Energy

Louisiana vulnerable to power outages this winter

The nonprofit regulator charged with helping ensure the reliability of the North American electric grid is warning of potential electric supply shortfalls during severe weather this winter in several regions of the country—including Louisiana.

CPEX summit will focus on climate risks, economic prosperity

Louisiana faces numerous planning challenges. How do we improve transportation? How do we make our energy grid more resilient? How do we deal with flood risk?

Louisiana electricity rates cheaper than neighbors including Texas

Louisiana’s electricity costs were more than 2 cents per kilowatt hour cheaper than the...

Gasoline prices are falling fast after spiking earlier this year 

The cost of gasoline is falling so fast that it is beginning to put...

House votes to prevent rail strike, impose deal on unions

The U.S. House moved urgently Wednesday to head off the looming nationwide rail strike, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.

Louisiana has fewest EV chargers per capita in US 

Louisiana has the lowest number of EV chargers per capita, with just 8.3 chargers per 100,000 residents, according to a new report from software firm CoPilot.   
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Mississippi River barge crisis eases as water levels begin to rise

A record-breaking drought throughout the Mississippi River basin is finally beginning to ease, The Gazette reports.

In addition to cutting costs, modularization is reducing construction injuries

The petrochemical industry is effectively reducing injuries and fatalities by integrating more modular components...

Potash mines hampering ExxonMobil in Permian Basin 

A vital crop nutrient that lies underground near oil and natural gas reserves is...

Approval of Cameron Parish LNG terminal seen as potential regulatory shift 

Commonwealth LNG’s proposed export terminal in Cameron Parish received unanimous approval from the Federal...