Energy

Analysts forecasting oil prices will again top $100 a barrel 

Analysts projecting oil prices will again top $100 a barrel 

A look at what’s in the infrastructure bill for small businesses 

President Joe Biden this weekend signed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law—paving the...

Emissions from federal oil and gas lease sales under increased scrutiny 

Oil and gas lease sales—one of the tent poles propping up Louisiana’s economy—are again under scrutiny from the Biden administration.

LSU energy deal set to go before Board of Supervisors

After nearly a yearlong negotiation, LSU has finalized a deal with two private partners...

LOGA founder Don Briggs injured, wife killed in car crash 

Early Wednesday morning, former Louisiana Oil & Gas Association President Don Briggs was involved in a car crash on Interstate 12 in Tangipahoa Parish, resulting in his hospitalization and the death of his wife, Nannette, 77. 

New rail port near Lake Charles could help smooth kinks in the industrial supply chain 

The developers of the new Mossville Rail Port are benefitting from some rather fortuitous...
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I-10 lights coming back on, but many still broken

Since complaints started mounting earlier this month about the number of burned out lights along Interstate 10 through the heart of Baton Rouge, roughly 30 of the 60 or so lights are back on, according to city-parish officials.

ITEP request for $121M Donaldsonville project goes before state board

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry will consider today an Industrial Tax Exemption Program application for a $121 million “green” ammonia plant in Donaldsonville. 

Congress weighs reinstating “superfund tax” on chemical, oil industries

Congress is considering reviving taxes on the chemical and petroleum industries to pay for cleanup of polluted sites.

Solar energy ramps up in Louisiana, but jobs lie in panel manufacturing

Solar energy development seems to be heating up in Louisiana, at least on paper....