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• LSU AgCenter using genetic engineering to bring success to Louisiana sugarcane industry Play Video

  April 22, 2025 6:38 PM

  ST. GABRIEL - Part of the success of Louisiana's $4 billion sugarcane industry is the work of the LSU AgCenter and the possibilities it creates through genetic engineering. "Sugarcane is the number one valued grown crop in Louisiana," LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Specialist Kenneth Gravois said. By its nature,... more »

• Chevron expected to cut hundreds of jobs in Covington and Lafayette

  February 5, 2016 10:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Chevron North America issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Friday, announcing possible layouts at five of their offices in Covington and Lafayette. In a news release sent out today, the company said it's refocusing its efforts on increasing its efficiency and cutting costs due to the... more »

• Say it ain't so: Study finds I-10 should be widened, new bridge needed

  February 2, 2016 4:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A gaggle of business executives issued a report on the region's road issues Tuesday, blaming a backlog of projects in part for a lack consensus over its highest priority projects. The analysis by CRISIS - Capital Region Industry for Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions - identified four key... more »