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Al Petrie, Energy Industry Vet, Hosting Back-to-Back Conferences

NEW ORLEANS — Energy industry veteran Al Petrie — who will be featured on next week's Biz Talks podcast — has organized not one...

Bollinger Shipyards Delivers Cutter to U.S. Coast Guard

LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards announced that it has delivered the USCGC Douglas Denman to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. The...

Infrastructure Plan: $33M to Clean Up Hundreds of Oil Wells

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — About $33 million of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan recently signed into law by President Joe Biden will go toward cleanning...

Rice Company’s New Product Line Brings 20 New Jobs In Acadia

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana economic development officials said Wednesday that 20 jobs will be created in Acadia Parish when a rice milling company...

Court Hearing: Did Biden Legally Suspend Oil Lease Sales?

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans hears arguments Tuesday about whether President Joe Biden legally suspended new oil and gas...

GNO Inc. Launches 4th Cohort of Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program

NEW ORLEANS – From Greater New Orleans Inc.: GNO Inc. has announced the open recruitment of the fourth cohort of its mechatronics apprenticeship training program....

More Than 500 Jobs Filled at PPE Manufacturing Facility Near Lafayette

NEW ORLEANS – From Ochsner Health and SafeSource Direct: One year ago, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined SafeSource Direct CEO Justin Hollingsworth, Ochsner Health President...

Meal Solutions Manufacturer Focus Foods Announces 100-Job Expansion

BATON ROUGE – From Louisiana Economic Development: Focus Foods, a meal solutions manufacturer that has provided more than 25 million meals to schools, households, care...

Grain Elevator: Ruling Lets Slave Descendants Suit Go Ahead

EDGARD, La. (AP) — Descendants of slaves who lived and toiled in southeastern Louisiana won a key ruling Thursday allowing their legal challenge to...

Southern Industrial Conference Coming to the Ritz-Carlton

NEW ORLEANS —  The 2022 Southern Industrial Conference is scheduled for May 31 and June 1 at the Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans. The event will...

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