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Photo Archive: Louisiana

The Taft Plant, operated by Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem), sits along Louisiana’s heavily industrialized river corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Like many facilities in the region, the plant plays a role in the state’s vast petrochemical network, producing essential compounds for plastics, coatings, and other materials that fuel modern life. At night, its illuminated sign cuts through the darkness, a quiet marker of the sprawling industry that has shaped both the economy and the environmental debates of the Mississippi River corridor.

Occidental Chemical Corporation Sign, Taft, Louisiana

The Taft Plant, operated by Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem), sits…

Chemical Plant, Industry, Louisiana, Occidental Chemical Corporation, Taft

On Baton Rouge’s Airline Highway, the road snakes beneath a tangle of overpasses and steel supports, a striking symbol of mid-20th-century infrastructure. Originally developed as a major bypass route, Airline Highway became one of Louisiana’s busiest commercial arteries, linking petrochemical plants, warehouses, and neighborhoods across the capital region. At dusk, the glow of distant lights cuts through the industrial sprawl, underscoring how this corridor remains a vital — if gritty — backbone of the city’s economy and daily life.

Airline Highway, Baton Rouge

On Baton Rouge’s Airline Highway, the road snakes beneath a…

Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, Industrial, Industry, Louisiana

ExxonMobile Baton Rouge Chemicals North plant. Located at 5955 Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge, Lousiana.

ExxonMobile Chemical in Baton Rouge

ExxonMobile Baton Rouge Chemicals North plant. Located at 5955 Scenic…

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A former hydraulic jacks repair shop sits across from the massive ExxonMobile Oil Refinery in Baton Rouge, LA.

Hydraulic Repair Shop outside Oil Refinery

A former hydraulic jacks repair shop sits across from the…

Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Refinery, Exxon, ExxonMobile, Louisiana, Oil Refinery

This nighttime industrial scene is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, home to one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical hubs in the United States. The brightly lit towers and distillation columns belong to facilities along the Mississippi River Industrial Corridor, where refineries like ExxonMobil Baton Rouge operate around the clock. Steam and flares mark the ongoing refining processes that produce gasoline, diesel, and chemical feedstocks central to the region’s economy. The image captures the city’s long-standing connection to the energy and manufacturing industries.

Exxon Mobile Baton Rouge Refinery

This nighttime industrial scene is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, home…

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Sign outside the entrance to the Shell Covent Refinery in Covent, LA.

Entrance to Shell’s Covent Refinery

Sign outside the entrance to the Shell Covent Refinery in…

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Zen-Noh Grain Corporation grain elevators in Convent, Lousiana. Located on the shores of the Mississippi River.

Zen-Noh Grain Corporation Convent, LA

The Zen-Noh Grain Corporation export facility in Convent, Louisiana, operates…

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Zen-Noh Grain Corporation grain elevators in Convent, Lousiana. Located on the shores of the Mississippi River.

Zen-Noh Grain Corporation Convent, LA

Zen-Noh Grain Corporation grain elevators in Convent, Louisiana. Located on…

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Entergy Corp’s natural gas-fired unit at the Ninemile power plant in Westwego. The 560-megawatt unit (known as Ninemile 6) went online in December of 2014 after a construction cost of $655 million.

Entergy Corp Ninemile 6 Power Plant

Entergy Corp’s natural gas-fired unit at the Ninemile power plant…

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