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ExxonMobil addresses locked-out workers prior to vote on proposed agreement.

ExxonMobil addresses locked-out workers prior to vote on proposed agreement.

ExxonMobil addresses USW Local 13-243 workers prior to upcoming vote

News Staff
Monday, October 18, 2021
As the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reviews a petition that could lead to a vote to decertify United Steelworkers (USW) Local 13-243 in Southeast Texas, ExxonMobil is addressing the locked-out workers prior to a union vote on the company’s current offer, encouraging them to ratify the new...
Nederland trustee Nicholas Phillips re-elected to state association of school boards

Nederland trustee Nicholas Phillips re-elected to state association of school boards

Nederland trustee re-elected to state association of school boards

News Staff
Monday, October 18, 2021
Nicholas Phillips, principal of West Brook High School and president of the Nederland Independent School District (NISD) Board of Trustees, has been reelected to a three-year term on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors, representing TASB Region 5.
DuPont, PMNA agree to pay penalty, take actions to address environmental violations at the Sabine River chemical plant in Orange

DuPont, PMNA agree to pay penalty, take actions to address environmental violations at the Sabine River chemical plant in Orange

DuPont, PMNA to take action in response to environmental violations in Orange

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Eastern District of Texas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have announced a settlement with E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) and Performance Materials NA Inc.
Pictured (bottom, L-R): Blake Flowers, Entergy Texas region customer service manager; Ron Fletcher, Entergy Texas customer service manager; Mark Delavan, Entergy Solutions program manager (top L-R) Commissioner Michael Sinegal; Judge Jeff Branick; and Commissioner Everette “Bo” Alfred

Pictured (bottom, L-R): Blake Flowers, Entergy Texas region customer service manager; Ron Fletcher, Entergy Texas customer service manager; Mark Delavan, Entergy Solutions program manager (top L-R) Commissioner Michael Sinegal; Judge Jeff Branick; and Commissioner Everette “Bo” Alfred

Entergy Texas awards $140,844 in energy efficiency incentives to Jefferson County

News Staff
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Entergy Texas Inc. awarded $140,844 in incentives to Jefferson County as part of its Commercial Solutions Program through Entergy Solutions, which provides technical and financial support to help customers identify and implement projects that reduce energy use.
Port Commissioner Lee Smith died Oct. 12.

Port Commissioner Lee Smith died Oct. 12.

Port mourns longtime commissioner

News Staff
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The Port of Beaumont announced Oct. 12 that longtime Port Commissioner and former board president Lee E. Smith has died at 79. Smith, first appointed to represent Ward 3 in 2002, was elected board president on May 21, 2018, becoming the first African American to hold the office.
BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals LLC in Port Arthur donates 24 hazardous materials suits to the Port Arthur Fire Department

BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals LLC in Port Arthur donates 24 hazardous materials suits to the Port Arthur Fire Department

BASF TotalEnergies donates protective gear to Port Arthur Fire Department

News Staff
Monday, October 11, 2021
BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals LLC in Port Arthur recently donated 24 hazardous materials suits, valued at $12,000, to the Port Arthur Fire Department in an effort to help protect the city's protectors.
LU engineering grads rated top in the state, third in nation for

LU engineering grads rated top in the state, third in nation for

LU engineering grads make top income among peers in state

News Staff
Monday, October 11, 2021
Without fail, the LU College of Engineering has taken leaps and bounds to ensure that engineering graduates walk away with an invaluable college experience and the best return on investment. That resiliency has landed the college in the No.1 spot in the state of Texas and No.
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