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Entergy makes case for expanding Meta data center in hearing while opponents question costs
8+ hour ago (851+ words) Phillip May, president and CEO of Entergy Louisiana, is pictured at a hearing for Meta's proposed data center expansion on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at the Galvez Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Entergy and opponents of its plans to build enough power…...
SLU student journalists, faculty lead hands-on AI session
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (598+ words) Southeastern Louisiana University editors from The Lion’s Roar teamed up with two assistant professors of communication and media studies to lead a hands-on session on AI use in the modern media landscape at the AEJMC conference in New Orleans. Attending…...
Letters: Can we get an unbiased review of 15-year roof rule?
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (185+ words) Workers with Sunbelt Roofs install a fortified roof with impact-rated shingles on a home in Jefferson on Friday, May 22, 2026. I just read the article concerning the fortified roof program the state of Louisiana offered and how the rules changed midstream…...
These LA entrepreneurs see AI's peril and promise: ‘Everyone's going to have agentic teammates’
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1180+ words) One weekday afternoon last month, a Tulane University freshman was taking an oral exam in a classroom on the first floor of the school's Dinwiddie Hall as some of her classmates looked on. But the student wasn't being grilled by…...
Nuclear reactors, data center campuses, gas-powered plants proposed in Iberville, Ascension
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1347+ words) A conceptual rendering shows Rolls-Royce's design for a small modular reactor. One Nuclear has an agreement with one division of the company to access its natural gas engines and conceptually designed its nuclear plant around another divisions reactor designs, but…...
Louisiana becomes first state to go live on CHAMP’s Driver Services platform
1+ week, 6+ day ago (461+ words) Notable college-football drama has already unfolded in Louisiana this month, but CHAMP Titles scored a significant victory in the Bayou State this week. The provider of digital systems of record for motor vehicle agencies announced the successful launch of its…...
Nuclear power startup founded by SpaceX alums is building its headquarters in Bywater
2+ week, 1+ day ago (718+ words) Nuclear power startup Applied Atomics, whose co-founders include a pair of former SpaceX engineers, announced Wednesday it is establishing its headquarters and training center in New Orleans' Bywater neighborhood. The one-year-old company, which plans to build and operate small modular…...
University of Louisiana System Expands Scaffold DataX by K16 Solutions to Five Additional Campuses
2+ week, 2+ day ago (725+ words) K16 Solutions Inc. and the University of Louisiana System today announced a significant expansion of Scaffold DataX, extending the automated data warehouse and reporting platform to the remaining five UL System campuses: McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University,…...
CATS launches new tap-to-pay system for Baton Rouge riders
2+ week, 3+ day ago (158+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Capital Area Transit System (CATS) riders now have a new way to pay for their trips using their phone or a contactless card. CATS has introduced Geaux Pass Mobile. This contactless fare-payment system lets riders…...
Letters: Battle with AI is unending, because robots have no moral compass
2+ week, 3+ day ago (265+ words) In the pursuit of expanding our knowledge and using it for our collective benefit, artificial intelligence has created a system of hardware and software that can function with no moral compass â the ability to determine true right from wrong....