Who Is Orion Renewable Energy Group? Inside the Company Behind the Persimmon Energy Center
Orion has developed energy projects since 1998. Its long timelines, project sales and corporate power deals show what to watch as Persimmon moves forward.
The Invisible MLS Lines Running Through Southwest Louisiana
Southwest Louisiana’s MLS boundaries overlap in ways most buyers never see. Here’s how SWLAR, GFPAR and ROAM shape the listings beneath a home search.
What Is Azimuth Renewables? Inside the Company Exploring a Data Center North of Moss Bluff
Azimuth Renewables wasn't a familiar name in Moss Bluff. Then the St. Louis energy developer secured an option on more than 1,100 acres. We opened the file.
Something Is Changing North of Moss Bluff. The Records Show It Started Years Ago.
A data center is the newest piece. But years of leases, options, servitudes and utility-scale energy development suggest the bigger story in North Calcasieu started long before the announcement.
Greater Fort Polk REALTORS Fight Over ROAM MLS Is Headed to Court
A lawsuit seeking to remove members of the Greater Fort Polk Area REALTORS board has opened a larger debate over MLS consolidation, local control and the increasingly blurry boundaries between Southwest Louisiana real estate markets.
Louisiana Is Becoming America’s Industrial Dumping Ground
Louisiana is expanding chemical storage, carbon sequestration, underground injection and other industrial containment projects despite a documented history of catastrophic failures elsewhere in the U.S.
Who Is Controlling the Land North of Moss Bluff?
Two massive solar projects reveal how timberland, agricultural acreage and private development agreements are reshaping thousands of acres across North Calcasieu Parish.
Lafayette Is Quietly Becoming a Drone Manufacturing Hub
While SpaceX draws attention to Louisiana’s aerospace ambitions, Lafayette is quietly building a drone-manufacturing, aerial-data and advanced-aviation cluster of its own.
SpaceX Posts First Louisiana Job Opening for Pecan Island Launch Site
SpaceX has posted its first reported Louisiana job opening, calling Pecan Island its “new launch site” and hiring an external affairs manager to handle government and community relationships.
Louisiana’s Biggest New Industries Are Moving Faster Than Public Scrutiny
From data centers and SpaceX to carbon storage and nuclear research, some of Louisiana’s most consequential projects can advance for months or years before nearby communities have enough information to meaningfully scrutinize them.
