Energy

The companies, projects, investments, workforce issues and policy decisions shaping one of the state’s most important economic sectors.

Roundup: OLOL donation / Louisiana air pollution / FTC investigation  

Children’s health: Our Lady of the Lake Foundation recently received a $150,000 contribution from...

Environmental group urges EPA to deny permit for $740M Iberville gas plant

The Sierra Club is urging the federal government to deny an air permit for Magnolia Power’s proposed plant in Iberville Parish. 

Private equity industry replacing Wall Street as oil and gas investors 

As Wall Street banks and investors face mounting pressure to disinvest in oil and...

Edgen Murray’s Baton Rouge office sells for nearly $3.7M

Edgen Murray’s Baton Rouge office,18444 Highland Road, sold Friday in a $3.67 million cash...

Landry, GOP leaders, target ‘woke’ investment policies 

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is among a number of Republican state officials aiming to change how state retirement plans are managed. 

Protecting Capital Region’s aquifer could include reducing industrial use by 90%

Efforts to protect the aquifer that provides much of the Capital Region’s drinking water could include working with industry to reduce its groundwater use to about 10% of the current level. 
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Experts confident Louisiana’s petrochemical sector will adapt and thrive

There’s no disputing that Louisianans are resilient. The last couple of years have shown that much at least.

Feds approve nearly $190M in bids from offshore oil and gas lease sale

The U.S. government has accepted nearly $190 million in bids from an offshore oil...

Essay: Taking the risk on a sustainable future

Building a better Baton Rouge starts with making the changes necessary so that it’s a thriving, climate-resilient city.

Dawn of a new day

Whether it’s a push for renewable energy or net-zero emissions, experts are confident Louisiana’s petrochemical sector will evolve, adapt and thrive.
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