The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans voted unanimously at the board’s August 24 meeting to authorize Brandy Christian, the port’s president and CEO, to officially… Read More
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Perry Nicosia, the district attorney for St. Bernard Parish, the community immediately downriver from New Orleans, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the parish government that challenges the jurisdictional… Read More
In a surprise move, the Louisiana legislature struck $130 million in long-term funding from the state’s capital outlay bill June 8 that would have supported construction of the… Read More
Cruise-goers in the Big Easy are partying like it’s pre-COVID, with the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) setting a monthly oceangoing and river cruise passenger record in… Read More
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans partnered with 30 public and private organizations April 26 to conduct a mass rescue exercise on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans. The… Read More
Louisiana State University (LSU) and five Louisiana ports have forged a partnership to develop a pipeline of cybersecurity talent and technology in support of the state and the nation’s… Read More
Two weeks after the Port of South Louisiana announced an agreement with T. Parker Host to buy Avondale Global Gateway—the former Avondale shipyard on the west bank of the… Read More
The Port of South Louisiana (Port SL) has reached an agreement with T. Parker Host to purchase the former Avondale Shipyard on the west bank of the Mississippi… Read More
A new container terminal for the Gulf Coast region took a major step closer to reality December 12 when New Jersey-based terminal operator Ports America and Terminal Investment Limited… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has announced updates to infrastructure and the overall design of its planned container terminal to be built in Violet, La., within the… Read More
