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Why the GOP tax cuts could mean a bump for Louisiana’s budget

individual and corporate rates being consideration would actually mean an injection of revenue into...

10/12 Industry Report, Fourth Quarter 2017

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Maps of the largest industrial projects driving growth in south Louisiana

($25M-$250M) Louisiana industrial projects announced or proposed since Jan.1, 2014, with projected capital investment of $25...

Before N.O. got the big DXC deal, Baton Rouge competed for it, too

Baton Rouge was among the 30 mid-sized markets that competed against New Orleans for...

Workforce spotlight: Diving for dollars

Robbie Champagne is the founder of C-Dive, a Houma-based commercial diving company with 100...

Weeks Marine finds growth and diversification in the expanding coastal restoration and LNG markets

Aproliferation of coastal restoration projects and LNG facilities has reinvigorated Weeks Marine Inc.’s decades-long...

Insight: Industrial wage pressures after the 2017 hurricanes

The storms of late summer 2017 were reminiscent of the year 2005. For those...

Will Louisiana remain a major energy player when oil is no longer king?

Looking to the faraway, distant economic landscape of 2035 and beyond, industry leaders are...

Insight: Taxing energy infrastructure

Amendment 1 was recently passed by the voters to remove what was becoming a...

Sophisticated software and an abundance of data are allowing owners to ‘educate’ their processes

The new era of “smart manufacturing” has arrived along Louisiana’s industrial corridor. In increasingly...