Energy

Good news or bad news first? Because there was plenty of both this week for the fledgling U.S. offshore wind industry.

The upcoming sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases was officially postponed today amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species of whale.

A Louisiana legislative task force established to consider the local impacts of carbon capture and sequestration will begin meeting on Monday. 

A new analysis of data dating back to before the COVID-19 pandemic shows Louisiana ranked among the worst states for personal income growth.

LSU and Tulane University are receiving a $22 million award from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to lead a consortium seeking ways to save the ecologically fragile Lower Mississippi River Delta, the schools announced today.

A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced creation of the LSU Litter Institute on Tuesday, which will support debris abatement projects and centralize knowledge on the issue. 

Machinery manufacturer CORTEC is investing an estimated $750,000 into its Port Allen facility.

While it hasn’t been in the news much lately, officials and stakeholders are working toward a solution to East Baton Rouge Parish’s stormwater issues. 

Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners has agreed to buy Entergy’s gas distribution business for about $484 million, the companies announced today.