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With oil prices at rock-bottom, Louisiana companies that depend on drilling are in survival mode.

OUT OF WORK: With the number of active rigs in Louisiana at a record...

Strategies for tough times

This is the fifth industry downturn for Abbeville native Gary Luquette, who has been...

The next 12 months: What to expect

Economist Loren Scott says Louisiana should expect far fewer layoffs during the current slump than in the...

Will the end of the ban on exporting oil be good or bad for Louisiana?

In October of 1973, the Arab members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...

Mobile Services and “nesting” help companies save time and money during worker processing.

FAST LANE: Forklift driver Trelyn Pitts works on a computer-based training course at EXCEL's...

MEPOL offers various services, including workforce training, marketing and advice on improving process efficiency.

HELPING HAND: MEPOL helped Byron Stephens’ Lafayette manufacturing company with research and development. (Photo...

LSU AgCenter examines the progress and outlook for the bioproducts industry in Louisiana

WAITING TO SHIP: Storage domes built by Drax Biomass at the Port of Greater...

Connie Fabré: GBRIA members on the move

The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance is a trade organization whose members are comprised...

David E. Dismukes: Reading the signs for the energy complex

The beginning of 2016 has not brought about what oil and natural gas producers...

Orion Instruments shines in the global market

Orion’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Baton Rouge. Story courtesy Louisiana Economic Development In 2001, Magnetrol International, a...