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2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (135+ words) NEW ORLEANS — Commercial sales accelerated across Orleans and Jefferson parishes during the first half of 2026, with 306 commercial property transactions totaling $683.7 million, according to an analysis of New Orleans Area Commercial Sales Volume Jumps 60% NEW ORLEANS — Commercial sales accelerated across Orleans…...

3+ day, 10+ min ago   (161+ words) The Louisiana Portfolio brings together speed, scale and long-term ambition: Cayman provides dispatchable power; Barracuda pairs dedicated generation and storage with datacenter infrastructure; and Amberjack establishes a disciplined pathway toward advanced nuclear generation. Each will advance on its own merits…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (392+ words) Program to address crucial industry issues Alyssa Dausman, Ph.D., senior vice president and chief scientist at the Water Institute, will cover "From Watersheds to Planetary Boundaries: Rethinking Water Management." As water resources face growing demands and competing societal needs, Dr....

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (837+ words) NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana has secured more than $81.6 billion in announced data center investment and more than 2,000 projected direct jobs. But as Louisiana offers long-term tax exemptions to attract those projects, one key number remains unknown: how much state and local…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (380+ words) Two days of R44 AIRTRUCK flight operations put the unmanned variant of the Robinson R44 over an offshore-style deck, hosted by Aviation Academy of Louisiana Robinson Unmanned R44 AIRTRUCK at Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia, Louisiana during demonstration of offshore cargo and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (614+ words) The sun rises over marshland along Freshwater City Road near where SpaceX is planning to build a multibillion-dollar spaceport in Vermilion Parish, La., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. President and chief operating officer of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell speaks during the SpaceX announcement at…...

1+ week, 1+ 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, 2+ day ago   (524+ words) (The Center Square) — Louisiana could emerge as one of the biggest domestic beneficiaries of a U.S.-backed expansion of Venezuela's oil industry, with refineries designed to process the country's heavy crude and infrastructure capable of receiving massive oil tankers offshore. Where…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (554+ words) SpaceX's next big expansion will arrive in the form of a new launch site in Louisiana, with production set to begin sometime in 2027. 'Spaceport Of The Future': SpaceX Announces Big Plans For Louisiana Marshland In 2025, SpaceX experienced its most prolific…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (190+ words) NEW ORLEANS, La. (This Week in Louisiana Agriculture) — Louisiana cattle producers are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s plan to import additional beef at a reduced tariff rate as the industry... Louisiana Cattle Producers Push Back Against Trump Administration Plan…...