Infrastructure

26
Sep
Industrial Growth Can Be Good for the Economy and Still Create a Housing Crisis

Industrial Growth Can Be Good for the Economy and Still Create a Housing Crisis

Southwest Louisiana’s industrial boom is creating thousands of jobs, but temporary workforce demand can also reshape the housing market, push up rents and home prices, and leave comparable sales distorted after construction ends.
8 min read
21
Sep
Transmission tower and downed power lines near Lake Charles, Louisiana, following Hurricane Laura.

Entergy’s $600M Grid Plan Could Raise Bills — But Key Project Locations Aren’t Public

Entergy Louisiana wants approval for another $600 million in grid hardening. Customers could eventually pay more through the RPCR rider, while the locations and costs of seven transmission projects remain largely undisclosed.
8 min read
16
Sep
Nearly 15 Miles of LA 26 Between Oberlin and Elton Set for $9.77M Resurfacing

Nearly 15 Miles of LA 26 Between Oberlin and Elton Set for $9.77M Resurfacing

Prairie Contractors submitted the $9.77 million low bid for a major LADOTD resurfacing project covering nearly 15 miles of LA 26 between US 165 in Oberlin and US 190 near Elton.
4 min read