The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

Meta Platforms Just Made Entergy a Top Stock to Buy... and It Pays a 2.49% Dividend

Meta’s decision to fully fund seven new natural gas plants, 240 miles of 500 kV transmission, batteries, and up to 2.5 GW of solar to power its giant Louisiana AI data center effectively gives Entergy a multi‑decade growth runway with limited bill pressure on other customers, which is a rare…

Barchart · Mar 30

Hugo Holland Faces Judge Race Scrutiny Over False Filings And Comparing A Black Teen To A Dog

Hugo Holland, a prosecutor with a history of controversies, is leading the race for a judicial position in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, despite past scandals involving racial bias and evidence suppression.

International Business Times UK · Mar 30

Meta to fund seven new natural gas power plants to fuel AI data centers — Entergy partnership to deliver 7 gigawatts of power for Louisiana AI facility

Meta is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas plants to supply its largest data center, massively expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure underpinning its AI buildout.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 28

Louisiana's crawfish industry feels the pinch of limits on foreign workers

Louisiana officials warn that the state's $300 million crawfish industry faces dire economic consequences because of a shortage of temporary seasonal workers via the H-2B visa program

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Mother was allegedly trafficked to US and illegally detained by ICE while accused abuser is free, lawyers say

The woman was arrested at routine ICE check-in and separated from children, aged 18 months and four

The Guardian - US · Mar 25

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are rekindling their bromance, and it’s getting messy with the TSA disaster

Trump thinks the National Guard can solve anything.

We Got This Covered · Mar 23

Excommunicated Catholic deacon still waiting on overdue appeal outcome after his son was molested by priest

Scott Peyton left the Lafayette, Louisiana, diocese after priest admitted to abusing his son and was excommunicated months later

The Guardian - US · Mar 22

New Orleans man charged with child pornography possession tells investigators he’s a Roblox programmer, adding to the long line of awful controversies for the platform

Borne alleges he worked for Roblox as a "programmer."

Destructoid · Mar 21

Large number of ‘unidentified drones’ spotted over Louisiana Air Force base and prompted lockdowns

Barksdale Air Force Base houses long-range B-52 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons

The Independent UK · Mar 20

Spanish-language reporter in Tennessee is released from immigration detention on bond

A reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee who contends she was wrongly held in a detention center for more than two weeks has been released

The Independent UK · Mar 20