Energy

The companies, projects, investments, workforce issues and policy decisions shaping one of the state’s most important economic sectors.

Four data centers are rising at once in Louisiana. The early economic gains are striking, but so is the scale of what comes next.

Regions of the state long known for their economic stagnation—or sluggish growth at best—are...

What’s next: Could this be No. 5?

A 500-megawatt battery storage project proposed by NextEra is moving through an expedited regional...

This Lafayette company wants to send data centers out to sea

In July, Tony Dupuy and the other founders of Lafayette-based Forged Energy Solutions posed...

Louisiana Cat plans hiring, facility expansion amid industrial boom

A surge in shipbuilding, LNG and data center activity is driving rapid growth in...

Iberville Parish is floating its own version of Ascension’s RiverPlex MegaPark

Iberville Parish officials are laying the groundwork for a new industrial zone modeled after...

This Baton Rouge restaurant is helping feed Hut 8’s data center crews

Salt Pepper Oak, the Baton Rouge restaurant known for its live-fire barbecue, is turning...

Dynamic Group opens St. Francisville office to support data center work, public projects

Baton Rouge-based contractor Dynamic Group has opened a new office in downtown St. Francisville....

LSU’s Energy Institute has a new executive director. See who it is

John Flake has been named executive director of the LSU Energy Institute, taking the...

Livingston Parish adopts new rules for power plants, electric-generating facilities

Livingston Parish has adopted its first comprehensive regulations governing power plants and electric-generating facilities,...

Gov. Landry’s call for a 90-day diesel export ban draws industry pushback

Gov. Jeff Landry last week asked the White House and Congress to impose a...
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