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In sharply changing energy world, Louisiana, Gulf Coast expected to see big investment

With rising global demand, Louisiana's growing energy sector is expected to try to balance continuing fossil fuel-based production and...

Dec 5

Meta Selects Northeast Louisiana as Site of $10 Billion Artificial Intelligence Optimized Data Center; Governor Jeff Landry Calls Investment ‘A New Chapter’ for State

RICHLAND PARISH, La. – Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta announced it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data...

Dec 2

Rising LNG Prices and Louisiana's Critical Role in the Global Market

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are set to rise sharply as demand outpaces supply heading into 2025. After record-low prices in 2023...

Dec 2

Addressing Louisiana’s Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells: A Call for Reform

Louisiana’s oil fields, long a cornerstone of its economy, now bear the scars of regulatory neglect. Abandoned wells, rusty tanks, and...

Nov 21

CONCORDIA SENTINEL: Louisiana cannot afford to fall behind in energy market

Located in Concordia Parish, on the banks of the Mississippi River, I’ve had a unique view into the cross-state competition that is...

Nov 18

WSJ: Trump's Energy Renaissance

Donald Trump ’s nominations are a mix of good, bad and ugly. His choice of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department...

Nov 18

LA To Increase Broadband Access In State

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Gov. Jeff Landry announced that Louisiana will be awarding $1.355 billion in federal funding for broadband...

Nov 16

Sweeping tax overhaul in Louisiana hits snag on sales tax expansion

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday postponed a vote on a key bill in Gov. Jeff Landry’s sweeping and complex tax...

Nov 13

Louisiana Eyes New Business Court to Settle Disputes

Louisiana lawmakers will consider a proposed constitutional amendment to create new specialized courts in the state during the third...

Nov 11

‘This tax code is broken’: Gov. Landry pitches Louisiana tax overhaul to start special session

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry kicked off a two and a half week special session with a call for legislators to drastically overhaul the...

Nov 4

Louisiana's Tax Code Reform: A Path to Competitiveness and Growth

Louisiana's current tax code features several inefficient and uncompetitive policies, resulting in the state falling behind in tax...

Oct 31

Letter: CVS Executive Change Is Questionable

Dear editor, CVS’ decision to replace its CEO with David Joyner—the former head of its Pharmacy Benefit Manager arm, CVS Caremark—is...

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