To the next phase: A building permit has been pull for the construction of UpTown Climbing, a 10,162-square-foot indoor rock climbing gym planned to be built at 10505 Coursey Blvd. near Remington College. Owner Robb Antrobus says a timeline has yet to be finalized for the gym’s construction and grand opening. Those details are expected to be finalized over the course of the next month, and will be released on UpTown Climbing’s Facebook page. According to the permit, UpTown Climbing will include a second-floor mezzanine measuring 3,312 square feet. Construction is estimated to cost $1.5 million. Initial plans include the construction of a facility with a 35-foot ceiling, more than 10,000 square feet of climbing surface, an exercise area and a multipurpose yoga room.
Open books: Livingston Parish property owners will be able to review and possibly change the parish’s updated assessment of their properties, especially if their property suffered flood damage. In a statement, Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor says he will hold an open book period from Dec. 5-19 at his office, 29940 S. Magnolia Ave. in the town of Livingston, for property owners to review their assessments and project 2016 property taxes, request changes and ask questions. Changes cannot be made once the books close. Taylor says the current data on who flooded in August appears to be incomplete. Letters were mailed last week asking some property owners to verify that they were not affected by the historic flood as indicated by local, state and federal records. “It’s important that anyone who has a house, business or other valued structure that was damaged by the flood to contact our office as soon as possible so we can update our records,” Taylor says.
Getting better: Cheniere Energy is finally inching toward profitability, thanks to its Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Louisiana. FuelFix.com reports the Houston-based company reported a third quarter net loss of $100 million, a much more favorable mark than the nearly $300 million loss reported during the same period in 2015. The loss was smaller because the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal is finally raking in revenues after it starting exporting LNG in late February. The first liquefaction train started supercooling natural gas into a liquid in February, and the initial cargo left the country on Feb. 24. The 1,000-acre facility consists of six planned liquefaction trains. Cheniere’s $466 million in quarterly revenues compares to just $66 million during the same time last year. Read the full story.
