Energy

Sen. Kennedy talks Ida recovery, oil lease delays, inflation  

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy fielded questions in Houma last Thursday at a luncheon hosted...

Oil prices top $120 a barrel despite higher output targets 

Oil prices topped $120 a barrel in choppy trade this morning buoyed by Saudi Arabia raising its July crude prices

Legislature votes to create road use fee for hybrid, electric vehicle drivers 

A bill ending the free ride for electric and hybrid vehicle owners—who don’t pay gas taxes at the same rate as other drivers—on Louisiana roads won final passage in the Legislature on Sunday, setting the stage for the first road use fees in the state.

Entergy Louisiana raising electricity bills this summer 

Some Entergy customers could see their electric bills increase this summer by more than a typical amount, according to Entergy Louisiana.

Entergy donates $1M to jump-start community college student aid program 

Entergy Louisiana today announced it will provide $1 million over three years to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Foundation to jump-start the MJ Foster Promise Program,

Here’s how the government wants to disaster-proof your home 

On this first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials are launching a new initiative to modernize building codes so that communities can be more resilient to hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that are intensifying due to climate change.
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Activists push back against LNG plants in southwest Louisiana 

Justin Kray, a member of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to...

Entergy Louisiana CEO vacationed in Colorado as Ida battered state  

The chief executive of Louisiana's largest electricity utility vacationed in Colorado as Hurricane Ida...

Venture Global LNG commits to $13B Plaquemines project 

Venture Global LNG today announced it has come to a final investment decision for its $13.2 billion Plaquemines facility, about 20 miles south of New Orleans,

Methanol powers investment surge in Louisiana

There has been enough projected long-term demand growth in the methanol market to fuel a surge in U.S. capital investment, despite a reduction in the number of planned.