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More insurance companies pull out of Louisiana
Thousands of folks in the south no longer have home insurance because companies are leaving the area after years of devastating storms....
Jan 17, 2023


Former Shell Executive, State Sen. Sharon Hewitt Enters Race For Governor
Touting her experience alongside "roughnecks" and on the offshore oil rigs owned by the Royal Dutch Shell Corporation, Sen. Sharon Hewitt...
Jan 13, 2023


State money to lure property insurers to Louisiana won’t come until spring
Gov. John Bel Edwards and lawmakers intend to wait until April to fund an incentive program meant to attract more property insurance...
Jan 12, 2023


BUSINESS WIRE: IMTT Announces Sale of Gretna, Louisiana Terminal
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMTT announced today that it has closed on the sale of the company’s bulk liquids storage terminal located...
Jan 6, 2023


Louisiana oil and gas sector expected to shrink this year
Louisiana’s oil and gas industry is expected to shrink slightly this year due to a combination of economic and geopolitical factors,...
Jan 6, 2023


Germany’s first LNG shipment came from this Louisiana export terminal
Germany’s first import of liquefied natural gas came from a Louisiana export terminal, according to the company that produced the fuel...
Jan 4, 2023


Louisiana regulators approve LCMC Health purchase of Tulane hospitals
State regulators have approved LCMC Health’s planned acquisition of the three Tulane University Medical Center hospitals from HCA,...
Jan 4, 2023


Entergy subsidiary forced to refund $160M to Louisiana customers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week handed down a pair of decisions that will force a subsidiary of Entergy to refund...
Jan 4, 2023


Louisiana business group makes trade mission to Guyana
Guyana, an oil-producing country on South America’s north Atlantic coast, received a November visit from a Louisiana trade delegation...
Dec 14, 2022


Florida follows Louisiana - pulls $2B from BlackRock in largest anti-ESG divestment
Florida's chief financial officer said on Thursday his department would pull $2 billion worth of its assets managed by BlackRock Inc...
Dec 5, 2022


OPINION: LOUISIANA ECONOMIC SITUATION NOVEMBER 2022
Written By Vance Finn - Chief Economist @ The Pelican Institute for Public Policy Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the...
Dec 2, 2022


Bollinger moves its executives into key positions at newly acquired Mississippi operations
Bollinger Shipyards, the Lockport-based shipbuilder, has put several of its own executives in charge of running the loss-making Halter...
Nov 30, 2022
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