Office of Gov. Edwards - Mon November 07, 2022
Gov. Edwards Announces Expansion of John Deere Thibodaux Plant
Deere & Company, the global corporation that manufactures the John Deere brand of agricultural, construction and forestry equipment, is investing $29.8 million to expand operations at its Thibodaux facility....
NOLA.com - Thu October 20, 2022
Work Begins On Land-Based $100M Gambling Hall in Louisiana to Replace Riverboat
Ground was broken in Kenner, La., on Oct. 18 ahead of the construction of the new land-based Treasure Chest casino, a more than $100 million development that will replace the aging riverboat of the same name in early 2024....
NOLA.com - Tue October 18, 2022
USACE Building Underwater Levee on Mississippi River in Louisiana To Block Saltwater
A dredging company began construction Oct. 11 on a 1,500-ft.-wide underwater levee designed to block a wedge of Gulf of Mexico saltwater from reaching public and industrial water supply intakes on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish and New Orleans....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 13, 2022
$250M USACE Project Deepens Mississippi from Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the first part of a project to deepen the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, opening the way for larger vessels from the widened Panama Canal to travel as far north as Baton Rouge....
Entergy Louisiana - Mon August 29, 2022
VIDEO: Entergy Completes Transmission Line Segment Over Mississippi River
As part of its ongoing commitment to increase reliability of and build resilience into the electric system, Entergy Louisiana recently completed the Mississippi River transmission crossing from Avondale to Harahan....
The Advocate - Tue July 05, 2022
After Flooding in 2016, Louisiana's Baker High School to Finally Be Renovated
After many starts and stops, it appears that a high school in Baker, La., will finally be renovated, nearly six years after historic flooding swamped the town north of Baton Rouge. The Advocate reported that Baker's school board voted unanimously June 27 to hire a contractor to make much-needed repairs to the high school and campus damaged by four days of heavy rains in August 2016....
Louisiana DOTD - Thu June 16, 2022
Louisiana Road Project to Help Drivers in Busy Ascension Parish
Shawn D. Wilson, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), was joined by other state and local officials June 10 to celebrate the start of construction of an expansion of Louisiana Highway 44, including a roundabout project, in Ascension Parish....
Link-Belt Cranes - Mon May 23, 2022
VIDEO: Link-Belt 228 HSL Drives Piling at New Orleans Canal Expansion
Link-Belt Cranes customer, and long-term contractor for flood control projects in Louisiana, B&K Construction, was awarded a $45.5 million contract for storm channel improvements to the Algiers Sub-Basin Plan....
Hyundai Construction Equipment America - Mon May 16, 2022
Hyundai Construction Equipment Adds Forsythe Tractor to Growing North American Distribution Network
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas recently expanded its North American distribution network with the addition of Forsythe Tractor & Equipment LLC, in Shreveport, La., as an authorized Hyundai compact equipment dealer....
Plaquemine Post South - Wed March 23, 2022
Louisiana Lawmakers Working to Keep New Mississippi River Bridge in Upcoming Budget
Iberville Parish President J. Mitchell Ourso said he is working with the local legislative delegation to ensure the 2023 Louisiana state budget includes the funding Gov. John Bel Edwards wants to put toward construction of a modern Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge....
