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Louisiana Bets Big on ‘Blue Ammonia.’ Communities Along Cancer Alley Brace for the Cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

Capital & Main

Louisiana Tax Shift: The Franchise Tax Phase-Out Begins for Small Businesses

For years, Louisiana business owners felt the state was punishing them for existing. Specifically, the state franchise tax has been a thorn in the side of entrepreneurs because it taxed capital rather than profit. This felt like a hidden fee for the privilege of doing business, regardless of whether you…

Budget and the Bees

Meta’s expanding its already massive Louisiana data center project

Last week, my colleague Sharon Goldman learned that Meta has bought about 1,400 acres, next to its already massive 2,250-acre Hyperion AI data center site in Louisiana.

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Ex-Catholic church lawyer who warned US bishops of systemic clergy abuse dies at 78

Ray Mouton was one of the earliest and most influential figures in exposing sexual abuse inside the church

The Guardian - US

Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South's rice and crawfish farms

Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with some nasty enemies: apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying millions of bubblegum-colored eggs and tiny bugs called delphacids that can wipe out half a rice field while spreading plant disease

The Independent UK

Louisiana Insurance Crisis: Non-Renewal Rates Jump Since 2018

Imagine opening a letter that instantly changes your financial reality. Not a storm warning, not a tax notice, but a simple sentence that hits harder than a hurricane: “Your policy will not be renewed.” For thousands of Louisiana homeowners, that sentence has become painfully familiar.

The Free Financial Advisor

Meta is quietly expanding its $10 billion Hyperion AI data center, now sprawling to four times the size of Manhattan’s Central Park

Meta’s latest 1,400-acre land deal in Louisiana signals plans for a vast, multiphase AI campus unlike anything the U.S. has seen.

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Texas man sues California doctor for allegedly sending abortion pills to state

Suit is the first under new law allowing residents to sue providers protected in their states under ‘shield laws’

The Guardian - US

Louisiana SNAP Update: Why Soda and Candy Purchases Will Be Blocked on Feb 18

Imagine standing in the checkout line, your cart filled with the usual groceries, only to have your EBT card declined for a handful of items you have bought for years. For thousands of families in Louisiana, this frustration is about to become a reality. Starting February 18, a significant shift…

Budget and the Bees

Masked gang of six rain gunfire on home at 4am hitting 13-year-old in the leg

Footage shows a group of six suspects opening fire into a property in Louisiana in the early hours of Monday (2 February).

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court may soon diminish Black political power, undoing generations of gains

Back in 2013, the Supreme Court tossed out a key provision of the Voting Rights Act regarding federal oversight of elections. It appears poised to abolish another pillar of the law.

The Conversation

Teenagers charged in Louisiana parade shootings that injured child, 4 others

Authorities have arrested two teenagers in the shootings of a 6-year-old child and four others who were wounded during a parade in the small town of Clinton, Louisiana

The Independent UK

Shooting at Louisiana parade leaves 5 people wounded, including 6-year-old , sheriff says

A Louisiana sheriff says five people including a 6-year-old were wounded when gunfire erupted during a small-town parade Saturday

The Independent UK

Shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana wounds five people, including child

Louisiana governor says the shooting in Clinton is ‘absolutely horrific and unacceptable’

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Eight prisoners – including four accused of murder – recaptured after major jail break in Louisiana

It is the second high-profile mass jailbreak in the state in months

The Times of India

Louisiana jail escape: Police arrest five inmates, search on for three remaining fugitives

Authorities in Louisiana have recaptured five of the eight inmates who escaped from the Riverbend Detention Center in East Carroll Parish during the early hours of January 30, officials confirmed on Friday. A large-scale manhunt remains underway for the three remaining fugitives, all of whom are considered violent offenders.

The Independent UK

Tired of snow? Next weekend could be even worse and drop even more, models show

Major cities along the I-95 corridor, including New York, Boston and Washington, D.C., may see even more snow next weekend

The Independent UK

More than 700,000 without power, 30 dead and 4,000 flights canceled as America digs out from massive snow storm

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee hit with the most power outages

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West Yorkshire man charged with encouraging suicide in US

Dylan Phelan accused of encouraging man in Louisiana to take his own life over video call

Reason

Second Amendment Roundup: Four Points on the Wolford Argument

Comments by Akhil and Vikram Amar in Scotusblog.com are off base.

The Times of India

US winter storm: Donald Trump approves emergency declarations across multiple states

President Trump approved emergency declarations for ten states facing severe winter storms, with federal agencies coordinating with state officials to ensure public safety. The major storm brought heavy snow and dangerous ice across large parts of the country, impacting millions and causing widespread flight cancellations.

The Guardian - US

Arrested Louisiana priest was accused of ‘inappropriately touching a child’, report says

Korey LaVergne was jailed on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and was released after posting bail

Roll Call

At the Races: Ready for Madam President?

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including campaign announcements and redistricting.

Reason

The Perversity of Citing The Black Codes To Defend Gun-Control Laws

Neal Katyal and Justice Jackson were placed in the uncomfortable spot of having to explain why racist legislation to disarm the freedman was actually relevant.

Reason

SCOTUS Seems Inclined To Reject Hawaii's Default Rule Against Guns on Private Property Open to the Public

The state requires carry permit holders to obtain advance permission before bringing firearms into businesses.

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