Industry Connections: Uncertainty is the death knell for investment
Created in 1936 and reaffirmed in the constitution of 1973, Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) has been our state’s premiere economic development tool. ...
ExxonMobil picked Baton Rouge but ITEP debate isn’t over
The local business community, fearful of the fallout from the ongoing controversy over the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, breathed a sigh of relief in...
Post-Katrina promise of oil money didn’t live up to expectations
In 2006, a year after hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the U.S. government struck a deal to give...
Gifford Briggs: What is your plan?
Ready or not, Louisiana is in full election swing. With the election season comes campaign ads, mailers, social media blitzes, and of course, promises...
LOGA Annual Meeting lineup: Halliburton’s Stephen Ingram, Chevron’s Steve Conner
Halliburton's Stephen Ingram, Chevron's Steve Conner, Venture Global LNG's Mike Eberhardt and Aethon's Paul Sander are headlining the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association's annual...
Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal construction will begin ‘immediately’
Venture Global LNG Inc. tells Bloomberg it will start construction immediately on its $5 billion Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana...
Louisiana industry battling over river pilot fees
Concerned about an estimated $44 million rise in costs to industry requiring Louisiana river pilot services, leadership from the Louisiana Chemical Association and the...
LABI’s Stephen Waguespack calls for ITEP changes
Wanting to counter what he says is “dangerous rhetoric,” Stephen Waguespack, president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, this week...
Citgo’s Lake Charles refinery at stake in Venezuela’s political crisis
The Citgo refinery on the banks of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Lake Charles is in the crosshairs of Venezuela's dueling presidents.
As Bloomberg reports,...
Baton Rouge area legislators drafting bill to return ITEP to state control
Two Republican state lawmakers plan to file legislation that would return sole authority of the Industrial Tax Exemption Program back to the state, essentially...
