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Entergy makes case for expanding Meta data center in hearing while opponents question costs
7+ hour, 28+ min 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, 4+ 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…...
‘It’s going to be future-resilient.’ Get a look at the St. Francisville Hut 8 data center.
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (948+ words) Down a winding dirt road in what used to be a hunting site in St. Francisville sits the under-construction River Bend Campus data center, inching closer to opening. The first of four data halls is expected to be completed on…...
Louisiana landowners oppose transmission line meant to support Meta’s data center, Entergy attempts to quell concerns
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (554+ words) LASALLE, La. (KALB) - Landowners’ concerns are growing as Entergy considers building a large-scale electricity transmission line spanning from Richland Parish to Avoyelles Parish. Dustin McAnn, a first-generation landowner in LaSalle Parish and current teacher in Rapides Parish, financed his property…...
Ascension Parish leadership delays decision on proposed data center ordinance. See what happened.
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (703+ words) Amid growing discussion about potential data-center development in Ascension Parish, the Parish Council has delayed a decision on a proposed ordinance that would establish where and how such facilities could be built. After deferring a final vote and revising the…...
‘Too low, too loud, too many’: Residents push back against Amazon drones in tense community meeting
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (659+ words) Baton Rouge area residents criticized Amazon's drone deliveries, alleging company dishonesty and a threat to quality of life at a community meeting in Broadmoor Thursday evening. “On any given day, during our services, several drones interrupt people trying to bury…...
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…...
John Georges believes Meta AI deals will “save journalism” — and Louisiana’s largest newspaper
1+ week, 1+ day ago (118+ words) My goal is to convince them that Louisiana’s paper of record is worthy of the same kind of lucrative contract,’ [Georges] said. He’s been chasing that goal for more than a year, watching other major... Cite this articleHide citations Deck,…...
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…...
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…...