Dormant Libbey Glass plant to be cleared for industrial redevelopment
(The Center Square) – North Louisiana Economic Development leveraged millions in public funds and state backing to reposition a key manufacturing complex in Shreveport...
Army awards $400M contract for Lake Pontchartrain storm surge protection
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday a contract worth more than $400 million was awarded for to build...
FEMA opens up $1B in hurricane protection funding
(The Center Square) − FEMA has made $1 billion available nationwide through a revived disaster-mitigation grant program that Louisiana has relied on for flood...
ESA exemption draws immediate court challenge
(The Center Square) − Environmental groups moved almost immediately to challenge the Trump administration’s sweeping exemption of Gulf oil and gas operations from key...
Louisiana lawmakers are unsure of the state’s nursing home needs
(The Center Square) − A push to loosen Louisiana’s long-running moratorium on new nursing home beds has run into a deeper problem than simple...