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Australian battery tech firm acquires New Orleans company and bets on drones to boost demand
23+ hour, 29+ min ago (1013+ words) Australian battery materials startup Sicona announced Tuesday it has acquired its Louisiana-based counterpart Advano and will take over the company's offices, labs and factory in New Orleans. The deal means a surprising resurrection, albeit under a new name, for a…...
Australian battery tech firm buys New Orleans company and bets on drones to boost demand
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (1014+ words) Sicona founder Christiaan Jordaan speaks during at a meeting at New Orleans City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Australian battery materials startup Sicona announced Tuesday it has acquired its Louisiana-based counterpart Advano and will take over the company's offices, labs and…...
Ron Faucheux: The volatile politics of data centers
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (602+ words) AI data centers were once treated as economic development trophies. Job-hungry states and financially strapped rural communities saw them as a way to grab a piece of the technology boom. The politics, however, have gotten messy nationwide. Data centers have…...
Longtime Port of Greater Baton Rouge head to retire, replacement named
1+ week, 13+ min ago (246+ words) Jay Hardman, executive director of the Port of Greater Baton Rouge takes a tour with the head of the U.S. Maritime Administration, Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal in New Orleans. Greg Johnson will take over as…...
Louisiana Lands $81.6B in Data Centers but Tax Break Total Unknown
1+ week, 1+ day ago (837+ words) NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana has secured more than $81.6 billion in announced data center investment and more than 2,000 projected direct jobs. But as Louisiana offers long-term tax exemptions to attract those projects, one key number remains unknown: how much state and local…...
AT&T internet outage: Hundreds report fiber and broadband services down; Texas, Louisiana affected
1+ week, 1+ day ago (88+ words) AT&T customers in parts of Texas and Louisiana reported widespread internet disruptions Monday, with hundreds of users saying their fiber and broadband services were down, according to outage-tracking... AT&T internet outage: Hundreds report fiber and broadband services down;…...
Is a data center coming to Livingston Parish?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (748+ words) Rumors have started swirling about a potential data center coming to Livingston Parish. In recent days, posts circulating on social media have claimed that one of the centers used by tech companies to power AI computing is on its way,…...
Louisiana to receive at least $180M in landmark Meta settlement
3+ week, 10+ min ago (627+ words) (The Center Square) — Louisiana is set to receive at least $180.9 million from a sweeping multistate settlement with Meta and could collect another $67 million if other major social media companies agree to similar child-safety restrictions. Attorney General Liz Murrill announced the…...
St. George mayor negotiating Uber rideshare contract for transportation discounts
3+ week, 34+ min ago (379+ words) Chris Campbell, a sales executive for Uber Transit, discusses rider safety during a public engagement meeting on Wednesday, August 19th, 2026. The meeting invited input from St. George residents about the city’s plan for an Uber Rideshare Pilot Program. The city of…...
SpaceX plans $100B Louisiana Starship complex (SPCX:NASDAQ)
3+ week, 1+ day ago (68+ words) SpaceX plans a $100B Starbase Louisiana Starship hub with 5 launch complexes, jobs and Gulf launches—see timelines, impacts and what it means for Starlink. SpaceX (SPCX) plans to develop a $100 billion Starship launch and production complex on about 125,000 acres near Pecan…...