Australian company commits to $17.5B LNG export terminal in Louisiana

An Australian fossil fuel company committed Tuesday to build a $17.5 billion liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana, following up on plans first announced 10 years ago.  Woodside Energy Group said it has reached a final investment decision to …

Woodside Energy, Australia signs LNG deal with BP to supply Louisiana project

Woodside Energy, a major Australian oil and natural gas company, announced on Wednesday that it had signed a deal with BP under which the British energy company would supply natural gases to its Louisiana liquefied gas project (LNG). Woodside, in a press …

Louisiana lawmakers reject several carbon capture bills

(The Center Square) — Legislators rejected eight bills on Tuesday that would have greatly hindered the development of carbon capture and sequestration, a major blow to Louisiana constituents concerned about eminent domain and CO2 leaks. Only one bill moved …

Heart of Louisiana: Crawfish

ROANOKE, La. (WVUE) - Burt Tietje is a third-generation Louisiana rice farmer, who now spends half of his time harvesting crawfish. The German grain farmers who settled in Jefferson Davis Parish discovered that crawfish and rice are a great combination, …

Advocates balk as Louisiana legislature advances homeless crackdown bill from committee

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A 4-3 vote in Louisiana’s Senate Judiciary B committee pushed forward a bill that aims at cracking down on homeless encampments throughout the state. SB 196 calls for people setting up encampments in public spaces to be fined up to $ …

From SE Asia to SE Louisiana: Vietnamese refugees reflect on 50 years since Fall of Saigon

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Growing up in New Orleans, Saran Bynum says most people assumed she was born and raised here. And she went along. “I’m in New Orleans, so people think I’m Creole. I would just say, ‘OK, I’m Creole. I’m Black. I identify as Black,’” she …

Hooters at the Louisiana Boardwalk shuts down

Entergy Louisiana completes Phase One of upgrades for Meta Data Center in Richland Parish

RICHLAND PARISH, La. (KNOE) - Entergy Louisiana has completed phase one of infrastructure upgrades to support the new Meta data center in Richland Parish. Entergy Louisiana says it’s investing in more than just power for a data center. The company has …

Chennault hosts Air Force training for some of Louisiana’s air bases

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Chennault International Airport is continuing to build relationships with the United States military. That’s why two F-15 fighter jets and a B-52 bomber flew at Chennault for Air Force Training. “With the missions that these …

Hooters permanently closes its doors at the Louisiana Boardwalk

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - The Louisiana Boardwalk opened for business in Bossier City nearly twenty years ago with plans of tourism, booming businesses and even bigger revenue. Now a business that’s been there since the very beginning has closed. Hooters …