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Research Park Corp. could sell stake in Bon Carre
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Research Park Corp. board of directors is set to vote next month on selling off its interest in the Bon Carre Business Center development in Baton Rouge. The tax-funded Resea...
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5-year plan targets N.O. growth
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials have unveiled a five-year economic development plan targeting key industries, creating jobs and strengthening the economy through workforce training and sup...
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Haynesville Shale alive and well for some
By VICKIE WELBORN The (Shreveport) Times STONEWALL (AP) — The Haynesville Shale is alive and well — at least for some property owners off Red Bluff Road near Stonewall. Landowner Mark Burford said ...
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B.R. company to pay nearly $60K in OT back wages BATON ROUGE — A construction services employment agency has agreed to pay more than 100 workers nearly $60,000 in back wages after an investigatio...
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U.S. rig count up 6 this week to 1,771
HOUSTON (AP) — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by six this week to 1,771. The Houston-based comp...
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New tenants join LSU incubator
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three tenants have moved into the Louisiana Business & Technology Center at LSU, bringing the number of companies in the business incubator to 35. The new companies are Fact...
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Harvey Gulf to build $400M marine LNG site at Fourchon NEW ORLEANS — Harvey Gulf International Marine says it plans to spend $400 million to build and operate an offshore liquefied natural gas fuel...
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Erick James Billiot Jr.
June 8, 2013 — June 8, 2013 Graveside services were held for Erick James Billiot Jr. at 3:30 p.m. today, Monday June 10, 2013, in the Morgan City Cemetery. Erick is survived by his parents, Erick B...
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La. economic growth lags nation in 2012
New figures show that Louisiana’s economy grew by 1.5 percent in 2012, leaving it ranked 30th among the 50 states. Gross domestic product numbers released Thursday by the federal Bureau of Economic...
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Company fined $3.3M for spill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Temple Inland, a subsidiary of International Paper, to pay $3.3 million and serve two years of probation for polluting the Pearl River in 2011 with il...
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Commerce: Importers must offset shrimp subsidies
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shrimp subsidies in five nations appear to be undercutting U.S. prices and importers must pay bonds up to nearly 63 percent to offset the subsidies, the U.S. Department of Commer...
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OPEC to meet amid Iran-Saudi tensions
By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Once the symbol of oil dominance, OPEC faces new challenges as its members gather for a ministerial meeting this week on how much crude to pump. For th...
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