Chalmette renewable diesel project gets 2 key approvals
Two local entities have approved a tax break to convert part of a refinery in Chalmette into a facility that can make renewable diesel fuel.
The St. Bernard Parish Council and Sheriff James Pohlmann unanimously signed off on Chalmette Refining’s application for Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program. The program requires local officials’ approval.
If the ITEP is approved by the St. Bernard Parish School Board, and the potential investors select St. Bernard for the project, construction could begin this year, according to a news release from the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation. Plans are for the facility to be fully operational by the end of 2022 or first quarter of 2023.