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WTI Crude$/bbl
107.89−1.9%
Brent$/bbl
115.22−3.0%
Henry Hub$/MMBtu
3.10−5.5%
Gulf Gasoline$/gal
3.157−2.8%
Gulf Diesel$/gal
4.962−0.1%
Gulf Jet Fuel$/gal
4.632+1.4%
Propane$/gal
1.133+0.3%
As of Oct. 20 · EIA Markets →

The Big Number

$100B

SpaceX's Starbase Louisiana in Vermilion Parish.

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Louisiana Casinos Took In $608.9 Million in the July-September Quarter, Up 3.5%, as September Jumped 11.8%
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Louisiana Casinos Took In $608.9 Million in the July-September Quarter, Up 3.5%, as September Jumped 11.8%

Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City, where September revenue rose 17.8% from a year earlier. Key Points* Casino revenue (riverboats, Caesars New Orleans and racetrack…

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Louisiana by the Numbers

Unemployment
4.0%
−0.2 pts on the year
BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted (FRED: LAUR)As of Sept. 2026
Nonfarm jobs
2.024M
+36,000 on the year
BLS Current Employment Statistics (FRED: LANA)As of Sept. 2026
Henry Hub
$3.10
per MMBtu, daily spot
U.S. EIA spot price (FRED: DHHNGSP)As of Oct. 20, 2026
Announced
$265B
in 42 live projects
LT&C Investment Tracker, from our reportingAs of Oct. 15, 2026
Jobs announced
13,297
direct, as announced
LT&C Investment Tracker, from our reportingAs of Oct. 15, 2026
Tuesday, Oct. 27

5 Things to Know

  1. Washington Proposes Offering 80.4 Million Gulf Acres in the Next Offshore Lease Sale, With Bids Set for March 2027
  2. Louisiana Casinos Took In $608.9 Million in the July-September Quarter, Up 3.5%, as September Jumped 11.8%
  3. 873 Grain Barges in a Week: New Orleans Unloadings Climb 16% as Low Water Trims Harvest Tows
  4. FERC Proposes Letting New LNG Trains, Tanks and Berths Proceed on 90 Days' Notice, a Faster Track for Louisiana Expansions
  5. SpaceX's Vermilion Launch Site Would Start With a Nearly 16-Mile Road and a Bayou Wharf
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