SUGAR LAND--June 22, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Derived from the Atakapan word for "crying eagle," Louisiana's Calcasieu Parish soars above the rest of the state's parishes in projects that are starting construction or being completed in the second half of this year. Industrial Info is tracking 28 projects totaling $11.3 billion that are either finishing up or commencing in the parish, with Chemical Processing dominating that spending with $5.9 billion. Combined with the $5.2 billion in Oil & Gas Production projects kicking off construction or concluding, both industries absorb more than 95% of the parish's spending during the remainder of the year.

Within this article: Details on projects being started and finished in Calcasieu Parish during the second half of 2017.

Other companies involved: Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR), Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE:ETP) and PPG Industries Incorporation (NYSE:PPG).