Hwy. 70 widening to support industry in Ascension, St. James parishes
State and local officials broke ground last week on the $53.2 million widening of Hwy. 70 from the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish...
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...
Long-awaited Baton Rouge ExxonMobil plastics plant expansion goes online
State and city-parish officials and ExxonMobil leadership celebrated the startup of the company’s long-awaited polypropylene growth project at its north Baton Rouge plant last...
Tri-state hydrogen partnership entering second phase of grant application
Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma will submit a formal application to the Department of Energy for funding of their regional hydrogen hub, reports The Center...
CF Industries, Mitsui select Thyssenkrupp Uhde for blue ammonia project
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and CF Industries Holdings Inc. have selected Thyssenkrupp Uhde as technology provider for their new blue ammonia plant in Ascension Parish, reports...
Jericho Energy joins tri-state hydrogen hub
Jericho Energy Ventures Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, has announced that it will participate in the HALO Hydrogen Hub, a three-state public-private partnership across Louisiana,...
2023 Economic Outlook: Industrial work to lead construction comeback
The construction sector, responsible for most of the Capital Region’s recent job losses, is poised for a big comeback next year, according to the...
Approval of Cameron Parish LNG terminal could signal FERC shift
Commonwealth LNG’s export terminal, proposed in Cameron Parish, has become the first project to be authorized in more than two years after receiving unanimous...
As utilities spend billions on transmission, calls grow for independent monitoring
An aging electric grid, fossil fuel power plant retirements and a massive renewable electricity buildout are all contributing to a boom in transmission and...
Gulf’s first two zones for offshore wind farms selected off Louisiana, Texas
The federal government has selected the first two areas for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Mexico, clearing the way for a process that...
