Energy

Entergy is continuing to pursue federal grant funding that would offset the cost of projects to strengthen Louisiana’s power grid, the company announced this morning. 

Louisiana lawmakers shot down more than half a dozen bills to address concerns around carbon capture, but one proposal survived the session’s final chaotic moments last week.

The departing coastal authority head thinks restoration needs to be elevated in Louisiana’s political conversation, including the governor’s race.

A handful of Louisiana lawmakers brought bills this session to address public outcry over carbon capture and sequestration projects, but their fellow legislators rejected most of their proposals. 

Grand Isle LNG is proposing to build a liquefied natural gas export facility 13...

ExxonMobil Corporation and the ExxonMobil Foundation recently invested $2 million to support several LSU initiatives, the university announced this morning. 

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says the legislation he helped negotiate with the White House should lead to faster approval of projects that require federal funds and permits.

Contractors have plugged 300 orphaned well sites in Louisiana over the past 4½ months, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Department of Natural Resources Secretary Tom Harris announced today.

Specialty contractor Primoris Energy Services Corporation, located off East Petroleum Drive, is expanding and plans to hire 100 additional workers in Louisiana over the next two years, according to an advance notice last week with the state.

A Louisiana Public Service Commission member wants to investigate whether the utilities under the PSC’s jurisdiction are using ratepayer funds for political spending.