LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The liquefied natural gas industry has been booming in Southwest Louisiana. This week, the industry is the focal point of an international energy summit in Lake Charles.

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Over 100 LNG companies from across the globe set up shop in L’Auburge today to talking about the evolving energy industry.

Southwest Louisiana has been a centerpiece in the expansion. Cameron Parish Port officials say the parish’s economy has reaped the benefits.

“They employ so many of our Cameron Parish residents. They give back to our communities and indirectly so many of our businesses in Cameron Parish would never have been able to open back up after the pandemic or the hurricanes had

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