Controversy over a long-term, lucrative deal to modernize the aging energy system on the LSU main campus is intensifying, now that the universityās technical staff and consulting firm, KPMG, have recommended the board award the contract to Enwave Energy over Louisiana Energy Partners, a venture owned in part by businessman Jim Bernhardās portfolio company Bernhard Energy.
Contractors have received the go-ahead to begin construction on Drakes Landing, the nearly 300,000-square-foot multifamily development planned for North Ardenwood Drive.Ā