LSU’s handling of a massive energy services contract for its main campus has scared off potential bidders and damaged the state’s already tarnished image.
A massive renewable energy facility planned for the Port of Greater Baton Rouge moved one step closer to reality Wednesday, when the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved a property tax abatement for the project under the Industrial Tax Exemption Program.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved a broad agreement that calls for splitting a lucrative energy services contract for the Baton Rouge campus between the two entities that, for months, have been vying for the deal.