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CITGO Invests $310 Million in Lake Charles Refinery
The investment supports long-term refinery viability. CITGO has announced the advancement of its Lake Charles Refinery Depentanizer Project, a $310 million investment that supports the long-term competitiveness of one of the country’s largest and most complex refineries. The project will add new facilities and equipment to improve naphtha upgrading...
theadvocate.com
State senator: Vermilion Parish has been losing for years. SpaceX is a win.
Southern Vermilion Parish has spent a generation watching two things leave: land and people. The marsh south of the Intracoastal Waterway has been slipping into the Gulf. Families have been slipping north. Anybody who hunts, fishes or grew up below La. 82 already knows what doing nothing looks like. Doing nothing is how a place becomes open water.
Yahoo!
Louisiana farmers worry SpaceX spaceport could upend their way of life
Vermilion Parish farmers worry SpaceX could drive up land costs, while state leaders cite benefits for coastal restoration.
KPLC TV
Coastal advocates want more details on SpaceX marsh plans
VERMILION PARISH, La. (WVUE) — A SpaceX promotional video touts Louisiana as a prime location for the company’s proposed space launch facility. “You’ve got to have a place that’s on the coast, that there aren’t a lot of folks near where you’re gonna build your launch pad,” said Sheila McCorkle, vice president of Starship Legal and Regulatory, in the video.
97.3 The Dawg
TBoys Boudin And Cracklins Opens Third Location Off I-10 In Crowley This Year
Construction is underway on TBoys Boudin and Cracklins' third location in Crowley, visible right from I-10 in Acadia Parish. The award-winning spot from Mamou is bringing their signature boudin and cracklins to a new corner of Acadiana.
WWL
How the SpaceX launch site is already impacting Vermilion Parish
theadvocate.com
Data center planned for north of Lake Charles, developer confirms. Here’s what we know.
The leader of a Missouri-based renewable energy company has confirmed plans to develop a data center in Moss Bluff, an unincorporated bedroom community 8 miles north of Lake Charles. David Bunge, president of Azimuth Renewables, in April signed an option to buy about 1,200 acres of heavily wooded property owned...
travelmag.com
This Louisiana Mennonite Bulk Foods Store Is Packed With Country-Store Finds
Walking through the front door hit me with the smell of warm molasses before I saw a single jar. Burlap sacks lined the bottom shelves. Above them, glass containers of every grain and spice I could name, plus several I could not. The woman behind the counter nodded at me the way people do when they already know you are going to leave with more than you planned.
KPLC TV
Jeff Davis Parish clears way for controversial chemical facility in Welsh despite resident pushback
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury has voted to clear the way for a controversial chemical facility in Welsh, despite pushback from residents who packed Tuesday night’s meeting to voice their opposition. The vote rezones a 10-acre tract of land near Oilfield Road from...
KPLC TV
CPRA official details early talks with SpaceX over Louisiana wetlands
VERMILION PARISH, La. (Acadiana News First) - Conversations between SpaceX and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority began in March. CPRA Executive Director Michael Hare said one of SpaceX’s first questions was how it could develop the property without harming ongoing coastal restoration work. “Their first immediate issue was...
The Associated Press
Lawsuit adds to allegations that Cameron Parish LNG terminals are hurting seafood industry
Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of commercial fishers, fishing guides and seafood processors in southwest Louisiana is suing liquefied natural gas company Venture Global, claiming that dredging operations in preparation for the construction of a new terminal resulted in a sediment spill that killed millions of oysters and diminished catches of finfish, crabs and shrimp.
1012industryreport.com
Jennings, Baton Rouge concrete companies join forces to tackle Louisiana’s construction surge
Baton Rouge-based HRM Concrete and Jennings-based Port Aggregates have formed HPDC, a joint venture with two out-of-state companies, Concrete Supply Co. and Dawkins On-Site Concrete. The venture will supply concrete and construction aggregates for major projects across Louisiana. The partnership comes as Louisiana faces growing demand for construction materials tied...
hoodline.com
Vinton Rare Earth Plant Could Land $750M Federal Boost, Groundbreaking Near
The company building the nation's first heavy rare earth separation facility at the Port of Vinton has received a letter of interest from a federal bank for up to $750 million in financing, on top of the roughly $277 million it already expects to spend building the plant. Aclara Resources says groundbreaking on the project, known as Project Dynamo, could happen as early as the fourth quarter of this year, with the goal of having the Calcasieu Parish facility fully operational by the end of 2027.
theadvocate.com
Black Bayou Energy Hub to expand Lafayette headquarters, operations in Cameron Parish
A southwest Louisiana energy company with an corporate headquarters in Lafayette is expanding its operations with a $1.6 billion investment. Black Bayou Energy Hub, an underground salt dome energy storage company in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes, announced the moves that will expand its headquarters and develop “critical natural gas infrastructure” in Cameron Parish, according to an announcement from the Louisiana Economic Development office.
fox8live.com
Coastal advocates want more details on SpaceX marsh plans
VERMILION PARISH, La. (WVUE) — A SpaceX promotional video touts Louisiana as a prime location for the company’s proposed space launch facility. “You’ve got to have a place that’s on the coast, that there aren’t a lot of folks near where you’re gonna build your launch pad,” said Sheila McCorkle, vice president of Starship Legal and Regulatory, in the video.
kalb.com
CPRA official details early talks with SpaceX over Louisiana wetlands
VERMILION PARISH, La. (Acadiana News First) - Conversations between SpaceX and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority began in March. CPRA Executive Director Michael Hare said one of SpaceX’s first questions was how it could develop the property without harming ongoing coastal restoration work. “Their first immediate issue was...