U.S. sues chemical company over cancer risk to Louisiana community
Federal officials sued a chemical maker last week, alleging that its plant presents an unacceptable cancer risk to a nearby majority-black south Louisiana community...
Feds consider first-ever offshore wind lease sale
The Biden administration says it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of...
Louisiana joins 13-state offshore wind partnership
The White House announced last week that Louisiana and California have joined a pro-offshore wind development effort. The partnership now features 13 states, with Louisiana...
Natural Gas Export Expansion bill aims to increase LNG exports
Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy last week joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, and Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, in...
Edwards criticizes EPA for slow approval of carbon reduction projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving too slowly to allow states to permit and oversee carbon-reduction projects, says Gov. John Bel Edwards...
Port of South Louisiana releases appraisal for its $445 million Avondale bid
The Port of South Louisiana has disclosed the appraisal it used to come up with a price tag of $445 million to buy the...
Auditor: ‘Ineffective internal audit function’ continues to plague DEQ
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s “ineffective internal audit function” is an ongoing problem that fails to ensure tax dollars are spent as they...
Edwards, Port NOLA kept in dark about $445 million Avondale deal
The Port of South Louisiana's agreement to buy the former Avondale shipyard for nearly $450 million was inked without discussions with other area port officials,...
Louisiana takes another swipe at more federal offshore cash
Parish presidents, police jurors, legislators, bureaucrats, U.S. representatives and U.S. senators are re-grouping after their initial failed attempt to get the Reinvesting In Shoreline...
Candidates for governor will share their visions for Louisiana’s future at LABI meeting
Republican gubernatorial candidates Attorney General Jeff Landry, Treasurer John Schroder, State Sen. Sharon Hewitt of Slidell and State Rep. Richard Nelson of Mandeville are...
