Louisiana Industry

Energy

Oct 27 min

Near Tiger Stadium, there's a plan to dig into Louisiana's energy future.

Within walking distance of Tiger Stadium, LSU researchers are about to dig a very deep hole that they believe will help lead to...

Aug 231 min

Offshore natural gas pipeline explosion in Louisiana

An offshore natural gas pipeline that exploded near Venice, Louisiana, on Saturday (17 August, 2024) night, killing one person, was owned...

Jun 253 min

WSJ OP-ED: Governments push heavily subsidized renewables, but fossil-fuel use continues to increase even faster.

Globally, we spent almost $2 trillion in 2023 to try to force an energy transition. Over the past decade, solar and wind energy use has...

Jun 254 min

LED: The company is expected to create 81 direct new jobs at the Port of Caddo-Bossier

SHREVEPORT, La. – Heirloom Carbon Technologies, Inc. announced it is moving forward with the first phase of a decarbonization project...

5 days ago2 min

Dr. Loren Scott: Signs pointing to a stronger north Louisiana economy

Dr. Loren Scott brought his traveling “Louisiana Economic Forecast” presentation to a full house at the Port of Caddo-Bossier recently,...

Oct 27 min

Near Tiger Stadium, there's a plan to dig into Louisiana's energy future.

Within walking distance of Tiger Stadium, LSU researchers are about to dig a very deep hole that they believe will help lead to...

Oct 12 min

Louisiana Shrimp: A Beloved Local Industry Facing Foreign Competition

Shrimp is a staple of Louisiana cuisine, from Delcambre to Holly Beach, Grand Isle to Delacroix. Whether fried, boiled, or served in a...

Sep 273 min

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana ordered to pay $420 million

It took a New Orleans civil jury only two hours to unanimously decide, that the state's largest health insurance provider, Blue Cross...

Sep 275 min

Can Louisiana compete with Texas? Become a tech hub? LED's new leader sees a way to do it.

When Susan Bonnett Bourgeois became the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development in January , her new boss, Gov. Jeff Landry, charged...

Aug 231 min

Offshore natural gas pipeline explosion in Louisiana

An offshore natural gas pipeline that exploded near Venice, Louisiana, on Saturday (17 August, 2024) night, killing one person, was owned...

Aug 222 min

Louisiana has lagged behind other states in terms of job growth. Here are the plans to improve

Over the past eight years, Louisiana’s economic development performance lagged behind that of other most other Southern states and...

Aug 223 min

META is turning to this Louisiana solar farm for some of its power needs

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other worldwide social media platforms, will be filling some of its expansive...

Aug 222 min

Certain execs from insolvent insurers barred from serving as MGAs in Louisiana

Certain officers, directors, and other executives from insurance companies that have gone insolvent will now be barred from acting as...

Aug 141 min

LSU helps grow Louisiana’s $12 billion agriculture business

Agriculture is a $12 billion enterprise in Louisiana and supporting it is about $100 million a year in research conducted by the LSU...

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Lincoln Foodservice Equipment Sets Up National Operations Base in Shreveport, Creating Nearly 100 Direct New Jobs

Lincoln Foodservice Equipment, a Welbilt brand company that produces commercial-grade foodservice equipment, announced it is establishing...

ZERO HEDGE: Tesla Tumble Reignites After Disappointing Deliveries

Short-sellers in the world's largest EV maker continue to do well as 2023 starts with Tesla down 10% after missing expectations on new...

Energy sector 'could absolutely do well again' in 2023, says analyst

Energy is the best performing sector year-to-date. The S&P 500 Energy ETF (XLE) is up 62%, far outperforming any other equity group in...

Credit Suisse’s Investment Bank Spinoff Attracts Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is preparing to invest in Credit Suisse Group AG’s investment bank, the Wall Street...

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...