drive economic development?
Louisiana could better address a number of challenges facing the state’s ports through statewide coordination using a master plan, reports The Center Square.
Louisiana Legislative...
Get the latest on the Mississippi River bridge
A new bridge across the Mississippi River still won’t happen before 2031, and there’s still a question of whether the funding for it will...
Louisiana lawmakers approve $2.1B Calcasieu River bridge deal
Lawmakers approved a public-private partnership last week to build a $2.1 billion toll bridge over the Calcasieu River after officials renegotiated an initial deal...
Shipping giants shake up industry by partnering in vessel-sharing agreement
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd are teaming up to form a new vessel-sharing agreement, shaking up the global lineup of shipping...
