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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.

While industry is encouraged by regulation postponements, DEQ fears funding cuts might slow permitting

The person leading the EPA’s Region 6 in Dallas is nearly as important to...

The desire for cost efficiency and speed pushes engineers and contractors into futuristic territory.

Such futuristic buzzwords as augmented reality, immersive mixed reality, building information modeling and digital...

Petrochemical owners and contractors ponder how to handle a second wave of Louisiana capital investment

Get ready for another round of petrochemical investment. Experts say the U.S.—and the Gulf...

Malware is targeting the petrochemical and oil & gas industries. What’s being done to combat the risk?

The headlines are worrisome and increasingly frequent. Time and again, the business community is...

LSU’s ProtoStripes Center bringing good things to life

Jason Hugenroth, president and founder of Inventherm, turned to the LSU ProtoStripes Center when...

LSU graduates dive into the investment pool with launch of portfolio management firm

At Booth-Laird Investments, Jonathan Booth, left, serves as the “numbers guy,” while Kevin Laird...

With a number of massive projects in the works and a new lobby group, the liquefied natural gas industry is on the verge a...

A ship docks at the Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal in Cove Point,...

Get to know: Kate MacArthur

Kate MacArthur Newly appointed President + CEO, Ascension Economic Development Corp Kate MacArthur has been on...

As cost overruns plague Gulf Coast projects, owners look for answers

Anyone in industry will tell you cost overruns are the norm rather than the...

The jackets supporting wind turbines off the coast of Rhode Island were engineered in New Orleans and built in Houma

Market fluctuations are an ever-present reality in the oil and gas industry, which means...
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