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Venture Global Plans $17.2B Off-Grid AI Power Buildout in South Louisiana

Venture Global has entered frame agreements with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes for up to 16 power-island units, each rated at 720 megawatts, as the Louisiana LNG exporter lays the groundwork for a planned computing network to serve artificial intelligence data centers. The company says it expects to place a purchase order for its first power island by the end of 2026, with deliveries under the agreements scheduled through no later than 2034.

Louisiana · 15d
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Louisiana adds 36,000 jobs, with construction leading

(The Center Square) – Louisiana added 36,000 payroll jobs over the past year, with construction accounting for more than half of the increase, according to preliminary figures Louisiana Works released Tuesday. The state’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment reached 2,024,200 in September, which the agency identified as a record high....

Louisiana · 13d

WWL

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Louisiana agrees to modified $350M settlement payment plan with BP over oil spill

Louisiana · 14d

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‘WE NEED HELP’: Louisiana loggers face soaring fuel costs, shrinking markets

TULLOS, La. (KALB) - Louisiana’s logging industry is getting squeezed by soaring diesel costs, shrinking markets and a looming deadline for state fuel relief. For one Tullos business owner, the pressure threatens more than his bottom line; it puts a family legacy at risk. Jeffery Lasiter, who has spent...

Tullos, LA · 15d
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Best places to buy homes in Louisiana. Niche ranks markets, taxes, schools

Housing prices are at an all time high across the U.S., but there are places where you can find homes for a decent cost. Niche has evaluated cities, towns and suburbs in Louisiana to find the best places to buy a house. Niche's ranking takes into account factors like housing...

Louisiana · 14d

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Louisiana overhauls workforce system as SpaceX and other projects bring thousands of jobs

Louisiana is overhauling its workforce development system as the state prepares for a wave of industrial investments expected to create tens of thousands of jobs, including thousands tied to SpaceX’s planned spaceport in Vermilion Parish. The 18-month transition, led by Louisiana Works Secretary Susie Schowen through the “One Door...

Louisiana · 15d

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Citrus Projects Funded in Five States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Oct. 13 it is awarding $86.6 million in grant funding to support the specialty crop industry through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The funding includes citrus-specific projects in Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. ARIZONA. University of Arizona Yuma Agricultural Center has funding...

Texas · 14d

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‘It well exceeds any other data center’ New economic report shows Meta’s huge impact on the region

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Economic numbers released this week show a boom across northeast Louisiana, driven by Meta’s data center project. Business leaders from across the city, state and nation filled the seats of the Northeast Louisiana Economic Summit to hear about the area’s economic strides. Rob Cleveland,...

Monroe, LA · 15d

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Concert promoter opens second office; health networks name new CEOs

South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. Eric Morvant has been hired by Jones Walker as special counsel in its Baton Rouge office, returning to the firm after working as public affairs manager for Entergy Louisiana. Before joining the utility, Morvant represented clients in commercial, energy, environmental and regulatory disputes in Jones Walker's litigation practice group.

Louisiana · 12d

The Lens

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As Entergy pushes to fast-track 10 new gas plants for Meta, energy advocates head to court to protect Louisianans and their utility rates.

This was first published in The Equation, a blog by Union of Concerned Scientists, as part of a series, A More Resilient Grid for the Southeast. All around the country, people are grappling with the development of large artificial-intelligence (AI) data centers, many of which have been shrouded in secrecy. With tech companies wanting to keep certain information from both their competitors and the public, even signing a slew of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with public officials, getting clarity on data center projects and their impacts has been an uphill battle. Some advocates have had to go to court to get more information.

Louisiana · 15d

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Assemblies Unlimited Opens a Southern Region to Meet Surging Contract Packaging Demand

Here's a quiet signal worth watching if you build, source, or scale a packaged food brand: the contract packaging business is following the growth map south. And the operators who match capacity to demand fastest tend to win. Assemblies Unlimited Inc. (AUI), a national contract packaging specialist, just announced a...

