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Louisiana, Entergy and Meta

Louisiana officials to report on May power outage, vote on Entergy's Meta AI plan

The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) will outline its after-action findings in Baton Rouge following the outage, which was prompted when MISO, the regional grid operator, that ordered Entergy to cut power to prevent the system from overloading during extreme heat.

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Louisiana approves Entergy’s power projects amid concerns

The Louisiana Public Service Commission is approving several Entergy projects that are supposed to ramp up power generation in our state.

NOLA.com · 17h

Louisiana regulators approve power plan for giant Meta AI data center

Meta’s data center will need about three times the amount of electricity that New Orleans uses in a year and increase Entergy's electric needs in the state by around 30%. Both advocacy and industrial groups disputed the plan.

National Guard, Louisiana

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Louisiana National Guard troops arrive in D.C. to take part in federal crackdown

The 135 Louisiana National Guard troops sent to join President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness in Washington D.C. had arrived Wednesday to help local law enforcement — and they will stay there “as long as the President needs them,” Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 2d

Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi latest red states to send National Guard troops to DC

Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana will join the efforts of three other Republican states to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for President Donald Trump’s law enforcement efforts. Gov.

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National Guard troops from GOP-led states begin arriving in DC as part of Trump’s crime crackdown

West Virginia National Guard troops have begun to arrive in Washington, DC, to assist with President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, a defense official told CNN on Tuesday.

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Louisiana education board backs AI in schools, sparking excitement and concerns

The Louisiana board of education said students must understand artificial intelligence to compete globally, citing President ...

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Entergy receives regulatory approval for investments to support Meta's Louisiana data center

Entergy's Louisiana unit received the state's regulatory approval to move forward with infrastructure investments tied to ...

Serial sex offender who tried to rape 7-year-old agrees to be castrated in plea deal with Louisiana prosecutors

The plea follows a disturbing incident in February 2023 when a mother caught McCartney in the act of sexually abusing her ...

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Federal appeals court blocks Louisiana's new congressional map in blow to GOP

Louisiana redistricting map blocked by appeals court for diluting Black votes while Supreme Court considers broader case on race-conscious congressional district drawing.

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Study: Louisiana’s 2024 tax overhaul cuts bills for most, but not all

A new report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana says the state’s big tax changes, passed in late 2024, ...

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Louisiana Tech earns NSF grant for cutting-edge CERN research

Louisiana Tech University’s Physics Department within the College of Engineering and Science has been awarded a three-year, ...

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Fugitive wanted out of Louisiana arrested in Cypress, Pct. 5 says

Khalil Bryan was wanted on warrants for violent offenses out of Louisiana. He tried to jump out of a window to avoid being ...

Child rapist to be castrated under new law in Louisiana, US

A serial child rapist in the United States has been sentenced to surgical and chemical castration after pleading guilty to the attempted rape of a seven-year-old girl, according to authorities and ...