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Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms

By: Samuel Wonacott

Power outages from severe weather have roughly doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms

A fungus that has killed millions of bats nationwide has been found in Louisiana but has not sickened any bats so far in the state

American fried chicken chain Popeyes have announced their plans to open their first sit-down restaurant in the UK, following the success of their space in Westfield Stratford

Missouri, Arizona and Louisiana say the move would lead to a ‘crisis’ at the US-Mexico border.

Louisiana enacted new congressional district boundaries on March 30 when the state legislature overrode Gov. John Bel Edwards’ (D) veto of legislation establishing the new districts. Louisiana was apportioned six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census.…

The City of London may be an unlikely spot to catch the taste of the US south, but wait till you try Claw & Hammer, says Jay Rayner

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (B&W) (NYSE:BW) has partnered with Kiewit Industrial to deliver Fidelis New Energy’s planned net-negative carbon impact biomass power plant at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Deal terms not disclosed. The planned facility, called Project Cyclus, will provide power for Fidelis’ state-of-the-art, 73,000-barrel-per-day Grön Fuels facility. B&W…

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According to a new study, the most stressed-out state in the US is Louisiana, while the least-stressed is Utah