Louisiana · 15d

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SpaceX’s environmental review in Texas could preview Louisiana impacts

This report was originally published by The Current, a nonprofit news organization serving Lafayette and South Louisiana. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice Oct. 13 that it would conduct an environmental impact statement, assessing the potential effects of approving hundreds of more launches annually at SpaceX’s Boca Chica, Texas, site.

Texas · 14d

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3D printing business preps Louisiana workforce for next gen manufacturing, SpaceX investment

Jace Dugas was ready for a change. He had worked in traditional manufacturing, mostly for the oil and gas industry, for the whole of his two-decade career. During his time as operations manager at a machine and tool shop in New Iberia, he'd helped the company cut down on its error rate and improve its productivity. Yet the business remained vulnerable to volatility in the energy market.

Louisiana · 14d

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Made in America, Built on Main Street

Across Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, small manufacturers are the heartbeat of our local economies. For the “mom-and-pop” shops that power our towns, operating on thin margins means every single penny counts. From the desktop computers in an office to the front-end loaders on a factory floor, business owners invest in every piece of machinery used to make goods and create local jobs. When we help these small businesses, we help everyone—because for these owners, their employees are like family members.

Texas · 15d

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Four data centers are rising at once in Louisiana. The early economic gains are striking, but so is the scale of what comes next.

Regions of the state long known for their economic stagnation—or sluggish growth at best—are now experiencing an unprecedented surge in just about everything. All four of the state’s AI data center projects—Meta, Amazon, Delta Forge 1 and Hut 8—are under construction simultaneously, collectively representing more than $81.6 billion in investment.

Louisiana · 17d

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New report highlights economic growth across Northeast Louisiana

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — A new economic report released in conjunction with the 2026 Northeast Louisiana Economic Summit shows continued growth across much of the region, with higher sales tax collections, increased commercial construction activity and several major development projects contributing to economic momentum. According to the Northeast Louisiana Economic Trends Report, sales tax collections […]

Louisiana · 15d

107 JAMZ

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Amazon Hiring 4,000 Workers in Louisiana for the Holidays

Amazon plans to hire 4,000 workers in Louisiana for the holidays. Here's what seasonal jobs pay, available benefits, and how to apply.

Louisiana · 16d

American Press

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Vernon Parish postpones solar farm vote again

UPDATE: The Vernon Parish Police Jury has called a special meeting for Friday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m. The new drafted ordinance is on their website now and the public […]

Vernon Parish, LA · 16d

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Guest Column: When employers and educators work together, Louisiana wins

Louisiana is attracting historic levels of investment. We hear announcements almost weekly: billions of dollars, new facilities and thousands of jobs promised across energy, advanced manufacturing, technology and other industries. The momentum is undeniable, and so is the sense of possibility. But the more important question is what comes next.

Louisiana · 14d

The Center Square

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Entergy says industrial customers must help finance new nuclear plants

(The Center Square) — Entergy says it cannot build new nuclear power plants without financial backing from large industrial customers, underscoring the economic challenges facing Louisiana's push to expand nuclear energy as electricity demand surges. "Nuclear generation is going to be essential to meet the rapid growth we're seeing through 2050," Jeremy Hilsabeck, an Entergy representative, said Tuesday. "We recognize the significant financial commitment of nuclear, and we're going to require the backing of a large customer in order to pursue that." "We don't want to put it on the backs of traditional ratepayers, so the industrials are going to have to help us make that happen," he added. The comments highlight a central obstacle to the renewed enthusiasm for nuclear power: While the technology promises reliable electricity around the clock, its enormous upfront costs and lengthy construction timelines make new projects difficult to finance without customers willing to commit to purchasing their output for decades. Entergy, which operates Louisiana's two commercial nuclear power plants, is evaluating several technologies for expanding its generation fleet, including conventional large-scale reactors, small modular reactors and advanced designs that use alternative cooling technologies. Hilsabeck said the utility has signed several memorandums of understanding with

Louisiana · 14d