Dec 4, 2017 | News, News/PR
Drax Biomass Inc. (DBI) began start up production this week at its newest facility, LaSalle BioEnergy in Urania, Louisiana. “This is a very exciting moment, we have a dedicated and motivated work force that after months of upgrades, retrofits, and training is ready to...
Apr 10, 2017 | News, News/PR
Wood pellet producer Drax Biomass has acquired Louisiana Pellets with a winning auction bid of $35.4 million. The auction for the bankrupt Louisiana pellet manufacturer culminated on March 30. Louisiana Pellets had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the U.S....
Apr 1, 2015 | News, News/PR
For more than a year, many westbound drivers crossing the Mississippi River on the Interstate 10 bridge connecting Baton Rouge and Port Allen may have wondered why two giant, white domes were under construction on the west bank. Last month, large trucks began filling...
Feb 27, 2015 | News, News/PR
Hundreds of Aggies are once again heading to Bastrop State Park to help replenish trees lost during the devastating 2011 wildfire season—which destroyed an estimated 96 percent of the park. Approximately 550 Texas A&M University students, who are part of Aggie...
Mar 24, 2014 | News, News/PR
Two biofuel companies were approved Friday in Baton Rouge for state manufacturing incentives totaling a combined $750,000 for wood energy projects to be built at the Port of Alexandria and at Bastrop in northeastern Louisiana’s Morehouse Parish. An economic...