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With pipeline growth booming, the US agency in charge of safety struggles to keep up

By Jacob Fischler Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The pipeline industry added thousands of miles of natural gas, crude oil and carbon dioxide pipelines to the

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Fertilizer company calls off plans for Jefferson Parish plant

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A Texas fertilizer company announced early last weel it has halted its plans to build an ammonia plant

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New seafood import fees would fund testing of foreign shrimp and crawfish
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – Additional testing for foreign-caught shrimp and crawfish, which Louisiana fisherfolk say undercuts their local product, could come at the expense of the wholesalers who are ...
Lighthouse network expands, as St. John Parish opens Louisiana’s largest resilience hub for solar energy and storage
By Delaney Dryfoos The Lens It was last week, as federal energy secretary Jennifer Granholm entered the church in LaPlace, that the Rev. Shawn Anglim cued the crowd to sing.
Louisiana chemical plant will convert to EV battery manufacturing
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A chemical plant in Louisiana that faced possible downsizing or even closure is now expanding to become America’s first domestic manufacturer of critical lithium battery ...
Campaign launches to help Louisiana families seek child tax credit benefits
(Jozef Syndicate) — Gearing up to significantly impact on how Louisiana families gain financial restitution, The Middleburg Institute supported by Share Our Strength has launched a multi-city public awareness campaign ...
Neighbors call for greater scrutiny of Lake Maurepas carbon capture project
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A new state task force on carbon capture and storage projects met Monday for the first time and got an earful from opponents of a ...
Solar gardens encouraged to grow in New Orleans
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — New Orleans city officials amended a set of regulations last Monday (Oct. 30) that should clear the way for an order of Catholic nuns and ...
Black community’s retirement woes leading to new ways to save money
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — A recent study has outlined a disturbing trend across the nation: Increasing retirement woes among Black people, coming from several angles that indicate some ...
Federal agencies issue $23M fine against TransUnion and subsidiary FTC and CFPB
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Two federal agencies recently reached a $23 million settlement with TransUnion, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies, and a subsidiary, TURRS. The Federal Trade ...

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