Industry connections: Tickets are on sale for LSU’s annual Energy Summit on Oct. 13. The summit will feature representatives from the upstream oil and gas industry, pipeline companies, storage and mid-stream companies, petrochemical companies, LSU and the state government. LSU has more information.
Housing starts: U.S. homebuilding fell for a third straight month in July amid a steep decline in the construction of multi-family housing units, but a jump in permits to a seven-month high offered hope for the struggling housing market, Reuters reports. Homebuilding was likely disrupted by Tropical Storm Barry, which drenched Louisiana in the middle of July. Read the full story.
Ew: Tyson Foods has issued a recall for frozen chicken patty products over concerns they were possibly contaminated with “extraneous materials,” said the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA Today reports. The recall affects approximately 39,078 pounds of Weaver brand frozen fully-cooked chicken patties produced on Jan. 31. Read the full story.
