3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (497+ words) Nolan Mckendry, The Center Square//September 10, 2026// New Orleans is aiming to fully absorb the Sewerage and Water Board into city government by 2028, moving beyond the oversight changes enacted this year toward eventually operating the century-old utility as a city department....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (370+ words) USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//September 10, 2026// Since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, he has increased tariffs on U.S. imports from most global partners. Trump has enforced executive tariffs, which are directly imposed by the President or executive branch,…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (259+ words) Louisiana Innovation has released a new short film highlighting the state’s growing role in next-generation shipbuilding as automation, artificial intelligence and autonomous vessel technology reshape the maritime industry. The film also connects Louisiana’s current shipbuilding industry with its maritime history,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (488+ words) Alton Wallace, The Center Square//September 9, 2026// Aclara Resources announced it has received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States for up to $750 million in financing for Project Dynamo, the company’s proposed rare earths processing plant…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (541+ words) CityBusiness staff reports// September 9, 2026// Entergy, Ampirical invest $1.5M in LSU New Orleans Entergy and Ampirical are investing a combined $1.5 million in LSU New Orleans to modernize the university’s power and energy research laboratory and expand training for students pursuing engineering and…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (548+ words) CityBusiness staff reports// September 9, 2026// Louisiana invests $2M in Northshore business park expansion Louisiana Economic Development is investing $2 million to expand Gulf South Commerce Park in St. Tammany Parish, a project that will add more than 300 acres to the Northshore business campus…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (416+ words) Alton Wallace, The Center Square//September 8, 2026// The number of workers in the energy sector dropped about 1% from 2024 to 2025 both nationwide and in Louisiana, with the decline driven by accelerating automation, changing policies, and shifting economics, according to a Department of…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (502+ words) Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel officially broke ground during a ceremony held Sept. 4 with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and several officials at the site of the $5.8 billion project in Ascension Parish near Donaldsonville. Source: USA TODAY Network USA TODAY Network via Reuters…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (759+ words) Alton Wallace, The Center Square//September 4, 2026// The Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy has selected two primary contractors for the first phase of a revamped state program aimed at plugging and cleaning thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells scattered…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (570+ words) September 9th, 2026 | 9:00 AM September 15th, 2026 | 12:00 AM October 5th, 2026 | 4:00 PM Louisiana will lose one of its five Medicaid insurance plans at the end of the year, according to information the Louisiana Department of Health provided Tuesday. The Healthy Blue plan, offered by Elevance Health…...