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Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel announces nearly 40 new jobs

Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel announced nearly 40 new job openings for its new steel mill in Ascension Parish. The company plans to hire 1,300 direct employees for the $5.8 billion facility by 2029. Available roles span various fields, including engineering, logistics, finance and human resources. Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel announced nearly 40...

Ascension Parish, LA · 24d

Louisiana Illuminator

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LSU donor backs new capitalism research center, focused on its ‘greatest prosperity’

The LSU Board of Supervisors Friday approved the creation of the Prosperity Institute, a research center in its business college that the founding donor hopes will definitively prove the superiority of capitalism. Roger Ogden, a New Orleans real estate developer and former LSU board chairman, has been a major donor to the university, He provided […]

Baton Rouge, LA · 22d

What Now New Orleans

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Baton Rouge T-Shirt Company Adding Location Filled with ‘Blank Stock’ and Supplies

The upcoming store will have various supplies for making custom apparel

Baton Rouge, LA · 23d

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Firm with Hut 8 ties donated $25K to Gov. Landry's PAC before groundbreaking

BATON ROUGE — Three months before ground was broken on Hut 8’s new River Bend data center in West Feliciana Parish, a company tied to the $10 billion project donated thousands of dollars to a political action committee associated with Gov. Jeff Landry. Campaign finance records show that...

West Feliciana Parish, LA · 23d

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Amite residents facing increase in utility rates

Amite residents will notice higher utility bills beginning in November as the city commences the lengthy process of paying off a loan that is financing a mammoth wastewater treatment plant. The increase actually dates to 2022 when the then-city council approved the higher rates although they have not been implemented....

Amite City, LA · 24d

BRProud

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Job applications for Ascension Parish’s Hyundai Steel mill open now

Applications are open for nearly 40 new jobs related to the $5.8 billion Hyundai Steel mill being constructed in Ascension Parish, the company announced Wednesday.

Ascension Parish, LA · 24d

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As data center rumors swirl, Livingston Parish President meets with battery storage company

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. — Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte said he met with representatives from NextEra Energy as the company explores building a battery storage facility in the parish. The energy capacity of the proposed facility has fueled speculation of a possible data center development in the parish. Delatte...

Livingston Parish, LA · 24d

theadvocate.com

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Industrial real estate in south Louisiana is hot, while other sectors are more sluggish

Louisiana’s industrial construction boom is fueling demand for warehouse space across the region, including the Greater New Orleans area — a welcome trend in an otherwise lackluster real estate market that is showing signs of improvement in some sectors and battling ongoing challenges in others. Megaprojects like new...

New Orleans, LA · 23d

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Baton Rouge interior design firm closes showroom

Dixon Smith Interiors announced on its Instagram page that the design firm will be closing its showroom at 1655 Lobdell Ave., Baton Rouge, to begin a new chapter. Although the 10,000-square-foot showroom is closing, designers Joel Fazende and Mary Caroline Dansky will continue their careers in interior design through a new joint venture.

Baton Rouge, LA · 25d

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Magic happens in Baton Rouge’s Secret Underground Laboratory. Here’s how the shop came to be.

A few feet from bustling Government Street in Baton Rouge, Roger Poplin, 70, and his wife, Marsha Rish, 71, wheeled in a sizable crystal chandelier from early 1900s France into Poplin’s 500-square-foot workshop in the back of the Secret Underground Laboratory Recovery and Salvage. Poplin leaned over and pointed...

Baton Rouge, LA · 25d

Louisiana Illuminator

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Most of 6th District field sees need for more petrochemical industry limits

Nearly every candidate running in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District said the local petrochemical industry needs to be reined in more during an event Tuesday night in Gonzales.

Louisiana · 24d

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Metro Council votes to allow parish to rebate local use taxes collected on two 2027 events at LSU

BATON ROUGE — The Metro Council voted in favor of allowing East Baton Rouge Parish to rebate local sales and use taxes collected on sales tied to two events at Tiger Stadium and Alex Box Stadium in March. On Wednesday, the council voted to allow the tax breaks on...

Baton Rouge, LA · 23d

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Gulf South puts Index 330 replacement of PLUSS project in service, Sorrento compressor to follow

Gulf South Pipeline has told FERC the Index 330 replacement portion of its Parks Line Upgrade and Sorrento Station (PLUSS) Project in Louisiana is in service, with the 12,510-hp Sorrento Compressor Station expected around the fourth quarter of 2027. Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC has placed the Index 330 replacement...

Louisiana · 25d

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Marathon Refinery Marks 32 Years with Safety Distinction

The refinery has held the highest safety recognition since 1994. Marathon Petroleum’s Garyville refinery in Louisiana has once again been re-certified as a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Star site by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), continuing a designation Garyville has held since 1994. Garyville’s history with VPP...

Garyville, LA · 25d

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Residents, officials question carbon storage wells planned for Iberville, Assumption

A Houston company wants to store carbon dioxide under Iberville and Assumption parishes. At an Oct. 8 state hearing in Plaquemine, residents, council members and environmental groups lined up to question the plan.

Iberville Parish, LA · 26d

NOLA.com

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Industrial real estate in south Louisiana is hot, while other sectors are more sluggish

New Orleans, LA · 23d

theadvocate.com

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Permits issued for $1.3 million Tara home, Fran U renovations

Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from Oct. 5-9. 4314 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD.: new Verizon Wireless cell tower, $300,000; applicant, Pamela Turner. 6006 PLANK ROAD: kitchen equipment upgrades and interior remodel to existing 4,148-square-foot McDonald's, $80,000; applicant, Jasmine...

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 26d

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Baton Rouge area business shutting down, citing higher food and gas prices

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge area food truck will close permanently on Oct. 31, roughly a year after they opened, with its owners citing rising fuel and food costs. Bayou Buns and Wingz, known for serving food at festivals and events across South Louisiana, announced the upcoming closure in a social media post.

Baton Rouge, LA · 28d

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Celebrating the Sweetest Farmers in America

This National Farmer’s Day, we celebrate all the sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers who work tirelessly to produce America’s sugar. October marks not only spooky season, but it’s also harvest season for both sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers. While families across the country prepare for a Halloween filled with sweet treats, our family farmers are hard at work producing the key ingredient that makes it all possible.

Plaquemine, LA · 27d

bizneworleans.com

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Emergent Method Promotes 2 to Leadership Roles

BATON ROUGE, La. — Emergent Method, a management consulting firm based in Baton Rouge, La., has announced that Keesler Morrison and Hannah Walters have been promoted to senior leadership positions at the firm. Keesler Morrison, promoted to managing director, has extensive experience leading large-scale strategic planning, stakeholder outreach and...

Baton Rouge, LA · 25d

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