MORGAN CITY, La. — Hurricane Francine barreled toward Louisiana on Sept. 11, strengthening to a Category 2 storm that could bring deadly storm surge to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Energy Transfer LP is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take a closer look at a Williams Cos. pipeline project as a legal battle rages between the two companies.

The Louisiana Motor Transport Association has joined a suit filed by a trucking company against the U.S. Department of Labor over changes to the classification of independent contractors.

WASHINGTON — The planned $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal project in St. Bernard Parish was awarded a $226 million grant Jan. 22 from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

NEW ORLEANS — Crews worked into Tuesday morning clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles involved in a series of crashes the day before on Interstate 55 near New Orleans.

Louisiana may finally be in line for federal money to repair widespread ecological damage to the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet shipping channel.

To stem the tide against state closures of unsafe bridges, Louisiana will receive $270 million in federal funds to fix locally owned off-system bridges.

Louisiana has qualified for an $86.6 million loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund an interchange at U.S. Highway 90 and Louisiana Highway 3073 as part of a future Interstate 49 South corridor project.

Louisiana is working out details in a new experiment enabling trucks to carry two 20-foot containers in tandem to and from its ports to alleviate supply chain issues exacerbated by congestion and driver shortages.

A Louisiana lawmaker and trucking association leader are battling a proposed toll over an aging Lake Charles bridge on Interstate 10.