Companies get $320M in grants to make EV battery components in Louisiana
Two companies will receive $320 million to manufacture battery components in Louisiana for electric vehicles as part of $2.8 billion in grants included in...
Rare earth processing plant to be built in Louisiana
Canadian company Ucore Rare Metals Inc. last week announced it has chosen Louisiana for its first rare earth processing facility, and has signed a letter...
The Innovators: Companies along the 10/12 corridor leaping into innovation
The industrial market is changing, and some Louisianans are finding opportunities in that change. Economic volatility, environmental mandates, geopolitics and a variety of other...
Louisiana petrochemical sector betting big on carbon capture
For decades, mounting concerns about climate change and the growing scientific consensus that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to a warming planet were seen as...
ITEP analysis concludes reforms boosted Louisiana business climate
A new analysis found that reforms to Louisiana’s popular industrial tax subsidy appear to have strengthened the state’s business climate, reports the Louisiana Illuminator....
Entergy, Diamond Offshore Wind to evaluate Gulf’s potential
Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans and Diamond Offshore Wind announced last week that they're jointly evaluating the potential development of wind power generation in...
Strategic Biofuels project attracts $1 million grant for Port of Columbia
Strategic Biofuels announced last week that the Port of Columbia, home to the Louisiana Green Fuels project, has been awarded a $1 million grant...
Gulf fabricators embrace offshore wind, but won’t ditch rigs
Welders and machinists from Louisiana and Texas are building the nation’s first offshore wind supply vessels and turbine installation ships, and are expected to...
Plaquemines port eyes intermodal service into Dallas area
Developers and port officials in Dallas County, Texas, are in discussions with the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District/Louisiana Gateway Project, reports Railway Age.
Plaquemines...
Are carbon capture projects worth their weight in tax exemptions?
Louisiana officials over the past week have been touting state incentives for a $198.5 million carbon capture project at an Ascension Parish chemical plant.
However,...
