Manufacturing

Louisiana export terminals up and running but below normal volume

U.S. soybean exports jumped to a six-month peak last week while corn shipments were...

LSU faculty researching next-gen learning environment for construction, engineering

LSU construction management professors Yimin Zhu and Amirhosein Jafari are researching how new technology can be leveraged to create next-generation learning environments for architecture, engineering and construction engineering.

CSRS bucking trend by expanding to new, bigger offices 

While many employers are rethinking their need for office space in the COVID era, downsizing offices or closing them altogether, CSRS is expanding.

Natural gas price spike may be short-lived

Natural gas prices have surged recently, but domestic producers haven’t yet ramped up production enough to meet the rising demand, an LSU expert says. 

See where your favorite brand of toilet paper stacks up when it comes to sustainability 

The Natural Resources Defense Council's toilet paper scorecard uses environmental yardsticks to judge 44 top brands of bathroom tissue.

LSU AgCenter FOODii expanding bottling services 

The LSU Food Incubator, recently rebranded as FOODii, is offering its bottling facility to statewide companies in order to bring more manufacturing back to Louisiana.
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Louisiana’s struggling seafood industry teetering after Ida 

Louisiana's oyster farmers, crabbers, shrimpers and commercial fishers are nothing if not adaptable, producing millions of pounds of seafood annually, often in water that was dry land a generation ago. They've fought off a devastating oil spill, floods, changing markets and endless hurricanes just to stay in business.

South Louisiana ports partnering to request federal aid 

Several south Louisiana ports have joined together to request federal assistance in recovering from Hurricane Ida, which damaged port infrastructure, waterways and communities, according to an announcement from the Port of New Orleans. 

Most Louisiana refineries have restarted but oil production lagging

Most of the nine Louisiana refineries shut by Hurricane Ida have restarted or were...

Ida rebuilding could delay projects, raise costs for homebuilders and buyers

The rebuilding process in southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida is likely to lead to delays and higher costs for homebuilders and buyers in the Capital Region, the head of the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge says.