The second auction of oil and gas leases in the Gulf since President Donald Trump’s election in 2024 drew almost $47 million in high bids, with 98% of the activity in offshore areas deeper than 80
MC Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for M C Bank & Trust Co., announced Monday that its shareholders have approved the proposed merger with DMMS Purchaser Inc.
Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond "Mac" Wade, left, speaks with U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy during Friday's boat tour. In the background is the Performance Contractor's facility.
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Two YRBM vessels are show at Conrad's Amelia yard.
Modules used in liquefied natural gas export and built by Performance Contractors have added several hundred jobs to the local economy.
Another view of the Performance Contractors facility.
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, locked in an unusually rugged re-election battle for an incumbent in a state his party dominates, found smooth sailing Friday at the Port of Morgan City.
Lawyers for Louisiana landowners are moving quickly to file oilfield contamination suits before a new state law takes effect that both sides say will make future legacy cases harder for plaintiffs
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser makes "Captain Billy" and Tammy Gaston unofficial ambassadors for Louisiana on Friday.
Nungesser and Gaston share a word before a champagne toast to the opening of Cajun Man's Swamp Tours on Friday.
Dean Schouest cooked jambalaya for the people who attended Friday's business opening, and it was good even when eaten in the cab of an ATV.
Annette Bourgeois, left, and Julie Bourgeois greet Nungesser at Friday's Cajun Man's Swamp Tours opening. Both women wore traditional Acadian clothing, including bonnets. They serve as tour guides at state attractions.
Waylon Thibodaux, a longtime friend of Gaston's, played at Friday's opening.
"Captain Billy" and Tammy Gaston cut the ribbon Friday to open Cajun Man's Swamp Tours. Nungesser and state Rep. Beryl Amedee, R-Gray, were among those on hand for the event.
BAYOU L'OURSE – A business opened, a ribbon was cut – a pretty standard event in the local community.
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