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With a career in industrial and business reporting spanning decades, Sam Barnes has established himself as a trusted voice across South Louisiana. In addition to being a regular contributor to Business Report, he serves as editor of 10/12 Industry Report, a twice-annual publication covering Louisiana’s rapidly expanding industrial sector. Barnes has a unique blend of journalistic experience and corporate business acumen, having earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and MBA from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

Louisiana industry desperately seeking ITEP clarity

The curious case of Bollinger Shipyards highlights the latest ITEP issue to arise since Gov. John Bel Edwards altered the program.

Louisiana years ahead in race for deepwater oil ports

There’s a race afoot in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A...

Meet seven Louisiana industrial firms among the quickest-growing in the nation 

Success can come in various forms, but most of Louisiana’s fastest-growing private companies share...

Enthusiasm for Louisiana’s shale play has waned, but there’s still hope for drilling 

The initial optimism that fracking technology would breathe new life into Louisiana’s Austin Chalk...

Southern Energy Conference gets political 

Showing their strength in numbers, the combined memberships of Louisiana’s two oil and gas...

The rising Mississippi River is raising industrial sector worries

There’s palpable concern among industrial owners that this year’s record rise in Mississippi River...

Medical marijuana brings uncertainty to Louisiana industry 

What used to be black and white is now nothing but gray as the...

Medical marijuana brings an uncertain state to industry

Medical marijuana is bringing a radical new reality to Louisiana industrial plants and the various responses are rather hazy.

A rising Mississippi River is raising industrial sector worries

With billions of dollars of investments at risk, industry is adjusting to the reality that Mississippi River water levels are rising.

Tiring of unplanned downtime, Louisiana industry flips the maintenance model

Time is money, and that’s entirely too evident in the world of industrial maintenance....
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