After a decade of explosive growth, digital assets are rightfully moving into the financial mainstream. Financial institutions from NYSE to Nasdaq are investing in plans to integrate digital assets and tokenized securities. Even U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has claimed that much of the financial system could  move on-chain  within " a couple of years ."  In preparation for this shift, the SEC is expected to announce an innovation exemption f

Thanks to the more than $300 million services contract to  Green Tug Towing , a joint venture of  Harbor Docking & Towing  and  Saltchuk Marine , for the design and construction of four new tugs to be built at  C&C Marine and Repair  in Belle Chase and delivered to  Louisiana LNG  in 2028, Woodside and its contractors have now committed more than $1 billion to Louisiana suppliers for the foundational development of this LNG project. Jeff Landry , Louisiana Governor, highlight

Louisiana’s workforce development agency has a new $7 million initiative that businesses from across the state can take advantage of. According to  Louisiana Works , the Workforce Outcomes and Reimbursement for Key Sectors (WORKS) Training Fund addresses the need for skilled workers throughout the state. It’s supported through a national initiative.  “This is about helping employers solve real workforce challenges, right now,” said Louisiana Works Secretary Susana Schowen. “W

For decades, Louisiana has quietly played a central role in America’s space program. Now, as commercial space companies look to expand, the state has a real opportunity to turn that legacy into a competitive advantage—and Gov. Jeff Landry is right to aggressively make that case. Louisiana isn’t trying to build an aerospace industry from scratch. It already has one. NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has been the backbone of American rocket manufacturing for more