Business

A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to proponents of dozens of environmental lawsuits aimed at oil and gas compa-nies that have operated in Louisiana.

November, the traditional month of thanksgiving, could be extra special this year for the Port of Morgan City. By extension, that could mean bounty for the local economy.

Cleco is working on the last link in a $300 million, decade-long project designed to make the region’s electrical grid stronger and more resistant to hurricanes.