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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.

With productivity and safety on the line, industry races to outpace drug test dodgers

Louisiana’s industrial complex has a shrewd opponent in the fight against workplace substance abuse—the...

Lake Charles banks on upcoming LNG projects in the wake of Sasol’s GTL pullout

Sasol’s decision to abandon plans for a $15 billion gas-to-liquids plant in Lake Charles...

Industry leaders have ‘boring’ wish list to create the perfect petrochemical world

What does industry see as the perfect formula for growth? Ask leaders what they envision in that...

Medicaid imbalance in Louisiana between home-based care and politically strong nursing homes

FUNDING DISPARITY: Michelle Alletto, deputy secretary at the Louisiana Department of Health, says steps are...

Construction on Bayou Bridge Pipeline could soon begin; opponents push for more studies

BRIDGING THE BAYOU: A sign marks the area of a pipeline in the Atchafalaya...

Weeks Marine finds growth and diversification in the expanding coastal restoration and LNG markets

Aproliferation of coastal restoration projects and LNG facilities has reinvigorated Weeks Marine Inc.’s decades-long...

Will Louisiana remain a major energy player when oil is no longer king?

Looking to the faraway, distant economic landscape of 2035 and beyond, industry leaders are...

Sophisticated software and an abundance of data are allowing owners to ‘educate’ their processes

The new era of “smart manufacturing” has arrived along Louisiana’s industrial corridor. In increasingly...

The South Louisiana Economic Council stays ahead of the curve during the oil slump by shifting focus

Unlike a lot of economic development groups, the South Louisiana Economic Council is more...

Editor’s take: Looking into the future of energy

The troublesome ripple effects that new brands of renewable energy might have on oil...
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