Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012.
[Read Article]The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, also called FERC, is involved in deciding where LNG facilities and pipelines will be located. FERC usually meets in Washington, D.C., but representatives came to…
[Read Article]Billions in tax incentives from the Industrial Tax Exemption Program have failed to produce job and income growth in Louisiana, according a new report from independent research firm Ohio River…
[Read Article]On the day before the anniversary of Hurricane Laura, and as Louisianians eye another storm forming in the Gulf, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell toured storm-ravaged southwest Louisiana Thursday with Gov. John…
[Read Article]Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré visits Lake Charles to discuss the lack of recovery after Hurricane Laura and disaster preparedness in the age of climate change.
[Read Article]Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré visited Lake Charles on Wednesday to commemorate the nearing one-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura. The current state of the city as well as Southwest Louisiana…
[Read Article]The federal government has suspended a permit for a controversial proposed plastics plant in Louisiana while an environmental review takes place after advocates raised concerns about its impacts. In a…
[Read Article]Nucor Corp. has informed Louisiana environmental officials that it is abandoning plans for a $120 million expansion of its Convent steel manufacturing complex and will continue delaying a decision on…
[Read Article]The U.S. Army on Wednesday ordered a full environmental review of a proposed Formosa Group (1301.TW) petrochemical plant in St. James Parish, Louisiana, opposed by local groups concerned about the health impact…
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